“Bigfoot” appears on UMN campus to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention.
University of Minnesota fraternity Alpha Tau Omega have patrolled campus with a man in a Bigfoot costume this past week, for a series of fundraisers and mental health awareness activities in a promotion called “Unseen Week.” Alpha Tau Omega fraternity members Braden Bronaugh (left) and Robert Golda (right) escort a person in a bigfoot costume around the Mall on the University of Minnesota Campus, Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2025. Bronaugh said the fraternity will not disclose the identity of whoever occupies the Bigfoot costume. Zach Lebowitz / Hubbard school of journalism and mass communications A person in a Bigfoot costume escorted by students dressed as security guards in three-piece suits patrolled the University of Minnesota campus last week. Fraternity Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) arranged the mascot’s appearance to garner attention for a series of mental health awareness activities and fundraisers for the suicide prevention non-profit Shout Out Loud Minnesota in an event called “Unseen Week”....