Behrend Alumni Society

The Penn State Behrend Alumni Society offers a variety of rewarding activities in which you can make a real difference at the college while networking with fellow alumni.

Your participation is needed to help the society continue to grow. By building a tradition of pride and involvement, the Penn State Behrend Alumni Society upholds the nationally recognized standard of Penn State achievement and excellence.

Feel free to contact the society's Board of Directors.

How We Define Alumni

If you've attended at least two terms or one semester as a full-time student in a degree-granting program at Penn State Behrend, you qualify for membership in both the Penn State Behrend Alumni Society and the Penn State Alumni Association.

Join One, Belong to Two

All Penn State Behrend alumni who belong to the Penn State Alumni Association are automatically enrolled in the Penn State Behrend Alumni Society. There are no additional dues, fees, or applications involved.

Benefits of Alumni Association Membership

The Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world, with more than 152,000 members. All graduates of Penn State Behrend receive a gratis membership in both the Penn State Alumni Association and the Penn State Behrend Alumni Society for a full year upon graduation. Membership is available at a discounted rate for the next five years after graduation. You can receive:

• Access to the on-line Alumni Directory, where you can search for friends in a secure and simple way
• E-mail forwarding, which provides a permanent address at the "psualum.com" domain that will forward e-mail messages to any designated e-mail account.
• Career and Life Planning Services for alumni include services on the Web, by e-mail, and over the telephone as well as in person
• The award-winning bi-monthly magazine, The Penn Stater, with a variety of news, features, research, University issues, and class news items.
• Alumni Education Seminars
• The opportunity to purchase Penn State Alumni Association license plates if you live in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia
• The Football Letter, an informative, firsthand account following every Nittany Lion football game
• Group rates on medical and life insurance
• Worldwide travel opportunities

Why Join the Behrend Alumni Society?

Since its organization in 1987, the society has developed a variety of programs and activities for alumni to continue their relationship with the college:

• Annual reunion events and other social and networking activities
• Creation of an endowed scholarship to provide students financial aid
• Serving as a resource for faculty, admissions, and fund-raising

For more information, contact us at 814-898-6159 or by email at BehrendAlum@psu.edu.