About Us
WE ARE chartered as an affiliate member of the Penn State Alumni Association and promote and support the Pennsylvania State University and serve the Hampton Roads community. We’re proud to have been recognized as a Group of Distinction since the designation began and to be currently recognized – for the fourth consecutive year- as an “Elm” level , the highest level.
We are-- Award Winning!
The chapter received national recognition with awards from the Penn State Alumni Association for
New or Innovative Program (2015)
Outstanding Service Project (2011)
Best out-of-state entry in the Homecoming Parade as sailors wearing ‘Virginia is for Lions’ T-shirts– making a play on the state slogan ‘Virginia is for Lovers’ (2016)
and as pirates proclaiming, “WE ARRRRGH Penn State!” (2012)
Board of Directors 2019-2020
President Brittani Garcia
MAJOR: Higher Education & Student Affairs (MS)
YEAR GRADUATED: 2016
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR: Russ "Digs" Roseberry
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: Tailgating before the Ohio State game, and jumping in on another tailgate singing "Happy Birthday" and getting a cupcake
Vice President Christian Howard
MAJOR: Civil Engineering
YEAR GRADUATED: 2015
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR: Bittersweet Mint
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: During winter finals week, I handed out motivational quotes at the HUB and some strangers bought me and a friend hot chocolate!
Secretary Jan Dungan
MAJOR: Business Administration - Marketing
YEAR GRADUATED: 1978
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR: Bittersweet Mint
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY:
Dancing every Friday night away at Mr. C's-- blacklight, disco and all the finest seventies trends!
Treasurer Alan Keller
MAJOR: Aerospace Engineering
YEAR GRADUATED: 1974
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR:
Coffee Break
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: Getting drenched at a rainy football game. At the time, we all had black umbrellas and all the rain from the person in front of you dumped in your lap. Walking back to dorm/fraternity soaked to the skin.
At-large Jackie Eury
MAJOR:
YEAR GRADUATED: 2015
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR:
Happy Happy Joy Joy
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY:
Blue and White weekends were always special to me because they brought my three favorite things together: family, friends, and PSU.
At-large Tom Forrest
MAJOR: Industrial Engineering
YEAR GRADUATED: 1985
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR: Bittersweet Mint
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: Football games against Pitt (when they were good), and almost getting run over by Joe Paterno as he was eating an ice cream cone while driving out of the old creamery parking lot.
At-large Andrea Karelitz
MAJOR: Meteorology and Journalism
YEAR GRADUATED: 2013
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR:
Death by Chocolate
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: Move-in days as an RA and meeting all my new residents!
Past President Kathryn Barrett
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MAJOR: Speech Com- Broadcasting
YEAR GRADUATED: 1979
FAVORITE BERKEY FLAVOR: Strawberry
FAVORITE PENN STATE MEMORY: Meeting the team bus returning from a loss in the Sugar Bowl . Very few people turned out. Ran up and kissed JoePa and said something silly like "We still love you!" Of course we did!