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The Lion’s Tale Fall 2016 of 14

The Official News Letter of

the Penn State Chapter of TRIANGLE FRATERNITY

Upcoming Events ............ 1

Alumni News .................. 2

Presidential Address .... 2

Officer Elections ......... 2

New Business .............. 3

Alumni Spotlight ......... 4

Chapter Eternal ........... 4

Brothers Abroad .......... 5

Scholarship &

Fundraising ..................... 6

2016 Scholarship Gala

Review ........................ 6

Scholarship Winners ... 7

Undergraduate News ....... 8

Passing of the Gavel .... 8

Brotherhood

Development ............... 9

Scobie Review ............ 9

Meet the Pledges ....... 10

Recruitment ............... 10

The Next Generation . 11

Senior Send-Off ........ 11

External Affairs ......... 12

Homecoming ............. 12

Extra Life .................. 13

Facilities &

Maintenance .............. 13

Officer List .................... 14

Editor Notes .................. 14

The Lion’s Tale Upcoming Events

THON February 17th – 19th Since 1977, THON has raised more than $137 million for Four

Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. THON 2017 will

take place February 17th-19th, 2017, at Penn State's Bryce Jordan

Center. We are excited to have you join us as we continue to make

strides to find a cure!

Blue & White Weekend April 21st – 23rd Spring Corporation Meeting • Blue & White Game

On, April 15, our Founder’s Day, we will be having an undergrad-

alumni social at the house to celebrate. More details will be sent in the

upcoming months. We will be having our Bi-yearly corporation

meeting during the annual Blue and White Weekend. Stop by to meet

the undergrads and reunite with old friends this weekend.

Student Faculty Dinner To Be Announced Undergrads will be inviting professors to attend a former dinner hosted

at our Chapter house. The date and guest speaker for the upcoming

Dinner will be determined in early next year. All alumni are welcome

to attend.

Biennial Retreat June 10th – 11th We will be holding our biennial Alumni/Active retreat in 2017. The

tentative date has been set for June 10th-11th. More details to follow

on a location and agenda, but it will be in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Please reach out if you are interested in attending or contributing.

To RSVP for any events, please email [email protected]

Also remember to like our Facebook page

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Alumni News

Presidential Address

Another school year has started, another homecoming has passed, as I look back and

wonder: “How did I get here?” Seven years ago, I stumbled into this fraternity as a pledge and

understood nothing about Triangle... Now, I find myself elected as your Alumni President. As I

connect these two events, I realize how much the friendship and character of my friends – my

brothers – has come to shape my life. Without their leadership and support, I would never have

considered taking on any undergraduate or alumni positions. Being elected as your Alumni

President is a huge honor and I hope I can provide the same guidance and support that you have

all provided me over the years. The bar has been set high, but I look to the other board members

and I have no doubt that we will be able to provide the necessary leadership and guidance to

continue the success of our organization.

I would like to specifically thank Brother Buchhalter for his time as Alumni President. He

has been a true example of stability throughout his term as took on not just the role of President,

but Master's student and fulltime employee as well. Even after his time as President, he has

continued to show leadership and dedication to the Fraternity by accepting the role of Fundraising

Chair. His continued enthusiasm for Triangle is much appreciated.

Over the next 2 years, I hope to focus on both undergraduates and alumni. Some of the

things I would like to focus on are outlined below, but the majority of focus will be improving on

the quality and efficiency of our current ventures.

Finally, this fraternity succeeds because of our

members. If you ever have any input, ideas, questions,

or would like to get involved, please let me know.

You can reach me by email or phone:

[email protected] or 412-719-3332. I

want nothing more than to make this fraternity the best

that it can be for all of us.

Officer Elections

ATTENTION ALUMNI – The following positons are up for election at the next Undergraduate-

Alumni Corporation Meeting this Spring during Blue & White Weekend (April 21st–23rd):

Scholarship Chairman (Spring 2017 – Spring 2019)

Alumni Relations Chairman (Spring 2017 – Spring 2019)

If you are interested in running or learning more about any of these positions feel free to contact

the current officers.

