Dec. 10: Hanging of the Greens
Members of the college community will honor the Behrend family at the chapel in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery at 7 p.m.
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Members of the college community will honor the Behrend family at the chapel in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery at 7 p.m.
Penn State Behrend’s oldest tradition — the "Hanging of the Greens" at the Behrend Chapel, in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery — will return to an in-person format with a candlelit program on Friday, Dec. 10.
Erie, Pennsylvania The 2020 Hanging of the Greens ceremony, the oldest tradition at Penn State Behrend, was broadcast virtually from Behrend Chapel with minimal participants, following physical distancing requirements and safety protocols. Participants included Ralph Ford, Chancellor of Penn State Behrend; Ken Miller, senior director of administration and student affairs; and Penn State Behrend students. This annual event has taken place since December 1948, in honor of the Behrend family. Ernst, Mary, Harriet, and Warren Behrend are interred at Behrend Chapel in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, ...