Get out of the House in February!
Service and Events to Keep you Warm!
... and our eventbrite access for the Cheryl Bonner and Dean Thomas events are FIXED! Sorry to all of you that had to wander thru Eventbrite to sign up or didn't yet signup! Seats are limited so please sign up now!
Diamonds Over Georgia 2010

The 4th Annual Diamonds Over Georgia Fundraiser Gala
is almost here! Benefitting Camp Sunshine
and The
Four Diamonds Fund, the annual event will be held on Friday,
February 5, 2010 from 8 p.m. until 12 a.m. at 103 West
on West Paces Ferry road in Buckhead.
Don’t miss out on this night! Buy advance tickets through February 2, 2010 for $75. Tickets at the door will be $100. Please purchase your tickets NOW at EventBrite.
For event details please check our our extensive website Diamonds Over Georgia with pictures of past events, how we are helping the kids, sponsorship opportunities, and much more!
We're Forming a Relay for Life Team
PSU Atlanta is forming a Relay for Life team. The 2010 Relay for Life of Dekalb County will take place on May 14-15 at Adams Stadium on North Druid Hills, near Famous Pub. To learn more, please visit: Relay for Life.
Check out our Service page for more details. If you would like to be team captain or participate in the Relay for Life, please send an email to service@psuatlanta.com.
Networking Events and The Nittany Job Link
With unemployment rates still high nationally as well as locally, the Atlanta Chapter would like to do what we can to help people find work. We also want to faciltate networking to find new customers, suppliers, employees, and maybe your next employer.
Please check out our new Networking page for events and details. We have a lot planned for 2010! Events coming include:
- Cheryl Bonner from Penn State Alumni Career Services February 25th
- Dean Thomas of Smeal School of Business April 6th
Tickets now available at Cheryl Bonner Event and Dean Thomas Event. Please visit our networking page for much more information. If you are interested in helping with these events and others, it's a great networking opportunity! Please contact Rich Byron at networking@psuatlanta.com.
Golf or Tennis Anyone?
Anyone interested in golf or tennis please check out the Networking page for details. We're still just collecting names of potential interested parties before we move forward so email interest to Rich Byron at networking@psuatlanta.com.
More Details on North Georgia Wine Tour
We've got much more detail on a possible North Georgia Wine Tour as of Jan 27th! Please visit the Networking page. We'll narrow down to a specific date and format based on your feedback, so PLEASE email interest and choices to networking@psuatlanta.com
Penguins vs. Thrashers - 4/10/10 @ 7 p.m.
It's Pittsburgh's turn! Join Penn State Atlanta for a night at Philips Arena. The Atlanta Thrashers will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 7 p.m. We have a block of fifty (50) tickets in SECTION 206, ROWS D-F.
Tickets are $32/ea plus small ticketing fees. You can purchase tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/513571105 or just click on EventBrite.
We will be looking into do a pregame party at STATS in the CNN Center prior to the game. Details to follow.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike at social@psuatlanta.com. See you there!
2009-2010 Membership Still a Great Value!
With dues-paying members like you, PSU Atlanta was able to raise over $26K for children's oncology through Diamonds Over Georgia, participate in community service events aroun metro-Atlanta like Habitat for Humanity, Food Bank donations, sponsor seven (7) partial scholarships for metro-Atlanta students to attend Penn State, and more. We also network and represent Penn State against other Big Ten groups in club sports (bowling, golf, tennis) and social networking (Big 10 picnic, pub crawl, networking, etc.), and provide excellent discounted tickets to Atlanta's professional sporting events like Falcons / Eagles or Phillies / Braves, Hockey, plus many social and business networking events for you to meet hundreds of other area PSU and Big 10 alums. Please check out our Membership webpage for more detail.
Next Monthly Chapter Meeting
Thursday, February 11th, 7:00 pm
The Chapter's next monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 pm. at NEIGHBORS in the Highlands. All are welcome to join, meet the club officers and chairs, and share your ideas and enthusiasm for all things Penn State!
