August 2008

Matthew Calabrese of Chester, NH was winner of our 2008 scholarship. We also are giving awards to Cameron Fry, of Jay, ME, Lizzy Lavigne, of Salem, NH and Rex Rodanas of Bedford, NH! Congratulations to all our incoming freshman. We wish you good luck!!! GO STATE!!!!!

Fall 2007

A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A PICNIC ! Our PSU meteorologists really put in an order for the picture perfect day for the annual picnic…we must have a connection somewhere. More than 60 people gathered on Dave and Elaine Rugh’s beautiful lawn – we cheered (our alma mater), we jeered (the anti-alumni, pro-freshman trivia), and we played the annual volleyball match up between the freshman and alumni. The best part was that we had a combination of ages from the Class of 1960 up to the Class of 2024! We had a variety of current students who shared their knowledge of PSU with our freshman and even Kevin Barron, Director of Alumni Services at University Park, was present at our soiree. Thank you to all who helped, attended, and participated in this year’s successful event! WE ARE…PENN STATE!

A Message From Your President MaryEllen Stella ‘74 We became the Maine-New Hampshire Chapter in 1985. Yes, we are celebrating 22 years! We have some of the same board members from this era – John and Terry Curtis, Scott Cunningham, Gus Stella and me. Hats off to all of us who have stayed on board for 22 years! Our other board members who deserve a HUGE hand are Doug and Danielle Peckham, Dan and Lindsey Roberts, Liz and Chris Fay, Dave Rugh, John and Elaine Pino, Mike Stella, Andrew Hershberger, and Stephanie Ashbaugh. I am sad to say that Steve, Mary Rose and Rebecca Sefter, members who have served diligently on our board for years, have moved to North Carolina. We wish them the best of luck and know that they will settle right in the state that loves basketball! Steve, don’t forget your football roots!!

A QUICK GLANCE AT OUR PAST YEAR We certainly had an exciting time during the Homecoming parade when we won second place for spunk and spirit for an out-of-state chapter! We were the Lion Lovin’ Lobsters and dressed the part from head to toe. Yes, we were all adorable but not as cute as the Arizona Chapter who won first prize with sombreros and a football balloon…guess they came the farthest because we were definitely cuter in our costumes! The lobster costume even made the Penn Stater magazine! We tailgated with all of the New England Chapters, thanks to Dean Delach from CT – 100 of us gathered at two converted Fullington party buses right by the stadium. We partied before and after the game – what a time we all had! Why not join us this year?