2026 Penn State Hampton Roads Student Sendoff & Picnic
About this Event
Are you heading off to a Penn State campus for the first time? Then this is for you! Local alumni are going to "send you off" to campus, Current students are invited for free, too!
FREE for all incoming and current Penn State students who attend a campus, but you must register. And you get swag- a gift from alumni !
Parents, friends, alumni and other guests are just $23.00 ... .. READ ON!!
Deadline to register is midnight July 22, 2026
We connect students with alumni, mingle with their families, introduce them to Penn State traditions and reassure parents that their freshmen will BE OK!
Come out to this family- friendly Penn State Hampton Roads signature event held this year near the Shore Drive/N. Great Neck Rd intersection. Heads up- the Lynnhaven Dr. address is NOT near Lynnhaven Mall! ;-)
We plan to invite any students who started Spring semester and didn't get to attend a welcome picnic last summer, if we know who they are!
PLUS! Penn State Trivia game, Giant jenga, Corn hole and PSU door prizes
PLUS! Picnic appetizers catered by Ballyhoos
2:00 pm- Check in
- Greetings from Penn State Alumni Association- Hampton Roads Chapter leadership
- How alumni support students- Scholarship! Care packages!
- Penn State Trivia Contest
- Tips from current students
- Introduce students, give out gifts
- Group Photo of everyone; separate Group Photo of just students
Picnic Cost:
- General Admission- $23*
- Incoming Student- Complimentary (additional guests pay general admission) We welome having your parents or family members attend
- Returning Student- Complimentary
Sponsorship Opportunities: Help the chapter budget defray costs of the picnic! We rely heavily on your support to making this a first-class event.
- Sustaining Chapter Sponsor- $250*
- Nittany Sponsor- $100*
- Blue & White Chapter Sponsor- $50*
- Lion Sponsor- $25* (covers the cost of one student attending the picnic)
Penn State Hampton Roads is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. All sponsorships and contributions are tax deductible! Sponsorships don't include a general admission ticket. If you plan to attend, please purchase your general admission ticket as well.
Donations: Never required; Always appreciated!
- Don and Rose Marie Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund*- benefits local Penn State Students
- Student Care Packages*- sent to local students during finals
* plus Eventbrite fees
Can I pay another way to avoid fees? Yes! But please respect the deadline so the treasurer can have it all taken care of by the picnic.
Payments for tickets, picnic sponsorships and donations may be made by check but must be received in the mail by the July 22, 2026 to register to meet Ballyhoos deadline. It's always helpful in planning food, etc., if you go ahead and register early.
Speaking of deadlines, donations never have a deadline! But many choose to contribute to our local scholarship and student care packages at the same time as the picnic.
Make checks payable to Penn State Hampton Roads Chapter and mail to Jan Dungan, Treasurer, 4201 Mercedes Ct., Virginia Beach 23455
Questions ? Contact Kathryn Barrett, Picnic Chair, at [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 268.61
