On Dec. 3, more than 60 brothers partnered with a campus organization that assists people with disabilities to sponsor a Christmas Party in a municipal facility in Lafayette. Some clients of the now defunct Arc of Tippecanoe and others who work with Best Buddies-Purdue joined with fraternity members for limbo dancing, building gingerbread houses and […]
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Bike-a-thon raises $20,000 for people with disabilities
The 15th Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Memorial Bike-a-Thon had tremendous success and fraternity members along with people with disabilities thank all our donors and supporters. On Oct. 25, the chapter completed the three-day cycling event on three stationary bikes near the Purdue bell tower. During that time, more than $20,000 was raised, beating our old […]
Read MoreFund-raising record set during first day of bike-a-thon
On a day that stated cold and windy (47 degrees and 30 mph winds) and ended in a similar fashion (42 degrees), a fund-raising record was set – more than $11,000 was raised for people with disabilities – during the 15th Annual David Feltner 72-Hour Memorial Bike-a-Thon. Each year, fraternity members honor Feltner, who died in 2011 […]
Read MoreVolunteering for adults with special needs begins
Nearly each day of the school year, members of Pi Kappa Phi assist a special needs group with socialization through outings, classroom activities and support. Over a two-day period this week, the chapter sent more than a dozen volunteers to two different municipal parks in the area. For more than an hour each time, members […]
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