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Before September 14
- Purchase a Family Pride Pack for you and your student – Two full boxes of Penn State pride
- The family package includes a canvas tote bag, travel tumbler, and a car magnet. The student box includes a cozy sweatshirt blanket and a blue and white pom-pom (spirit shaker). Both boxes include a Flat Lion imprinted with a Penn State Bucket List (remember Flat Stanley?). Share your Flat Lion’s experience on social media using #IHaveaNittanyLion and #PSUFamily.
- Is you student learning from home this semester? Send both boxes to the same address!
- Order by September 14
- *Family Pride Packs are not required for participation. You can join in the fun, participate in events, and download a printable Flat Lion (available after October 1).
Before October 2
2. Explore the event schedule and create a plan for your family
- Events begin on Friday, October 2 at 3:00pm and run through Sunday, October 4 at 4:00pm. Events will be posted beginning September 10.
3. Practice your “We Are!” chant
- Are you even a Penn State family if you haven’t yelled “We Are” to someone in a Penn State shirt?
4. Share your Then & Now Family Photos
- Do you see the resemblance? Compare and contrast you and your student at the same age (big hair, don’t' care!). Share photos with the Parents Program, one of your Penn State student and one of yourself as a young adult. Watch for your photos to be shared leading up to and during the weekend. Use the above link to upload your photos. Please submit your photos by Friday, September 25.
Beginning October 2
5. Enjoy Parents & Families Weekend!
- Create your own schedule and enjoy from the comfort and safety of your home! “Attend” your student’s college event, watch student performances, and learn about Penn State traditions.
6. Complete the Family Trivia Challenge!
- You won’t be able to do this alone. Whether your student is on campus or at home, download the challenge on Friday, October 2, complete the tasks with your student’s help and submit your completed challenge by 4:00pm on October 4. Families completing the challenge will be entered to win some awesome Penn State prizes.
7. Make sure your Flat Lion has some fun, too!
- Missing your student at the dinner table, use the Flat Lion to fill their seat.
- Is your Flat Lion heading out for the day? Mask up!
- Is your student learning from home? Create your own scavenger hunt and have your student find their Flat Lion.
- Missing Penn State football? Have a tailgate at home and share your family’s Penn State pride with a family photo, with your Flat Lion, of course.
- Post on social media with #IHaveaNittanyLion and #PSUFamily
- You and your student can download a printable Flat Lion (available after October 1)
More details on the Parents and Families Weekend website. Questions about the event may be directed to the Penn State Parents Program at parents@psu.edu.
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Is it too late to order a family pride pack? I missed the date!
Will you be having more Family pride packs? They were sold out by noon :(
We were unable to purchase. Please add us to the list if (hopefully) more Pride Packs become available! Thanks so much.