Unlike most of the 2,000 dancers in the 2017 Purdue University Dance Marathon, the large contingent of Pi Kappa Phi members had alternatives to keep their minds off the 18 hours of the annual event. Pi Kapps made up 53 of the 2,000+ registered dancers and raised $18,069 for Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Instead […]
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Special needs classes receive $5,000 grant
Nine undergraduate members and two chapter alumni gathered in the Lafayette Jefferson High School’s special needs classes on Nov. 8 to present a large grant to significantly assist teachers and students. The Ability Experience, the national outreach effort of the national Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, rewarded the Purdue chapter and its programming by giving $5,000 […]
Read MoreBike a Thon raises more than $4,000
More than $4,000 was raised in record-setting fashion during the Seventh Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Memorial Bike a Thon that led up to the Sept. 23 Purdue homecoming football game. The 3-day riding event that started at 1:30 p.m., Sept. 20, concluded near the Purdue belltower as undergraduates, alumni, parents and guests watched Candy and […]
Read MoreThe final 24 hours of the bike a thon begins
The final 24 hours of the Seventh Annual David Feltner Memorial Bike a Thon started at 1:30 p.m. amid a flurry of activities. The event, which benefits The Ability Experience, is being held near the belltower in the middle of the Purdue campus. The chapter is doing fund-raising for the national philanthropic effort helping people […]
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