Not interested, but still looking to get involved? Our Alumni Board is always working on multiple

projects. Feel free to contact any of our officers to offer your help and support via the information

listed under “Alumni Officers” on page 14.

Br. Cameron Mueskes ps’10 – President

Undergrads

Prepare House for Renovation

Provide More Professional

Development

Grow Scholarship Funds

Alumni

Develop Area Alumni Social Groups

Emphasize Reunions

Better Communicate Achievements


New Business

Future Goals

During my tenure, I’m hoping to accomplish two major goals:

Grow the engagement and the participation of the alumni base.

This can be done through better tracking of alumni as well as offering more

opportunities to participate and making it easier for to re-engage with the fraternity.

Better support the active organization.

The goal is to offer support and programs outside of the undergraduate scope. To

start, we will be offering one seminar per semester. Starting with a personal finance

seminar this spring. If interested in helping, please contact me for details.

Alumni Day of Service

“Accept cheerfully my full share of any task, however menial,

involved in maintaining a Chapter home…” This summer,

undergraduate and alumni members alike took this point of the Code of

Ethics to the next level with over 100 man-hours of volunteer work

across a multitude of projects. With the original goal of contributing

time instead of money towards home improvements, the Alumni Board

organized the first annual Alumni Day of Service.

We can easily say that this event was

a huge success thanks to all of our volunteers.

Brothers worked on painting, patching holes,

electrical work, plumbing, and of course yard work. Lunch and dinner

were graciously prepared by the culinary genius of our in-house Master

Chef: Brother Patrizio.

On behalf of the chapter, we would like to, again, thank everyone

who participated.

Green Plan Update

Due to more pressing issues and initiatives facing the chapter, the Green Plan has

temporarily been put on hold. We do intend to continue work on this in the future, but a new

timeline has yet to be evaluated. If you have any questions regarding this project or are interested

in taking a lead role, please contact a board member.

Br. Robert Patrizio ps’08 – Vice President

Brother Roll appreciates the limelight while refinishing the back door!

Brother Kozakov giving the first floor hallways a fresh coat of paint!


Alumni Spotlight

Dr. Charles L Hosler. Dr. Hosler was initiated in 1966 as an honorary member of Triangle

and received his BS, MS, and PhD at Penn State University. His PhD is in meteorology, which he

completed in 1951. Dr. Hosler has served as a Penn State professor, administrator, dean, and

provost. Originally, Dr. Hosler found himself at Bucknell pursuing a dual degree in mechanical

and chemical engineering. He volunteered for aerology and was sent to MIT to study aerological

engineering which he pursued until 1944. He then went to midshipman school as Cornell and was

assigned to small aircraft training in Miami. He was then deployed to Pearl Harbor and Guam as

a weather forecaster during WWII. After the war ended, he was stationed on Okinawa and tasked

with flying into typhoons to gather weather data.

After coming home, he decided to become a meteorologist and came to Penn State to get

his degrees during which he found himself with 250 credits acquired but no degree. Dr. Hosler

served for 20 years as the dean of the graduate school at Penn State. He was simultaneously

provost, dean of the graduate school, senior vice president for research, and executive vice

president of the university. Some of Dr. Hosler’s other accomplishments include being a consultant

for the construction of nuclear power plants across the country and serving as chairman of various

committees in Washington DC involving the atmosphere. His advice for current members of

Triangle and alumni is to do more to educate the public on the importance of what engineers,

architects and scientists do for society and teach the next generation to get them interested in STEM

fields.

Chapter Eternal

I am sad to report that Richard Paul Harvan, PS81 my brother, entered

Chapter Eternal on April 3, 2016. He will be missed.

Richard Paul Harvan, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully

at the Hospice House of St. Mary's on April 3, 2016, surrounded by his love,

Mary Dryden, and his sons, Christopher and Jonathon. Richard graduated

from Penn State University, earning two bachelor's degrees, a BS in

Community Development in 1975 and a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1982.

He was a valued employee of the Naval Air Systems Command for 20 years and Naval Electronics

Systems Engineering Activity for 13 years.

