All this week we will be highlighting the Interfraternity Council’s rush events. This is part four of a five part series.
With Thursday comes Zone 4 of the Interfraternity Council’s Rush Week.
The chapters in Zone 4 are: Alpha Rho Chi, Alpha Zeta, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Theta Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Lambda Beta, Sigma Nu, Triangle
Read on for the events that are happening tonight…
All this week we will be highlighting the Interfraternity Council’s rush events. This is part three of a five part series.
Wednesday brings us to Zone 3.
The chapters in Zone 3 are: Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Delta Rho, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Kappa Theta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Delta Chi, Tau Phi Delta
Check after the jump to see some of the events being held tonight.
All this week, Interfraternity Council chapters are holding open houses as part of Fall 2010 Rush Week. Each day is devoted to a certain group of fraternities, and is designed to maximize potential members’ exposure to the chapters. The second day of Rush Week brings us to a new group of fraternities, and with it a new series of events.
Read on to find out which chapters are holding events tonight…
Joining a fraternity or sorority at Penn State is a big decision that will affect you for the rest of your college career and beyond. In order to ensure that you choose to join the correct organization, the Interfraternity Council has organized Rush Week. Rush Week is filled with events and information sessions for potential members. All events are dry and aim to focus on the brotherhood aspects of fraternities, rather than the more apparent social ones.
Read on to find out more about tonight’s rush activities…
In an announcement this morning, the Homecoming 2010 Executive committee has selected Olympic speed skater Allison Baver as Grand Marshall. Baver, a Class of 2003 graduate of Penn State Berks, won the bronze medal in the 3000-meter short track relay event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The Grand Marshal is the highest honor given to an alumnus as part of the Homecoming celebrations.
Read on to find out why the executive committee selected Allison…
For the first time in the fall semester, Rec Hall was filled to capacity with a loud and boisterous crowd. But this wasn’t the typical Rec Hall event, with Alisha Glass and her cohorts laying waste to their opponents on the volleyball court. Last night, Be a Part From the Start, put on by the Lion Ambassadors, introduced the new freshman class to some of the organizations on campus as well as many of the traditions that we hold so dearly.
Read on for more information about the event…
In an announcement sure to surprise no one, Penn State’s women’s volleyball team has been ranked preseason #1 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. The Nittany Lions are looking to win their 4th consecutive national championship and continuing to extend their record-setting 102 match winning streak.
Read on to see the rest of the rankings…
As the football season approaches, thousands of Penn State fans serviced by Armstrong Communications and Blue Ridge communications remain without the Big Ten Network. Talks between the two parties have gone nowhere and the fans end up feeling the hurt. With no resolution in sight, DirecTV has thrown their hat into the ring, offering reduced rates for their basic package, which includes the Big Ten Network, to Armstrong and Blue Ridge customers. Blue Ridge Communications and Armstrong Communications remain the only major cable providers in Pennsylvania that have yet to offer the Big Ten Network.
Read on to see DirecTV’s offer…
The College of Information Sciences and Technology announced yesterday that David Hall, currently serving as the college’s interim dean, has been named dean of the college. Hall has served as interim dean since January 1st of this year, having stepped in for Hank Foley, who moved to the position of vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School.
Read on to find out what University officials had to say about Dr. Hall and his new position…
At around 8PM Alaska Daylight Time last night, a small plane crashed near Bristol Bay in Alaska. Of the nine passengers on board the plane, five were killed, including long-time Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. One of the four survivors, however, was a former Penn Stater. Reuters is reporting that Sean O’Keefe and his son are among the survivors and have been airlifted to a hospital in Anchorage, about 350 miles away, for treatment.
Read on to find out more about Mr. O’Keefe…
Earlier this afternoon, President Spanier spoke with CNN news anchor Ali Velshi on the state of higher education in the United States. He weighs in on a study conducted by the College Board about the US lagging behind other developed countries in graduation rates among young adults. He believes that the US isn’t actually lagging behind but that the rest of “the world is catching up to us.”
Read on to see what GSpan had to say about higher education in the US…
Last Thursday U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson sent a letter to President Obama nominating Coach Joe Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor that the United States government can award to a civilian. Last year, 16 people were named as recipients of the award including Sen. Edward Kennedy, [...]
Last April, State College Police Sergent Bill Muse was driving down Beaver Avenue when Penn State student Kevin Ignatuk jumped out into the street. Sgt. Muse was traveling at 36 miles per hour (in the rain) on Beaver Avenue, which has a speed limit of 25mph, and was unable to stop his police SUV, hitting Ignatuk. Ignatuk had to be airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. Shortly after the crash, Pennsylvania State Police charged Sgt. Muse with driving too fast in poor conditions.
Sgt. Muse was cleared of the charges against him. Read on to find out the reason and why that reason has angered many…
According to Cleverly + Associates, a health care consulting firm, the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center can be considered one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States. Cleverly + Associates uses a proprietary methodology called the Community Value Index to rank hospitals which considers the value the hospital adds to its community. The Index takes into consideration factors such as financial strength and reinvestment, cost of care, pricing and quality. However this ranking contrasts a report released by US News and World Report rating the top hospitals in the United States.
Read on to find out the differences between the two reports and where Penn State Hershey really stands…
For 75 years, Kodachrome has been the film of choice for thousands of film photographers around the world. It has been used to take some of the most iconic images of our time. Last year, Kodak, the maker of the film, announced that it would be ceasing production of the most well known film type of all time (it’s even got a Paul Simon song about it), it saddened a photographer who had been using the product for over 35 years.
Read on to find out about that photographer, and his Penn State connection…
