August 7, 2003 - Pete the Perch

Pete the Perch was awarded each week to the orientation leader who demonstrated the greatest Penn State Spirit. At the end of the summer, Pete was permanently kept by the orientation leader who was voted to have been most valuable to the program.

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  Pete, from the front. Pete includes "artifacts" from Laura Lindsey, Ashley Martin, Bridget Daly, Steve Sokolowski, Dane Zdunowski, and Rebecca Trubilla, who each won the award once during the summer.

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  Pete was almost destroyed less than ten hours after its awarding on August 2, 2003, at 1:15am, in a car accident. The bent license plate from the totaled Volvo is in the background in this side view.

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  All of the orientation leaders stand together for one last group photo on August 1 before parting for good.