He was an avid variable stars astronomy hobbyist for more than 20 years and could be seen

many nights with his 16" reflector telescope. He read daily about the Civil War and could recite

exactly what happened and where and by whom. He was a Civil War reenactor for several years,

but gladly gave that up when his sons were born. He loved to ski and taught his sons how. He

earned his Tae Kwon Do black belt with his sons and was a favorite instructor at the Black Belt

Academy. He traveled the world with his family to places like England, Scotland, Spain, Italy,

France, and the US Virgin Islands. He will forever be remembered as a kind, friendly, down to

earth, and nerdy guy who will be missed by those he befriended.

Dr. Charles Hosler – Honorary Member


Brothers Abroad

After college, one is never sure of the friends they will manage to keep, but even with the

distance separating them, some manage to sustain friendships that were kindled in college. I

consider myself lucky to have such a friendship with Brother Janith Samarasinghe. Coming home

with me numerous Thanksgivings to spend some time with my family, he always joked about

repaying the kindness my family showed him taking me home with him to Sri Lanka. This past

April I found out his offer was sincere, and I was honored with a two week trip to an island off the

southern tip of India to spend time in his country and with his family.

Our first stop was to the old Dutch Fort in Galle, sporting

some ancient well-kept colonial architecture, followed by the

Sinharaja rain forest. In the forest we got to see several gorgeous

animals including the Blue Magpie, Jungle Fowl (national bird

of Sri Lanka), Macaque monkeys, various types of lizards, and

even spiders the size of two of my hands – which was a little

more than unnerving... We also climbed the 12,000 step trail to

the top of Adam’s Peak, where I was treated to one of the most

beautiful views I’ve seen in my life.

Later in the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, I got to see

ancient ruins of the palace and pleasure gardens built by King

Kasayapa. This trip in particular was memorable, as climbing a

660 foot tall rock in the middle of a forest resulted in a

breathtaking view of the land and the ruins of the King’s personal

pleasure garden. We topped our excursions off with an elephant

safari in a national park nearby where I got as close as I could

get to one of these giants, while still being able to admire their

grace and beauty.

One thing I truly miss after coming back to the US was the food. Not only was it proper to

eat with your hands, but the flavor and spice of the food was enough to leave your mouth numb

and your stomach pleasantly satisfied. Though I was glad to leave behind the Sri Lanka heat,

which can reach up to 35C (95F) daily and left me sweating for our entire two week trip.

I would like to conclude with the sincerest of thanks to Janith and his family. Their

kindness and hospitality made me truly feel at home during my whole trip. I hope to be able to

return in the near future, and recommend that anyone looking for a spectacularly exotic place to

visit need look no further than Sri Lanka.

Brothers Connely and Samarasinghe enjoying the fantastic view!

Wild elephants in a nearby national park.

Br. Craig Connelly ps’10 – Alumni Coordinator


Scholarships & Fundraising

2016 Scholarship Gala Review

On behalf of the alumni board, I would like to thank everybody

who attended the 2016 Scholarship Gala over Arts Fest weekend. With

23 actives and alumni plus their guests in attendance, it was a very

successful fundraiser with over $1600 raised towards the Triangle

Fraternity Academic Endowment Fund. We would especially like to

thank our Silver Donors, Br. Cameron Mueskes, Br. RJ Patrizio, Br.

Jordan Sarris, and Br. Bret Amerman.

Our guest speaker at the event was David W. Titley, Rear

Admiral USN (ret.) and current Professor of Meteorology at Penn State

who led a very informative discussion on climate change

If you missed the scholarship gala but would still like to donate

towards the Triangle Fraternity Academic Endowment Fund, please

visit:

http://www.givenow.psu.edu/TriangleExcellenceEndowment

If you would like to make a general donation to the chapter, visit our website

http://psutriangle.org/donations/ or send a check to the treasurer (address listed on the back of the

Lions Tale)

Thank you again to all our donors!

Br. Janith Samarasinghe ps’09 – former Fundraising Chairman

All alumni and undergraduate member attendees of the 2016 scholarship gala. Thank you all for attending!

RDML David Titley, a nationally known expert in the field of climate, the Arctic, and National Security. He served as a naval officer for 32 years.


