Founded in 1982, Pennsylvania Upsilon was closed in 1994, but returned to Clarion University as an SEC in 2008. Since then, the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon have been working toward rechartering as Pennsylvania Upsilon, and on October 2, 2015, that goal was achieved. The chapter’s manpower has hovered around 30, making the chapter the largest on campus. But the brothers are raising the bar by implementing year-round recruitment and designating the first week of every month as “recruitment week.”

The chapter has a full complement of mentors for undergraduate leaders and has recruited Amy Love, a professor in the school of special education, as its faculty fellow. With help from a large group of dedicated volunteers, the chapter is well positioned to succeed at Clarion for years to come.

Two Order of the Golden Heart recipients were present at the chartering banquet: Gary Griffith, Texas-Austin ’70, who conferred the charter, and keynote speaker Judge Mitch Crane, West Chester ’77. Crane, as well as Shawn Hoke, director of Clarion’s Center for Leadership and Involvement, were instrumental in the chapter’s return to campus.