Behind the Bruin: 62-year-old freshman and veteran Phillip Bender on making life fun
For all 62 years of his life, Phillip Herbert Bender has truly desired one thing. Fun. And as a Theta Chi at Penn State University in the early 80s, he admits he may have had a little too much of it. “I just went there and partied,” he said. “You know the movie ‘Animal House?’ It’s supposed to be a comedy. It’s really sort of like a documentary. That was my life,” he said, closely comparing himself to Bluto, the frat brother played by John Belushi in the college-romp film. “I