Editor’s note: Throughout the week, we’re posting profiles of the 10 members of the 2010 Penn State Homecoming Court: Daniel Cartwright, Danielle DaSilva, Dan Florencio, Marina Johnson, Katherine Larimer, Curran McCready, Jared McKnight, Jessica Pelliciotta, Katy Poole and Justin Ross. Check back as we continue to publish more and more profiles. And click on our Homecoming page for a full listing of the week’s Homecoming events. Penn State students can cast ballots for Homecoming king and queen online here: https://homecoming.psu.edu.
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Hiking Mount Nittany is one of those activities that all Penn Staters should check off their lists before graduation. Dan Florencio waited until senior year, which, in retrospect, was the perfect time to do it. “You get to see the full scope of the university,” he said, adding that the vista puts life in perspective.
Spoken like a true philosophy major.
During the hike, Florencio found himself reflecting on how Dear Old State molded him. For him, growth has come in the form of leadership positions.
A brother and former president of Zeta Psi fraternity, he currently serves as executive vice president for the Interfraternity Council. He’s always involved in the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, spending several THONs on committees.
Homecoming has been part of his life since 1991. Just ask his mother, who has home video of Florencio running through the crowds during the ’91 parade. (Whenever he watches that video, he marvels at how ‘people sure dressed differently.’) So getting involved in Homecoming as a student was a certainty. This year he is a competition captain; last year he worked as a security captain.
Two decades after his mom’s home video, Florencio will be watching the parade once again, but this time as a participant.
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