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Fraternities fight to improve literacy rate for Weakley Co. kids
Christopher Turner
Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: Campus News
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On Friday, March 23, the Epsilon Sigma chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha hosted their 18th Annual Pike Fights.
Pike Fights is an event put on every year by the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha, where members of different fraternities within the same weight class participate in a one minute, three-round bout.
This year there were 10 bouts, with weight classes from lightweight (140-147 pounds) to heavyweight (294-393 pounds).
This year, the bouts consisted of members from Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Pi Kappa Alpha.
This year Pike Fights was more significant than prior. Craig Allen Long, UTM alumnus and brother of Pi Kappa Alpha, died on February 10, 2007. As one of the originators of the Pike Fights and a loyal member to the fraternity, some proceeds of this year's fight will go to the Craig Allen Long Memorial Fund. Other proceeds will also go to the Reading Railroad Service Project, the Weakley County Chapter, a program where children from birth to age five would receive a book each month mailed to their home.
Pike Fights is an event put on every year by the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha, where members of different fraternities within the same weight class participate in a one minute, three-round bout.
This year there were 10 bouts, with weight classes from lightweight (140-147 pounds) to heavyweight (294-393 pounds).
This year, the bouts consisted of members from Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Pi Kappa Alpha.
This year Pike Fights was more significant than prior. Craig Allen Long, UTM alumnus and brother of Pi Kappa Alpha, died on February 10, 2007. As one of the originators of the Pike Fights and a loyal member to the fraternity, some proceeds of this year's fight will go to the Craig Allen Long Memorial Fund. Other proceeds will also go to the Reading Railroad Service Project, the Weakley County Chapter, a program where children from birth to age five would receive a book each month mailed to their home.
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