Scholarship Winners

Triangle Fraternity prides itself on “maintaining a creditable scholastic record” – a

tenant of our Code of Ethics. Brothers who received scholarships this semester both excel

scholastically and have contributed to the house immensely. Those scholarships awarded this

semester are as follows:

Studious Pledge Scholarship The Studious Pledge Scholarship is awarded to pledges that achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher

during the semester they are pledging.

Br. Zachary Moser ps’16 Junior in Statistics. Former Merchandise Chair. Maintaining a semester GPA above a

3.5 is difficult on its own, and Brother Zachary Moser achieved this while also

pledging! Congratulations!

Winners are pictured with Alumni Scholarship Chair, Br. Louis Wust ps’09.

Ean C. Hong Memorial Scholarship

Ean Hong was a Triangle brother from Singapore whose parents endowed a huge

scholarship with backing from National in his memory, after he passed away due to a

misdiagnosed illness. The Scholarship is awarded to brothers not only with a strong GPA, but

who have also contributed significantly to the house.

Br. Joshua Langer ps’14 Junior in Mechanical

Engineering. Current Social

Chair, and former House

Manager, House Vendor,

Greek Week Chair, and Sports

Chair

Br. Roman Kozakov ps’14 Junior in Mechanical

Engineering. Current

President, and former House

Manager and Risk Manager.

Got News?

Do you, or a Brother you know have news that their pledge class or brothers would want

to hear? Let us know of any milestones, events, or updates that we can publicize via the Lion’s

Tale! Contact our Alumni Editor, Andrew Ambruso via the information listed under “Alumni

Officers” on page 14 to have your story in the next Lion’s Tale.

Thank you both for your contributions to our organization.

Your awards are well deserved! Congratulations!


Undergraduate News

Passing of the Gavel

Congratulations, Br. Kozakov!

As of right now, our primary issue is our low number of members. Fortunately, this past

fall we had decently strong recruitment, obtaining a pledge class of 9 and hope to do even better

this spring. This spring we are aiming for a pledge class of 15 to keep us on track to increase our

numbers. The house is holding up well and we have several projects underway including a new DJ

booth and new pong tables for downstairs.

As president, I'd like to see us have a better presence on campus, specifically in the

engineering department. This will not only better our public relations, but will ultimately help

recruitment as well by attracting more potential members. Specifically, I plan on making sure we

get involved in collaborating with other engineering oriented organizations, in events such as

philanthropy.

Overall, I am excited to take on the position as president and to help take the Fraternity to

where it needs to be. My goal is to establish a set of concrete goals for each vice president, and to

effectively work as a collaborative team with the undergraduate executive board and the

brotherhood to accomplish them while forging a closer-knit brotherhood at the same time.

Thank You, Br. Marucci!

Under my iron fisted regime a few changes were made. First, we restructured the

constitution to have a more logical set up. We moved positions around to make more sense and

got rid of unneeded positions. Second, we added a new position, Vice President of Standards. This

position is in charge of making sure we have attainable standards, and that everyone meets these.

For example, making sure that people who are under a 3.0 GPA have access to study hours and

are going to them. We have also been rewriting our risk management policy and finishing our

brotherhood standards program. This program clearly outlines the standards that every brother

must meet and outlines punishments and how we will help everyone meet them.

This semester we got a pledge class of 7 men. They noticed that our pong tables were very

old and requested to make their pledge class project two new pong tables with built in legs. This

was granted and the brotherhood also decided to make a brotherhood project of a new

podium/entertainment stand for the downstairs. These projects will make the house nicer and will

help us with recruitment in the future.

I will be graduating this May with a degree in Computer Science. I am very thankful for

all the directions and opportunities Triangle has afforded me. I am very excited to see how Triangle

will be able to grow in the next semester and those after and I have a lot of faith in the executive

board that was just elected.

Br. Anthony Marucci ps’14 – Past President

Br. Roman Kozakov ps’15 – President


Brotherhood Development

We hosted several successful brotherhood events over the

course of the past two semesters. During the Fall semester, our

recruitment team enjoyed enthusiastic participation from the

brotherhood at recruitment events which resulted in a solid

recruitment drive and gave the brothers great opportunities to bond.

Before the Fall break, we hosted our very own “Friendsgiving”

meal, where brothers cooked different dishes together and we

enjoyed a delicious potluck-style dinner.

The congenial atmosphere of the house is evident by several

brothers occasionally hosting ad-hoc events for the house, including video game tournaments or

board game marathons, and is indicative of a very close knit brotherhood.

Overall, I have a positive feeling about the brotherhood’s character, and I’m confident that

we are headed in the right direction for growing our numbers and outreach.

Scobie In Review

Over this past summer I had the opportunity to attend the Herbert F. Scobie Leadership

School at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. Scobie is a weekend long program for Triangle

Brothers from all across the country that focused on making attendees better leaders in their chapter

and in the Fraternity as a whole.

One of the central ideas of the program came from a quote by Herbert Scobie, “In order to

have a better world, we must first have a world of better men.” The program focused heavily on

using our code of ethics and our values that we share as a fraternity to help make us and our

brothers better men. There were representatives there from most of the active chapters of Triangle

and some members from a few of the current colonies.

During the weekend of the event, several awards were given out to

deserving chapters. The Penn State chapter won several awards. We won the

publication trophy, received special acknowledgement for community service

and campus involvement, and Brother Rob Veltre received special

acknowledgment for outstanding leadership in our chapter. The experience

overall was very rewarding. It felt great being brought together through

Triangle and to be able to connect with Brothers from across the country who

hold the same ideals and values as I do.

Brothers and friends crowded around the “wholesome” spread at this year’s Friendsgiving.

Br. Aditya Naik ps’15 – Former New Member Educator

Congratulations on your recognition, Br. Veltre! Keep up the good work!

Br. Caleb Ficerai-Garland ps’16


Meet the Pledges

Matthew Spangler Freshman in Mechanical

Engineering. “I joined Triangle because it

shares both the social and

academic standards I hope to

maintain.”

Gregory Knowles Sophomore in Computer

Science. “I joined Triangle because I

realize that the people that

you surround yourself with

have a big impact on who you

become. I feel like Triangle is a great place to find the

right people to help me achieve what I want to do.”

Rui (Ray) Yin Freshman in Industrial

Engineering. “I joined Triangle because I

want to get to know people who

have a similar ideology and

pursuit in life as I do and to

have a place where people help each other like brothers

and always feel free to share their experience.”

Nathan Conley Freshman in Computer

Engineering. “When I came to Penn State

from Minnesota, I was unsure

if I would be able to find a

place where I belonged, and I

immediately felt that Triangle was the place for me after

I started rushing. I love the brotherhood and the ability

to have a say in what goes on within the house.”

Matthew Soffera Freshman in Electrical

Engineering. “I joined Triangle because my

best friend was a brother and

convinced me to come to the

house, and after I did a few

times I realized I really liked the atmosphere and people.”

Henry Wang Sophomore in Chemical

Engineering. “I joined Triangle because

there are not only good social

opportunities, but I can also

work alongside brothers in

my major to help improve my GPA.”

Andrew Pittinger Freshman in Mechanical Engineering.

“I joined Triangle because I wanted to meet people that have

similar interests that I do, who cannot only help me through

college, but who can also become great friends.”

Recruitment

This semester we reached over 80 potential new members and extended eleven bids to men

we believed would be great additions to our brotherhood. None of this would have been possible

without our recruitment director, Will Naughton, and our recruitment chair, Matt McPherson.

Also, special thanks to Brother Jacob Bunn for dedicating an enormous amount of time to assisting

the recruitment team this year. We hope to move forward with the knowledge of our success to

apply that to recruitment for Spring 2017.

Br. Aditya Naik ps’15 – Former Vice President of Membership


The Next Generation

As the new member educator I have seen seven determined potentials grow into upstanding

men, who I believe will make great brothers. All in all I believe that these men make up a wonderful

pledge class, especially with completing all tasks given to them. Currently they are working on

their pledge class project which is building two new pong tables, complete with folding legs. I

have never seen a pledge class be so good with wearing their pins whenever they are at the house.

