Pizza Near IUP – College Students Choose Free Pizza Over Friends’ Privacy
Two college students were avid seekers of pizza near IUP and, of course, free pizza! Chris and Taylor clicked in AP physics during high school, so they decided to attend the Indiana University of Pennsylvania together.
While others at the University see Chris and Taylor’s relationship as being more toxic than dumping water into acid (never do that, by the way), they see their relationship as pH-7 (neutral).
Chris & Taylor’s Social Circles at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania
It didn’t take long before Chris and Taylor started making new friends at IUP. Some of Chris’ friends did not like Taylors’, and the same was true the other way.
It turned out that three cliques developed: the “we like Chris’ friends only” clique, the “we like Taylors’ friends only” clique, and the clique who likes everyone (which turns out to be the only clique nobody else likes because they try too hard to be liked, making them unlikable).
The Legend of Free Pizza Near IUP
It is widely known that pizza is a staple of college students. When Chris and Taylor spent time alone to study, or simply chill, you can bet that a pizza wasn’t far away.
At the time, Serrianni’s offered free pizza near IUP in an online, monthly promotion that exchanged a free slice of pizza for a friend’s email address.
This worked out well for Chris and Taylor because, between them, they had a lot of friends. We expanded our promotional mailing list and the guys got plenty of free pizza.
Up Next: Chris and Taylor struggle with the morality of giving away their friends’ info… Keep Reading
History of Serrianni's Authentic Italian Pizza
7 Decades of Passion for Italian Food
In 1953, an Italian immigrant, and friend of Sam Serrianni, taught Sam a secret recipe for thin crust Pizza.
The students at IUP, then called State Teachers College at Indiana, had 20 pizza's delivered and fed the whole school ; )
Moving on, Sam started making Cheese Pizza and Pepperoni Pizza in his restaurant that year and continued crafting authentic Italian pizza until Christmas 1996 when a tragic fire forced the restaurant to close.
Recovering from Tragedy
- A fire had us down but we were never out!
For 43 years the restaurant was known as having the best authentic Italian Pizza from coast to coat.
Encouragement to re-open came from our homeown and surrounding areas from Indiana PA. to Pittsburgh PA. and beyond. We will be forever grateful.
So, in 2001, the local community and townsfolk missed the Pizza so much they convinced Valerie, Sam’s daughter to re-open Serrianni's!!!
And over the last 72 years, the restaurant gained many loyal food-loving customers in its Homer City, PA. location.
Authentic Italian Pizza from Our Family to Yours
Today Artisan Pizza and Calzones are handmade to exacting order.
And in many varieties from Perogie to Peperonni.
Each crafted by Valerie and Mike, (he tries), daughter Sheena (future Ehr), and daugeters-in-law Tiffany and Isabella.
With additional help from sons Nick and Bradley (our Salice Si,) who both play a very important role.
Valerie’s Grandchildren Sierra and Leo will continue the family tradition in our 4th Generation Family Owned Pizzeria. (Meet Our Team!)
Our business is as unique and special as the food created and shared with our neighbors like you, near or far.
