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| Welcome to the Varsity 'S' Club Website
As a former Penn State student-athlete, you are now a member of a special group of Penn Staters. You are a member of Penn State's Varsity 'S' Club. Penn State Athletics has instituted the Varsity 'S' Club with energy and the desire to connect with former student-athletes. The Varsity 'S' Club exists to create and enhance a culture whereby former student-athletes are active members of Penn State Athletics, while supporting current student-athletes. Over the years, your hard work and dedication both on and off the field has enabled Penn State to continue its tradition as one of the best athletic programs in country. Penn State Alumni Challenge for Former Student-AthletesResults to Date
Alumni Challenge Graph Support Your Team Today The Varsity `S' Club, the Nittany Lion Club, and Dave Joyner, Acting Athletic Director are proud to present a challenge for former Penn State Varsity Athletes (Varsity `S' Club members). The Penn State Alumni Challenge for Former Student-Athletes will provide former student-athletes with the opportunity to show support for the teams they participated in while wearing the blue and white. Former student-athletes of each team will compete against the other teams to have the highest percentage of former student-athletes supporting Penn State Athletics. This past year, the Varsity `S' Club is proud to announce that more than 2,000 former student-athletes represented their teams by supporting Penn State Athletics through the Nittany Lion Club. The challenge will run through the 2012-2013 fiscal year (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013), and will enable former student-athletes to have the opportunity to provide their varsity team with two $6,000 prizes. The two ways in which the challenge can be won are: to be the sport with the highest percentage of former student-athletes giving to Penn State Athletics or to be the sport with the highest percentage increase in giving from former student-athletes compared to the 2011-2012 academic year to Penn State Athletics. All 31 current varsity sports and their former student-athletes will be included in the challenge. The men's and women's ice hockey programs will not be eligible to with the higher percentage increase of former student-athletes compared to the 2011-2012 academic year since they were not varsity programs at that time. The challenge provides an avenue for each team to compete against each other to see who can show the most support to its program throughout the year. Penn State Alumni Challenge for Former Student-Athletes Criteria UPDATES!!
Upcoming Alumni Events! Men's Volleyball (January 19, 2013)
Women's Ice Hockey (February 8-10, 2013)
Men's Ice Hockey (February 15-16, 2013)
Men's Gymnastics (April 19-21, 2013)
Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (May 17-18, 2013) Penn State Athletics Partners with Career Athletes The Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes at Penn State recently announced a new partnership with Career Athletes - a nationwide professional career networking site for current and former athletes. The site provides job search and networking resources designed for athletes, as well as job postings for companies looking to specifically hire student-athletes. Former University Park varsity athletes, can register online at www.careerathletes.com. Also if alums work for companies (or own companies) or organizations interested in hiring Penn State student-athletes, they can register for free by contacting Nate Althouse, the Coordinator of Career Development Services for Athletes. Companies can also request a copy of our Student-Athlete Resume Book, which is a compilation of resumes from our outstanding senior class of athletes. For these resources please contact Nate Althouse at 814-865-4128 or by email at jna100@psu.edu. |
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