This semester we decided to omit the assignment of pledge class positions, as the Brotherhood

decided they were inefficient. Though it seemed to go smoothly, I believe it is too soon to tell and

look forward to working with the new new member educator to decide if the positions should be

brought back or not.

Senior Send-Off

Br. Adarsh Vasudaven ps’13 “Darsh” has held several

positions such as Recruitment

Chair, Vice President of

Membership, and Custodian.

Adarsh, an Industrial Engineer,

intends to find a job fitting to his

industrial engineering

background, preferably pertaining

to manufacturing or systems

engineering. He would like to find himself in an industry

centered on technology and continue to have the same

success in his career that he did as a student. Eventually,

he would like to acquire my MS

Br. Mark Bentevegna ps’14 “Mark” previously served as

THON Chair. Mark, a Computer Engineer, has

accepted a position as a software

engineer for Capital One and

will be working as a lead

Android developer for

Someonew LLC

Update Your Contact Info!

Recently move, change addresses, or haven’t received a paper copy of The Lion’s Tale

since you were an undergrad? Be sure to update your contact information with National

Headquarters so we can reach you! This can easily be done on the Triangle National website at

triangle.org/alumni/contact-update. Thanks for allowing us to keep in touch!

Br. Ari DiMaria ps’15 – Former New Member Educator


External Affiars

This past semester was a great one for us as a chapter. I am extremely proud of my brothers

for all that they do and I encourage you to read through the Lion’s Tale to hear more about what

we have been up to. In my department, the major things that happened this semester were

Homecoming and Extra Life.

I am sure you all have great memories of homecoming from your time at Penn State, and I

am glad to say that Triangle Fraternity has continued to perform above and beyond when that time

of the year comes around. Our Homecoming chair, Brother Joshua Langer, worked extremely hard

with our partners (Chi Phi and Phi Rho) to ensure that everything went smoothly. If you want to

hear more about homecoming, read his article below about all the work that went into it. Along

with our performance in homecoming, we also hosted our second annual philanthropy event called

Extra Life. For those of you who do not know, Extra Life is a twenty-four-hour video game

marathon to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. It is an incredible foundation and I

encourage you to check out their website, www.extralife.org if you want to know more about them.

Brother Brandon Wilt, our Community Service Chair, put countless hours into planning and setting

up for this event and we as a chapter cannot thank him enough for all of the work he put into this

great cause. Read his article on page 13 about the event for more information on what happened.

In closing, I’d like to remind you to follow our Facebook page for more future updates on

us and what we are up to as a chapter.

Homecoming

For homecoming this year we grouped in a triad with the

fraternity Chi Phi and the sorority Phi Sigma Rho. Our theme was

The Wizard of Oz. Our float design was the yellow brick road. The

float featured a pomped yellow brick road leading up to a large

emerald city at the back. Arching over the entire float was a large

rainbow. The float also featured the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion,

Todo, Dorthy, and a Flying Monkey. We also participated in the

Penn State for the Glory Talent Show. Our act was a skit of the Penn

State Wizard of Oz.

Br. Josh Langer ps’15 – Former Homecoming Chairman

Br. Josh DiJohn ps’15 – Former Vice President of External Affairs


Extra Life 2016

Last year marked the beginning of our annual

philanthropy, Extra-Life. Extra-Life is a charity

organization that donates money to several hospitals

involved in the Children’s Miracle Network. Unlike other

charities Extra-Life is run a bit differently. All donations

are contributed to their website online which optimizes

the donation process to allow for more people to donate

with ease. The website even allows for you to donate to

the children’s hospital of your choosing.

This event is a 24-hour video game marathon that is held the first weekend in November.

For 24 hours we stream this event online for all to see. On our video stream we place a link to our

Extra-Life donation page so that we can receive donations from our viewers. What a time we live

in! The Brotherhood gets to play video games, which would have happened anyway, and for it we

can help those in need.

