PSU Traditions
In what has become a celebrated annual football game tradition, Penn State Athletics asked students to do this for the game versus Purdue
Wear white
Men
This Penn State Alumni is best known for the comedy show, "Key & Peele"
Keegan Michael Key
Black History Month occurs in this month
February
Penn State President Bendapudi’s immediate predecessor
Eric Barron
Pre-dating Blue and White, these two colors were Penn State’s first official colors
Black and Pink
This generation is considered the most diverse
GenZ
Penn State alumnus Ty Burrell stars on the TV show "Modern Family" as this character
Phil Dunphy
This is the name for discriminating against someone based on their age
Ageism
Succeeding the Bro Cope, Gary Cattell has been seen for the last 40 years as the unofficial campus preacher in front of this building on University Park campus
Willard
Thought to date to the Great Depression, this nickname for Penn State and its surrounding environs is widely quoted by sportscasters
The year the Center for Sexual and Gender Identity at Penn State open its doors
1994
This Avenger graduated from Penn State in 1964
Bruce Banner (The Incredible Hulk)
According to the Diverse Educators DEI Glossary, this many different acronyms are used to mean DEI
Six
This United States President is the only person to ever have been allowed mixed flavors at the Penn State Creamery
Bill Clinton
February 1855
The year PSU was established (as The Farmers High School)
Within 5 percent, this is the percentage of POC at Penn State
35
Joonas Suotamo, a Penn State alumnus, is now playing this seven foot tall fluffy character
Chewbacca
This is the name for the prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized
Racism
In 2012 Bill O'Brien was the Penn State Football Head Coach. He chose to do this which no other coach before or since has done
Put names on the back of the jerseys
As the 4th largest stadium in the world, Beaver Stadium open in this year
1960
This prompted the "We Are" tradition at Penn State
The racial dispute at the University of Miami football game in 1946
Mark Parker, a Penn State alumnus, is the CEO for this athletic apparel company
Nike
This is the term for an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic
Stereotypes
In 1907, this original school mascot was usurped by the Nittany Lion as the official Penn State Mascot
Old Coaly, a mule that helped build the original Old Main.