Psi Upsilon Alumni Association President Richard Morse died of a heart attack Tuesday evening during the fraternity's monthly alumni association meeting.
Psi Upsilon is better known as the Castle.
Morse, who lived in Springfield, Pa., graduated from the College in 1953. He was 70 years old and is survived by a wife and two sons.
According to Psi Upsilon brothers present during the incident, the house meeting that Morse normally chaired was scheduled for 6 p.m., but Morse wanted to wait a few extra minutes for more people to arrive.
While the group waited and talked in the Castle's Great Hall, Morse fell limply to the floor.
Wharton sophomore Rob Jackson and College senior Matthew Asada laid Morse down and checked his breathing. College senior Stren Lea ran from the building to find a Penn police officer on Locust Walk, while another brother quickly dialed the appropriate emergency numbers.
Morse was later pronounced dead at the scene.