This year we played in classics such as the original Super Smash Bros and Mario Party, as

well as Hearthstone, Civilization V and Dungeons and Dragons to raise $527! We were also

sponsored by Luna 2 Woodgrill & Bar with some delicious pizza. We plan to make next year

bigger and better so please be sure to keep an eye out for our event page and to tell your friends

and family!

Facilities & Maintenance

House Improvements

New laminate wood flooring was installed in the study room, financed by the Bowman Chapter Endowment

Fund. The project was completed in the spring of 2016 by all of the active undergraduate brothers. Coming

up, we plan constructing as a brotherhood project: a new multimedia “DJ” booth and as well as getting a

new projector.

Sustainability

As of right now, we expanded our recycling in the house by adding more recycling bins in each room, as

well as the bathrooms. We also designated additional recycling bins for each type of material (i.e. paper,

cardboard, green glass, etc.).

Several Brothers enjoying both games and refreshments at our second annual Extra Lives event!

Br. Brandon Wilt ps’15 – Vice President of External Affairs

Br. Roman Kozakov ps’15 – Former Vice President of House Management


Officer List

Alumni Officers

President Cameron Mueskes [email protected]

Past President Eric Bucchalter [email protected]

Vice President Robert Patrizio [email protected]

Facilities Will Roll [email protected]

Treasurer Paul Morgan [email protected]

Communications Andrew Ambruso [email protected]

Scholarship Louis Wust [email protected]

Legal Advisor Doug Glantz [email protected]

Military Liason John Groenveld [email protected]

Alumni Coordinator Craig Connelly [email protected]

Fundraising Eric Bucchalter [email protected]

Lion’s Tale Editor Sebastian Hollabaugh [email protected]

Undergraduate Officers

President Roman Kozakov [email protected]

Past President Anthony Marucci [email protected]

Vice President of Membership William Naughton [email protected]

Vice President of External Affairs Brandon Wilt [email protected]

Vice President of House Management Aditya Naik [email protected]

Vice President of Administration Brandon Lee [email protected]

Vice President of Standards Jacob Bunn [email protected]

Secretary Caleb Ficerai-Garland [email protected]

Recruitment Matthew Soffera [email protected]

Editor Notes

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this semester’s Lion’s Tale. This will be my last

semester as secretary before handing over the reins to someone new. I have learned a great deal

about publications and the amount of work that goes into making something like this a reality. It

certainly is no small feat. If you have any information or would like to submit articles or pictures

for the Lion’s Tale next semester, please use the email listed above. Special thanks to Andrew

Ambruso for working tirelessly to get this completed.

Br. Jacob Bunn ps’15 – Secretary











Please detach and include with your

contributions or go online at

psutriangle.org.

Mail Checks to:

Paul Morgan

7 Alvin Terrace

Springfield, NJ 07081

Just since this past November, the following individuals and companies made contributions to

the Triangle Fraternity Penn State Chapter Academic Excellence Endowment.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurl

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Allen

Mr. John Groenveld

Textron Charitable Trust

Mr. Michael Golden

AT&T Foundation Match

Would you like to honor a brother or create a scholarship in your

name? Talk to our fundraising chair for more information. Named

scholarships can be created for as little as $10k.

Our current goal is to reach $155,000 by this time next year. If you

would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, visit

GiveTo.PSU.edu

To make a donation (tax deductible), visit GiveNow.Psu.EDU:

http://www.GiveNow.psu.edu/TriangleExcellenceEndowment or

call the Lion Line at 866-PSU-GIVE and specify: "Triangle

Fraternity Penn State Chapter Academic Excellence Endowment"

We would like to say thank you so much for all your generous donations! With your help, the

endowment fund has reached over $145,000!

Huge thanks to the following donors for their generous contributors

to our general fund since this past September!

Mr. Alvaro Zumaran

Mr. Cameron Mueskes

Mr. Chris Coble

Mr. Craig Connelly

Mr. Eric Bucchalter

Mr. Joseph Houk

Mr. Richard Marshal

Mr. Robert Patrizio

Mr. Scott Walthour

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Phone______________________________

I am contributing: ___$25 ___$50 ___Other

I would like to earmark my donation for:

___Scholarship ___Maintenance ___General

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