Senior runner Brian Fuller said his first memory of Penn State was eating chocolate ice cream at the University Creamery.

This was not his freshman year of college -- it was when he was a child.

He and younger brother Kevin, a sophomore and teammate on the men's track and field team, have been to Penn State many times in their life. Their parents, Jim and Patricia, are alumni and they often took their four sons (Brian, Kevin, John and Mark) to Happy Valley.

Penn State has become a big part of the Fuller family -- Mark is the only member of the family to not attend Penn State, and that's because he is still in high school.

During their childhood, the Fuller brothers attended many football games. Their parents have been season ticket holders since 1975 and took their children to games at a young age. John was born in May of 1984 and his first Penn State football game was that September, Jim said.

"We've been taken to games for as long as we've been able to," said Brian, the senior distance runner. "I liked how unbelievable the games were and was amazed at how many people fit into Beaver Stadium."

The family would also spend time walking around campus and town and they would always see the main buildings and attractions -- such as the HUB-Robeson Center and the Creamery.

The family also often attended the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in the summer. Brian said he and his brothers didn't understand it much because they were young.

"I remember walking around a lot," Brian said. "I also remember that it was nice in State College over the summer."

Jim said the kids wanted to throw a football on the Old Main lawn rather than walk around. He and Patricia dragged the kids around Arts Fest and that's why they only remember walking.

John, who graduated in 2006, was the first brother to go to college, and he attended Penn State-Altoona his first two years to play soccer. For his junior and senior years, he transferred to University Park, but chose to focus on his studies rather than continue to play soccer.

Then came Brian's turn. His parents told him he didn't have to attend Penn State, but Brian already had his mind made up.

"I told him if he went to a school that costs as much as Penn State, he's picking up the tab," Jim said, laughing.

Kevin decided to follow in his brothers' footsteps, and the sophomore mid-distance runner said he always planned on attending the state school. He is currently rooming with Brian, and they often chat and joke around when not practicing.

Off the track, Kevin said they do everything together and hang out in the same crowd of friends. Kevin said it's nice rooming with his older brother because it feels like home.

Neither of them needed to adjust to the campus because they already knew it so well from being around it as kids. They did not even have trouble locating classes.

The brothers also like that they are close to their home in Camp Hill, which is near Harrisburg. It's only about an hour-and-a-half away from State College, so their parents visit them on occasion.

"When we would go to State College when they were younger, we would play video games at a Playland on College Avenue," Jim said. "Now, they don't have that anymore, so we just go to The Diner for sticky buns."

Youngest brother Mark is a high school junior and also a runner on the track team. He hopes to attend Penn State like the rest of his family.

Brian and Kevin are enjoying their time as the current members of the Fuller family at Penn State and their dad said in their minds, they always knew they were going to Penn State.

"It just felt like I belong here," Brian said.