If I started a sentence with the following; twenty fraternity brothers from Pi Kappa Phi got together for the whole summer to . . . The majority of people would not assume its fraternity men dedicating their entire summer to service.
On Sunday, July 12, to Thursday, July 16, a team of 22 fraternity men will be in Rocky Mount at Wonderland Camp as a part of a service-learning construction event.
On their first stop of their six-week Build America tour across the East Coast and Midwest, members of Pi Kappa Phi are spending several days at Camp Allen, improving accessibility to facilities for the disabled campers Ñ and making new friends along the way.
On Friday, June 26 The Ability Experience's Journey of Hope stopped in Wheatland at the Middle School. The Ability Experience's Journey of Hope is a 4,200 mile cycling event where members of the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi ride across the country to raise awareness and funds for people with disabilities.
Every time we are meeting new people, all the people that we're trying to help, they're always in very high spirits, they're always really happy, they're constantly smiling," said Michael Batres, a cyclist and mentor with The Ability Experience.
After a 90-mile ride, 26 Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members from all over the nation cycled into Portales on Friday on their Journey for Hope, a fundraiser for those with disabilities.
Photo Spotlight from The Ability Experience: A Build America man is always ready for a dance party. #BAM2015
On June 25, Nicholas Brady (Theta Xi) had the honor of appointing Tyler Quinn (Theta Xi) Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Photo Spotlight: Brothers from the Journey of Hope North 2013 team recently had a reunion to celebrate the wedding of Sanjeev Udhnani, Theta Delta (Florida International).
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