The brothers of Kappa Alpha Order recently raised about $3,500 for their philanthropy, the Muscular Dystrophy Associa-tion.

The fraternity hosted a week of fundraisers to benefit MDA. Blake Carrington, the MDA chairman who coordinated the events, said, “We would like to thank everyone who participated in the various events for their support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Without everyone chipping in, the week would not have been such an outstanding success.”

The first event was a pledge drive, where participants paid $1 each and signed their names on paper pumpkins that were displayed in the UC throughout the week in honor of their contribution.

The second event was a new member auction, which also was a success. The brothers then finished the week with a trick-or-treat event for MDA. This consisted of brothers going to houses and to various businesses in the community to ask for monetary donations for MDA.

With the week being such an overwhelming success, the brothers plan to make MDA Week a staple on KA’s events calendar for years to come.