Penn State DC Chapter Alumni Website

Penn State Night at Washington Commanders Game
2024-09-15 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Admiral, 1 Dupont Cir NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Join us for Penn State Night at the Commanders/Giants game on September 15, 2024. Pregame with us at 10AM at The Admiral. Purchase game tickets using the attached link. Use access code “PSU” to purchase your tickets.

Book Club: September 2024
2024-09-24 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “The Women,” by Kristin Hannah. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

Football Watch Party: PSU vs. USC
2024-10-12 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Exiles Bar, 1610 U St NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
**Game day time to be announced**
Join us at one of our local Penn State-affiliated watch bars to get a PSU Game Day experience right here in the DMV. This watch party will include a 50/50 raffle, prizes and food/drinks specials to enjoy the game. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Metro Washington DC Scholarship Fund. We can’t wait to see you there!

Football Watch Party: PSU vs. Wisconsin
2024-10-26 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Ireland Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States
Join us at one of our local Penn State-affiliated watch bars to get a PSU Game Day experience right here in the DMV. This watch party will include a 50/50 raffle, prizes and food/drinks specials to enjoy the game. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Metro Washington DC Scholarship Fund. We can’t wait to see you there!

Book Club: October 2024
2024-10-29 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,” by Gabrielle Zevin. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

Football Watch Party: PSU vs. Ohio State
2024-11-02 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Carpool, 900 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA, 22203, United States

Holiday Canned Food Drive
2024-11-02 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Carpool, 900 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA, 22203, United States
Please join us at the Ohio State watch party for the 3rd Annual Holiday Food Drive! We will be raffling prizes for donating non-perishable food items to the little free pantries around the DMV area.

Football Watch Party: PSU vs. Purdue
2024-11-16 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Old Ox, 44652 Guilford Dr Unit 114, Ashburn, VA, 20147, United States

2024-2025 Student Break Bus Trips: Thanksgiving Break (Depart from University Park)
2024-11-22 16:00 - 21:00 UTC | Berkey Creamery, State College, PA, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, 119, University Park, PA, 16802
The Student Break Buses, sponsored by the Metro Washington, DC Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, provides safe, reliable, and economic transportation for students traveling between University Park and the Washington, DC metro area over holiday and semester breaks.

University Park, PA – Pick-up & Drop-off: Curtin Road beside the Berkey Creamery
Bethesda, MD – Pick-up & Drop-off: Side parking lot of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD

The trip between State College and Washington, DC usually takes about 4 hours, but keep in mind that travel times may vary with weather and/or traffic issues. Your purchase will provide a QR code that will be used for bus check-in – please be sure to save your QR code for ease of reference!

Book Club: November 2024
2024-11-26 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

2024-2025 Student Break Student Bus Trip: Thanksgiving Break (Return to University Park)
2024-12-01 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20814

Scholarship Fundraiser: Corner Bakery Cafe - Bethesda
2024-12-07 07:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Corner Bakery Cafe, 10327 Westlake Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Calling all Bethesda-area alumni: on Saturday, December 7, the Corner Bakery Cafe will be sponsoring a fundraiser benefiting our chapter scholarship fund, which supports local DMV students offset the costs of attending Penn State University.
From 7:30am-8:00pm, Corner Bakery will be donating 25% of sales for all orders mentioning they are associated with the Metro Washington Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, so please consider supporting our fundraiser by picking up one (or more) of your meals that day!
Full instructions are below:
You can participate in this fundraiser by:

Dine in
Take out
Delivery
Pick up

In addition to dining in, you can participate in this fundraiser in several ways:

Phone Call
Restaurant Website
Storefront Walk-in
Notice: Orders from third-party delivery apps do not qualify for this fundraiser.

Phone Call
Call 301-469-8774 and mention that you are with Metro Washington Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association before placing your order. This does not include 3rd-party delivery apps.
Restaurant Website
Visit Corner Bakery Cafe’s online order website and use the coupon code of “659” to tie the order to our fundraiser.
Storefront Walk-in
Visit the location at 10327 Westlake Dr, Bethesda 20817 and they will take your order from their storefront for take-out.

