Help us cheer the Boilermakers on to victory before Purdue’s home football games.
Registration required. Due to the popularity of pregame tailgates, we are unable to accommodate walkups.
Festivities start two hours prior to kickoff.
Note: Game schedule is subject to change; check back for updates.
Meet at the President’s Council Tailgate Tent two hours before kickoff on the corner of
Tower Drive and Steven Beering Drive, just southwest of Ross-Ade Stadium.
Join us for cocktails at the Union Club Hotel from 4–6PM the day prior to each game.
During Annual Weekend, our reception will take place on Thursday, September 26.
Complimentary shuttles from the Grant Street Parking Garage to the tailgate tent run two hours prior to game time until 30 minutes following the game’s conclusion.
Clear-bag policy: Fans may bring one clear bag (plastic, vinyl, or PVC) not exceeding 12”x6”x12” into the stadium. Nonclear bags must be clutch size (no larger than 4.5”x6.5”).
Help us cheer the Boilermakers on to victory before Purdue’s home football games.
Registration required. Due to the popularity of pregame tailgates, we are unable to accommodate walkups.
Festivities start two hours prior to kickoff.
Note: Game schedule is subject to change; check back for updates.
Meet at the President’s Council Tailgate Tent two hours before kickoff on the corner of Tower Drive and Steven Beering Drive, just southwest of Ross-Ade Stadium.
Join us for cocktails at the Union Club Hotel from 4–6PM the day prior to each game.
During Annual Weekend, our reception will take place on Thursday, September 26.
Complimentary shuttles from the Grant Street Parking Garage to the tailgate tent run two hours prior to game time until 30 minutes following the game’s conclusion.
Clear-bag policy: Fans may bring one clear bag (plastic, vinyl, or PVC) not exceeding 12”x6”x12” into the stadium. Nonclear bags must be clutch size (no larger than 4.5”x6.5”).
PREGAME TAILGATES
Help us cheer the Boilermakers on to victory before Purdue’s home football games.
Registration required
Festivities start two hours prior to kickoff.
Saturday, August 31
Indiana State
Game time: Noon ET
Saturday, September 14
Notre Dame
Game time: 3:30PM ET
Saturday, September 28
Nebraska (Homecoming)
Game time: Noon ET
Friday, October 18
Oregon
Game time: 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, November 2
Northwestern
Game time: TBA
Note: Game schedule is subject to change; check back for updates.
// Meet at the President’s Council Tailgate Tent two hours before kickoff on the corner of Tower Drive and Steven Beering Drive, just southwest of Ross-Ade Stadium.
// Join us for cocktails at the Union Club Hotel from 4 to 6 p.m. the day prior to each game.
During Annual Weekend, our reception will take place on Thursday, September 26.
// Complimentary shuttles from the Grant Street Parking Garage to the tailgate tent run two hours prior to game time until 30 minutes following the game’s conclusion.
// Clear-bag policy: Fans may bring one clear bag (plastic, vinyl, or PVC) not exceeding 12”x6”x12” into the stadium. Nonclear bags must be clutch size (no larger than 4.5”x6.5”).
President’s Council // 765-494-9290 // pc@purdueforlife.org
Office of Special Events // 765-494-0900 // specialevents@purdueforlife.org
Patsy earned a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition in business from Purdue in 1969, in addition to an MBA in food marketing from Michigan State University in 1970. She retired from Kraft Foods in 2006 after 36 years in corporate food marketing and marketing communications management.
A community volunteer, Patsy serves on the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Advisory Board and the Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council, in addition to the President’s Council Advisory Board. She is a former member of the Health and Human Sciences Alumni Board. Patsy held several offices from 2006 through 2013, including president and treasurer. She serves her community’s Discover Indianapolis Club in Fishers, holding several leadership roles for over 10 years.
Patsy has received several honors, including the Purdue University Nutrition Science Department Hall of Fame recipient in 2009 and the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. She also received the college’s Gold and Black Award in 2016, an honor reserved for donors who have moved the college forward by committing exceptional financial resources.
In addition to endowing two scholarships, the Patsy J. Mellott Scholarship and Patsy J. Mellott HHS Scholarship, she established the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award in the College of Health and Human Sciences in 2013. In 2015, she endowed the Patsy J. Mellott Women’s Tennis Coach Performance Award. She is a lead donor in the Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award and the Purdue Women’s Network Virginia C. Meredith Scholarship for the College of Health and Human Sciences.
