MEGH TOTH

Class of 2022

CADET / ADMINISTRATION / VOLUNTEER

Cadet Years: Brass/Baritone (1996-2000)

Administrative Staff (2001-2007)

Tour Director for the Crossmen (2007)

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HER CADET STORY:

Megh volunteered throughout the years, with special concentration in uniform and costume matters.  While marching with the Corps Megh was a role model for the younger members.  She was a dedicated alumnus for more than a decade.

 

Sam Saunders, a Cadet Alumnus who marched with Megh, shares his thoughts: “As a member and as an administrator, she was the one with all of the answers, all of the pep talks, all of the tough love, all of the safety pins, and all of the compassion. • Day 23 of Spring Training and you feel like you just can’t go on?  Go talk to Megh. • Got a problem with somebody?  Go talk to Megh. • Broken equipment?  Uniform not fitting?  Go talk to Megh. • Done with drum corps and ready to catch the next bus home?  Go talk to Megh. • Wondering how a Cadet is supposed to do something?  Watch Megh.  • Wondering how a human is supposed to do something?  Watch Megh.”

 

Sam recalls a poignant moment: “Marching in our corps in the late 90s was much different than it is now. It was possible, and maybe even likely, that a member could go the entire season without meeting or even knowing the names of everybody else in the corps. Sections were more insular and siloed, so members largely stayed siloed socially, too. One morning at our pre-rehearsal meeting (and this must have been in 1999 or 2000), whichever admin staffer was leading the meeting challenged the corps to name everybody in the corps, right here, right now, and if anybody could do it, they’d get $200 off of next year’s tuition. Ten seconds of silence passed.  Maybe a cricket or too.  An awkward cough.  Megh says, “I got it.”  Megh then proceeded to name every person in the corps on the spot, with everyone watching.  Do you know why Megh was the only one in the corps who could do this?  Because Megh cared.  She had and still does have genuine empathy for other humans, Cadets or not.  She cares deeply for everyone associated with our corps, and she was there for everybody, all of the time.”