Book Club: December 2024
2024-12-17 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” by Betty Smith. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

2024-2025 Student Break Bus Trips: Winter Break (Depart from University Park)
2024-12-20 16:00 - 19:30 UTC | Berkey Creamery, State College, PA, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, 119, University Park, PA, 16802

2024-2025 Student Break Bus Trips: Winter Break (Return to University Park)
2025-01-12 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20814

Book Club: January 2025
2025-01-28 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “Pineapple Street,” by Jenny Jackson. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

Book Club: February 2025
2025-02-25 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Zoom
Join the Chapter Book Club each month to discuss a book of choice with fellow alumni members. RSVP to receive the Zoom link and join the next session of Book Club!
This month’s book is “Happy Place,” by Emily Henry. Join our Discord group to chat with us: https://discord.gg/CK7n88rV.

2024-2025 Student Break Bus Trips: Spring Break (Depart from University Park)
2025-03-07 16:00 - 21:00 UTC | Berkey Creamery, State College, PA, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, 119, University Park, PA, 16802
The Student Break Buses, sponsored by the Metro Washington, DC Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, provides safe, reliable, and economic transportation for students traveling between University Park and the Washington, DC metro area over holiday and semester breaks.

University Park, PA – Pick-up & Drop-off: Curtin Road beside the Berkey Creamery
Bethesda, MD – Pick-up & Drop-off: Side parking lot of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD

The trip between State College and Washington, DC usually takes about 4 hours, but keep in mind that travel times may vary with weather and/or traffic issues. Your purchase will provide a QR code that will be used for bus check-in – please be sure to save your QR code for ease of reference!
In the event that a refund is required after this purchase is made, please reference the Student Break Bus Trip Refund Policy.

D.C. Diamonds Annual Event
2025-03-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | St. Francis Hall, 1340 Quincy St NE, Washington DC, 20017, United States
Join us Friday, March 7th at St. Francis Hall in Washington DC for our annual DC Diamonds event!
Come out to win some raffles and enjoy food and an open bar with your friends and fellow Penn State alumni. All are welcome to join in our fight against childhood cancer! Purchase tickets here!

March Madness Bracket Tournament | Scholarship Fundraiser
2025-03-16 12:00 - 2025-04-07 21:00 (America/New_York)
March Madness is here! Join the Metro Washington Chapter’s bracket tournament benefiting our scholarship fund.

50/50 prize for winner!
$15 entry fee
Submit additional brackets for $5 ea. to increase your odds of winning

Enter as many times as you please! The money will all be collected into a pool: 50% of the total will go to the winner and the other 50% will go to our chapter scholarship fund, which helps deserving, local (DMV) students cover the costs of their Penn State education. Therefore, the more brackets that are entered, the more everyone wins, so be sure to invite your friends!
**NEW this year: we will be hosting a matching competition for the Women’s tournament as well! All of the same details apply and you can enter either or both, if you really “know ball.”
Following your ticket purchase, you will receive an email with login information for our private ESPN group(s) where you will submit your bracket(s). You will be able to track your point total and ranking vs. other submissions throughout the tournament.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to scholarship@psuwashdc.org.
Add-On: Bribing the Refs
No, you can’t pay us for extra bracket points, but since the more people play, the more everyone wins, we will offer an additional incentive for all REFerrals you make to the event! For every new registrant who notes that you referred them in the ‘notes’ section of their checkout page, we will grant you one entry into a raffle for a special prize. Invite your friends, family, co-workers, or really anyone you want to show off your sure-to-be-impressive bracket to!

Thank you to Ireland’s Four Courts for sponsoring this year’s event!

