‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ takes over the Quad Nov. 1

Junior Ayla Cockrill, the philanthropy chair for Sigma Kappa and one of the organizers of the walk, speaks at the ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ event on the Quad Nov. 1. She spoke about her experience seeing the disease affect patients at a nursing home she worked at.

The crowd raises flowers in unison that represent their relationship to Alzheimer’s disease. At the end of the walk, participants placed the flowers in an area called the Promise Garden.

Event attendees and members of an Alzheimer’s Association walk to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s. This fundraiser was the annual ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ to aid in the cure for the disease.

Members of Pi Kappa Phi walked with yard flowers at the ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ on the Quad. The event was a main focus for Sigma Kappa philanthropy, and the sorority collaborated with Alzheimer’s Association to plan it every year.