Fraternity plans memorial event
Beta Theta Pi fraternity is hosting Gamecocks Run For Boston today from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street Fields near the Colonial Life Arena.
The group run was organized to show support for victims of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others. The run’s course will be around the field’s quarter-mile perimeter.
The fraternity will be selling T-shirts and collecting donations to go to the Richard Family Fund. Eight-year-old Martin Richard was standing near the race’s finish line and was killed by one of the blasts; his mother and 6-year-old sister were severely injured.
USC President Harris Pastides said Wednesday he plans to attend the run. Attendees are asked to wear red, white and blue to the event.