2024-2025 Student Break Bus Trips: Spring Break (Return to University Park)
2025-03-16 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20814

Coffee & Blossoms 2025 💮☕🌸
2025-03-29 09:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Tatte Bakery & Cafe | Georgetown, 1545 Wisconsin Ave NW, Georgetown, DC, 20007, United States
Warm weather is right around the corner, and we can’t wait for our Coffee & Blossoms event! We’ll meet at the Georgetown Tatte at 9:00 AM and start our walk toward the Tidal Basin at 9:30 AM 🌸☕️
For any questions please contact: bailey.rumford@alumni.psu.edu

Walter's Pregame before Nats Game!
2025-03-30 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Walter’s Sports Bar and Restaurant, 10 N St SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
Walter’s Pregame before our Penn State at Nats Park Event on March 30th.
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm | Location: Walter’s Sports Bar and Restaurant

PSU Day at Nats Park!
2025-03-30 13:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
PSAA Nationals Game 2025
Baseball season is right around the corner, and we can’t wait for our annual Penn State at Nats Park! Join us on Sunday, March 30th as the Nats take on the Phillies at 1:30. Make sure to stop by Walter’s for a pregame happy hour starting at 10:30 AM!
Tickets are available at the following TICKET LINK

Frozen Four Watchparty 🏒🥅🦁
2025-04-10 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Crafthouse Reston, 1888 Explorer St, Reston, VA, 20190, United States
PSU vs Boston College Frozen Four Hockey Match Watchparty!

Location: Crafthouse Reston
Time: 8pm

Softball Registration
2025-04-26 - 2025-08-01 | West Potomac Park, Washington D.C.
This is the MWC PSAA Softball Registration for Spring/Summer 2025.

Music Trivia Night: Scholarship Fundraiser
2025-05-06 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Ornery Beer Company, 3950 University Dr, Suite 106, Fairfax, VA, 22030, United States
Are you a fan of “bar” trivia? Think you can’t be “beat”? Well find some friends, “band” together, and join us for a classic bar trivia night for music lovers!
While proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit our chapter scholarship, all are welcome as the questions will not be Penn State-specific but will span the world of music. The entry fee is $10/person with all proceeds going to our scholarship fund.
Our host venue, Ornery Beer Company, is graciously offering prizes for the winning teams and if you get there early, be sure to enjoy $2 off their craft beers and apps for their 4-6pm happy hour There is a free parking garage adjacent to the building.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to scholarship@psuwashdc.org, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you to our sponsor!
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Penn State Alumni Night 2025 @ DC United ⚽️
2025-06-07 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Audi Field, 100 Potomac Ave SW, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Join fellow Penn State alumni on June 7th as D.C. United faces Chicago at Audi Field. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM. Don’t miss the chance to connect with others and enjoy the game. Get your seats today!
Ticket Link

Deadline to Signup for Kickball (11v11 Coed) + Flip Cup ALUMNI
2025-07-17 | National Mall
Team “Nittany Lions” is back for another summer of kickball on the National Mall! Join us on Tuesday nights, beginning July 22nd for kickball followed by flip cup! The league will include six regular season games, followed by two playoff games. Check out the link in our bio to sign up for Team “Nittany Lions” by July 17th!
Link: https://www.volosports.com/g/685767545c746fd681cc8a19

For any questions, please reach out to sports@psuwashdc.org

2025 Scholarship Golf Tournament
2025-08-03 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Topgolf Loudoun, 20356 Commonwealth Center Dr, Ashburn, VA, 20147
After a year off, please join us on Sunday, August 3rd for the return of our annual golf tournament, in a new format for 2025!
This year, we will be hosting the tournament at Topgolf in Loudoun, and the event will be tailored for golf-lovers and fun-lovers alike! Participate in the competitive tournament aspect, or simply join us for an afternoon of casual gameplay, all in support of our chapter scholarship fund.
Ticket pricing will be structured as follows:

RSVP by June 30th: “Early Eagle” special of $95/ticket + a raffle ticket for an extra drink bucket
RSVP by July 18th: “Earlie Birdie” special of $99
RSVP after July 18th: $110 ea.
*Added 7/27: as a late sign-up special, we are lowering the prices back to the “Early Birdie” rate of $99 up until registration closes at 11pm EST on 8/2.

Registration will close on August 2nd, so be sure to sign up by then!
A ticket will get you:

3 hours of gameplay
A lunch buffet
Complimentary drinks
Prizes to be awarded to the winners

Each bay holds 6 people, so gather a group of your friends, family or golf buddies and join us for a brand new chapter event!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to scholarship@psuwashdc.org.
For more information about Topgolf’s event policies, view their Terms & Conditions page.

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!
