Looking for a reason to travel to Happy Valley this fall and get together with a few Brothers? Look no further.
Penn State’s 2018 Homecoming game will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13 when Michigan State visits Happy Valley. The announcement was made on Tuesday, Jan 16. After playing the Homecoming game in November, the contest returns to October. This past season, the Homecoming game was played on Nov. 11 against Rutgers. The contest could be a key tilt in the Big Ten East. Michigan State upset Penn State, 27-24, last season. No doubt Penn State coach James Franklin will use that as motivator when the teams meet at Beaver Stadium in October. That loss bounced the Nittany Lions from the Big Ten title chase and the second loss eliminated any chance they had from making the College Football Playoff. Michigan State has won four of five against Penn State. In 2016, the Nittany Lions stomped MSU, 45-12, at Beaver Stadium. The Spartans haven’t won in Happy Valley since 2014. For more information about Homecoming, visit https://homecoming.psu.edu
“When I got to Penn State, I didn’t know much about the school and, as a freshman, lived up at East Halls. I really hadn’t thought about joining a fraternity, but a couple guys I had met on my dorm floor early on had been doing some rushing and I tagged along a few times,” Roy Powell ’79 describes his introduction to the Greek world. “There were a few of us on the floor who felt really comfortable at Phi Kappa Theta and a few guys we knew had rushed the semester before and joined, and we got to know the house a little bit more, and then I rushed along with a couple of other guys I had known from the dorms and we got invited to join Phi Kappa Theta and we joined together. We had seven in our pledge class.”
Watch for further details- the State College Slam is planned for June 8-10, 2018. We're also developing alternate plans for the non-golfers to have some fun around Happy Valley while we hit the links!
The following is a testimonial from a Chi Phi Brother at Penn State, explaining the importance of Greek Life. As Beta Gamma Brothers, we're sure you share similar hopes and sentiment. PLease click read more below to find out what this Brother had to say, including the benefits he gained, and what he hopes all Greeks in the future will continue to benefit from.
