▁Championship ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Lac ros se <0x0A> </s> ▁College ▁Hockey ▁East ▁( CH E ) ▁is ▁a ▁mixed ▁American ▁Colleg iate ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁( AC HA ) ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Division ▁ 3 ▁league ▁for ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁College ▁Hockey ▁East ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁the ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁( W PI HA ), ▁which ▁was ▁organized ▁during ▁a ▁dinner ▁meeting ▁hosted ▁by ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University ▁at ▁Sk ib o ▁Hall ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁meeting ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁team ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities : ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University , ▁Du ques ne ▁University , ▁G annon ▁University , ▁Indiana ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁P enn ▁State ▁University - West , ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁College , ▁and ▁S li pp ery ▁Rock ▁University . ▁Robert ▁W . ▁McC ur dy , ▁who ▁then ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Student ▁Activ ities ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on , ▁led ▁the ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Cl iff ord ▁C . ▁W ise . ▁During ▁that ▁session , ▁the ▁W PI HA ▁was ▁officially ▁founded . ▁McC ur dy ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁league , ▁and ▁W ise ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁W PI HA ▁Secretary . ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁did ▁not ▁attend