Brothers cross the country for worthy cause

What did you do on your summer vacation? Did it occur to you to ride your bicycle all the way across America?

Two TCU students who are also blood brothers and fraternity brothers of Pi Kappa Phi did just that. Last summer Adam Wilson started from San Francisco and completed a 4,000-mile cross-country trek to Washington D.C. and this summer his brother, Kyle, began his journey from Seattle to the nation's capital. He is joined by T.J. Howard and Rudy Granaghan. (pictured together in photo). The team is currently in Kentucky, with plans to arrive in Washington on August 14.

Their goal is raising awareness and to money for people with disabilities.

Pi Kappa Phi, a national Greek fraternity with a chapter at TCU, has a full time philanthropic arm founded in 1977, Push America, whose mission is serving people with disabilities. They organize and sponsor many events throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for their cause. The “Journey of Hope” is their largest annual effort and this is the 23rd consecutive year for as many as 75 cyclists and 25 crews to cross America on their own power.

Day after day, week after week the team is peddling across America, averaging 75 miles a day. They've met governors, mayors, state and federal politicians, and many others educated and inspired by their efforts. They worked out with Olympic wheelchair basketball team and Rugby team. They visited with other Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chapters at universities throughout the entire trip. They were also introduced and honored at several major league baseball games where they were able to promote their story.