A group of young men riding 4,210 miles from Seattle to Washington, D.C. made a stop in Butte Tuesday. They arrived at the Butte Family YMCA around noon, after leaving Philipsburg early Tuesday morning.
A group of fraternity brothers spend their summer cycling across the country to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.
Congratulations to Beta Omicron Chapter (Northwestern State) alumnus Chris Lyles (#322) and wife Laura, a past Rose Queen, on the birth of their second son.
fraternity members are on a journey of hope. They pedaled their bikes into town to spread a message of acceptance. When members of Pi Kappa Phi rode into town to meet with children, there was a lot of cheering. Cyclist Ernesto Rodriguez says the interaction with kids is amazing.
A generation of college-aged bicyclists have not only seen the historical and cultural thread of the United States from the seat of their two-wheel mode of transportation but they also feel satisfied in knowing that they are making a difference with those less fortunate than them.
During a campus visit last year, Jim White '65 encountered the World War II memorial and felt strongly that it should be expanded to honor and remember more alumni veterans. Now, additional memorials are in place thanks to White's leadership and the approximately $20,000 contributed from Pi Kappa Phi alumni.
Fraternity Men from across the country gathered in Seattle to bike to Washington D.C. to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has active members and alumni on this 4,200 mile journey.
Cyclists with Journey of Hope, a Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity's national philanthropy effort to serve people with disabilities, made a stop Friday in Carson City and Western Nevada College as part of its cross-country bicycle trek that began in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle, which will ultimately conclude later this summer in Washington, D.C.
Waterloo native Connor O'Neill never pictured himself as a fraternity member. Nor did he have grand plans to ride a bike across the country. But causes have a way of pushing people to test their limits.
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