As a Penn Stater, there are many rites of passage as we move inevitably down the path to graduation. First fraternity party. First Canyon Pizza. First football game. Last fraternity party (for some, this may be the same as their first). First Peachy Paterno. State Patty’s Day. Until this year, standing in the senior section was one of them. After attending the Indiana State game, Eli thinks it needs to be brought back.
This is a freshman 101 guide to the 2012 fall formal sorority recruitment. Includes tips about outfits, essentials and specific dates of the different rounds.
Trailing two sets to zero and staring at the possibility of an 0-2 start to the season, a familiar face was introduced to the Rec Hall crowd during the Penn State vs. USC Women’s Volleyball match last Saturday night. Four-time national champion and 2010 National Player of the year Blair Brown was presented with an award from Penn State athletic director Tim Curley. Spectators roared in approval, but Brown was not suited up in uniform to help the struggling Nittany Lions. The Nittany Lions stormed back by winning three straight sets to shock No. 2 USC and send a message that a new era of Penn State volleyball is underway.
Due to thunderstorms in the area expected to last through the night, Paternoville will not be setting up until 12pm tomorrow in anticipation for Saturday's clash vs. #2 Alabama.
Students looking to get their Pokey Sticks fix Friday were out of luck. A sign in the window of Gumby's Pizza on Friday stated that the establishment was "closed by order of the State College Dept. of Ordinance Enforcement and Public Health" for the day.
You may have been at Beaver Stadium on Saturday to witness Penn State's romp over Indiana State, but there was plenty to notice that didn't directly involve Silas Redd running wild or Drew Astorino hunting down a ballcarrier. Here's one diehard fan's observations.