Gala Message from the Alumni Assoc. of Penn State
Dear Theta Chi Alumni:
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Roger L. Williams (Penn State '73, '75, '88g), and I am the current Executive Director of the Penn State Alumni Association. It is with great pleasure that I am writing to each of you to congratulate you on nearly a century of Theta Chi Fraternity and Penn State University working together to better the experience, university community, and academic outcomes of well over 1,500 young undergraduates at Penn State University, Truly a remarkable milestone and one I am sure you are all most proud.
More than 700.000 degrees have been awarded in Penn State's storied history. From the first 12 in 1861 to the more than 18,000 a year today, the Penn State Family continues to grow and expand, with the current number of living alumni pegged at more than 616,000. The Theta Chi Penn State Family continues to grow as well, from your founding on a cold night in 1919 at then Pennsylvania State College, to today; a vibrant fraternity with outstanding academic credentials, a focus on Penn State University first, and a sincere commitment to community service.
I am very pleased to welcome you to Penn State for your celebration of "Penn State and Theta Chi - a Century in the Making" at the Nittany Lion Inn this coming October. The Penn State Alumni Association is thrilled to hear of your recent success and the Theta Chi alumni commitment to the University and your Fraternity; you have my sincerest support and wannest congratulations.
Please enjoy the Nittany Lion Inn, the campus, and all the community has to offer while you visit Happy Valley, and please, again, accept my congratulations - we all are part of an outstanding academic institution, and you, in particular, also enjoy the unique benefit of an outstanding Penn Stale Fraternity. Enjoy the celebration, and thank you very much for your continued support of Penn State.
Sincerely,
Roger L. Williams 73, '75, ‘88g
Executive Director
Penn State Alumni Association