Friday, Feb. 7 was an exciting opportunity for the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. The brothers were able to host a ping pong and racquetball philanthropy tournament with Campus Recreation. Located in the Health and Fitness Center, the tournament started upstairs with exciting rounds of ping pong and then moved downstairs for an intense racquetball tournament to conclude the event.
With five ping pong participants and a decent amount of spectators, the first half of the tournament began. Play throughout the tournament was intense from the start, with all participants eagerly hitting and diving for the ball. Each round of ping pong was double elimination, and ended with the winner receiving a Subway gift card, as well as other small gifts.
Senior and Pi Kappa Phi brother Adam Coleman said, “The ping pong tournament turned out really good. A lot of people came out to compete and we raised a lot of money for Push America. I would like to thank Campus Recreation for their help putting it all together.”
Then, participants and spectators moved downstairs to the Health and Fitness Center for the racquetball tournament. Racquetball was also double elimination, and involved six participants. The racquetball tournament winner left with a Subway gift card and other small gifts.
During this event, Pi Kappa Phi charged five dollars per participant to enter the tournaments, and also accepted donations for their philanthropy, Push America.
According to junior Pi Kappa Phi brother Matt Pereira, Push America is a non- profit organization founded by brothers of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity that serves people with disabilities.
Pereira said, “We are actually the only Greek organization in the world that owns their own philanthropy.”
At the end of both tournaments, the total amount raised for Push America was close to 60 dollars.
The event was organized by junior Pi Kappa Phi brother Sean Scott and the staff of Campus Recreation.
Scott said, “There was an opportunity to raise money and we took it. I have a lot of connections through playing club baseball. With sponsors, we did not have to put any money into this event and we got a lot out of it.”
