Jill Seifrit went through what she sees as a rite of passage at about 1 a.m. Thursday morning: ordering delivery from outside Beaver Stadium.
"Location? Beaver Stadium. No big deal," Seifrit (sophomore-political science) said.
Seifrit is one of many dedicated Paternoville campers returning to Gate A at Beaver Stadium for a front-row student section seat at this Saturday's game against Youngstown State.
Paternoville's newest experiment, a new method of group registration through the ANGEL course management system, worked without a glitch, Paternoville President Alex Cohen said.
Cohen (senior-marketing) described the campers for this weekend's game as some of his group's finest.
"These are the people that really have a passion for Paternoville and Penn State football," Cohen (senior-marketing) said.
Despite waking up in her tent at 8 a.m. Thursday because of game clock testing from the stadium, Seifrit said she is still excited to camp out for every home game this year.
Groups of up to 10 registered tent spots through ANGEL, Penn State's primary site for super-
vising online components of classes.
Last year, the system consisted of on-site registration for spots, which caused problems with campers showing up at Gate A before the intended time of 12:01 a.m. on the Thursday before home games.
Cohen said about 25 groups signed up through ANGEL -- bringing in about 150 people, less than last year's home opener against the University of Akron.
Paternoville Organizational Officer Stacy Bartholomew blamed this year's lower campout attendance on the reputation of Youngstown State.
"Once the big games come, it becomes really fun," Bartholomew (senior-animal sciences) said.
Cohen said the first group arrivals went better than in past years.
But for Cohen, this campout was personally bittersweet.
"I'm happy but kind of sad to be back. Last night was a melancholy moment because it's my last year with Paternoville," Cohen said.
Cohen said he is eager to see newly chosen freshman quarterback Robert Bolden start for Penn State.
Danielle Forwood (junior-veterinary and biomedical sciences), standing guard at her tent Thursday despite the afternoon heat, said she, too, is anxious to see how Bolden will perform.
The Nittany Lions will play the Youngstown State Penguins at noon on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
