University Park, Pa. -- The Penn State Alumni Association, long known as the keeper of Penn State traditions, has announced the unveiling of a new University tradition aimed at spreading Penn State pride and uniting alumni and students. A special ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. this Friday (Oct. 3) at the Hintz Family Alumni Center will showcase this newest Penn State tradition.
Amy Wynn Pastor of The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces will be on hand for the ceremony. Pastor, who serves as an on-air carpenter for the popular television show, is a 1999 graduate of Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture. Steve Jones, the voice of Penn State football and menÃs basketball, will emcee the event.
The unveiling ceremony is being held in conjunction with the annual Student-Alumni Ice Cream Social as part of Homecoming activities. Free Creamery ice cream will be available to the public.
In addition to the Ice Cream Social and the unveiling ceremony, the Alumni Association will also be sponsoring an Alumni Tent on Saturday outside gate B of the Bryce Jordan Center. Free class year buttons will be given away at the tent as supplies last. "Future Alumi" buttons will also be available, and students are invited to visit the tent. The tent will be open before and after the football game and will feature live music and an appearance by the Alumni Blue Band.
The Lion Ambassadors, the student corps of the Alumni Association, will be sponsoring their annual "Guard the Lion Shrine" event on Friday night beginning at 10 p.m. at the Lion Shrine.
For more information about the unveiling of Penn StateÃs newest tradition or any of the Alumni AssociationÃs Homecoming activities, please visit http://www.alumni.psu.edu.