Penn State's Army ROTC is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful Army ROTC programs in the nation. In 1891, Penn State cadets, 158 strong, camped for one week at Gettysburg, stopping in Harrisburg to parade for the Governor. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Penn State cadets stand near the Armory and Old Main in 1910. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Penn State cadets stand for review in 1916. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Army officers on May Day at University Park, 1920. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Army ROTC cadets on May Day at University Park, 1920. Credit: Penn State Expand Penn State Pershing Rifles, 1938. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Army ROTC band during Armistice Day Ceremonies, November 1949. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Cadets acquaint themselves with the M-1 rifle in 1953. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Col. Richard A. Norton, Engineer ROTC deputy camp commander, delivering an orientation address to the 1954 Engineer ROTC cadets. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Cadets receive instruction on the Bailey bridge construction in 1953. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Penn State Army ROTC cadets march during a weekly parade in 1957. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Diane K. Shifflett of Saegertown, Mary D. Johnston of Levittown, Carol A. O’Brien of Wynnewood, Nancy C. Fuller of Pittsburgh, Susan E. Rodems of Syracuse, NY, and Jill E. Morgenthaler of Middletown, RI salute in 1972. The cadets were among the first twenty women nationwide to receive Army ROTC scholarships. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand Army ROTC cadets near Beaver Stadium, 1980. Credit: Penn State University Archives Expand