My niece is a Miss Outstanding Teen contestant in the Miss Texas - Miss America state pageant this week. Waiting with baited breath . . .

. . . and she is picking her college by whether or not they have a Gamma Phi chapter! (I do tell her to have an open mind, but she does have a grandmother, an aunt, and a cousin who are Gamma Phis!)

How cool would that be if you could all attend her initiation?

It looks like Miss Nevada, Katherine Kelley, is an Alpha Chi Omega from the University of Alabama. She's a member of the Alpha Chi Omega at Alabama Facebook group as well as the UA Class of 2014 page. Extra level of sleuth: I found a Katherine Kelley listed in AXO's 2010 Bid List published in the local newspaper.

I actually attended the Miss Arizona pageant last night -- first time I've ever seen a state pageant in the Miss America system -- and saw Madison Esteves crowned Miss Arizona. How do you super-sleuths find out the details about where she goes to school and her sorority affiliation? All I learned was that she was the Miss Arizona Outstanding Teen three years ago.
#sleuthingfail

Looks like Miss America will no longer be airing on NBC.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/na...FlowFB_LABrand

DaffyKD

Trump is Miss USA/Miss Universe, Miss America is a totally separate entity.

Thank Goodness!

That's two Miss Californias in the past four years who went to my high school! We've all been titleholders of our hometown pageant. No Gamma Phis on the list (yet), but I'll take a pageant sister.

Interesting! A "kinda-cousin" of mine is a Sigma Kappa, Duquesne!

From the Chi Omega Facebook page:

Sister Shannon Sanderford (Epsilon Alpha/U of Oklahoma) was crowned Miss Texas 2015 and will compete in the Miss America pageant in September!

The 1st, 2nd and 4th runners-up are all Chi Os, as well.

Miss West Virginia, Chelsea Malone, is an Alpha Phi Omega Brother!

Madi Esteves attends/attended Chandler-Gilbert Community College. So no Greek affiliation (yet). Just checked her FB page and the AZ website. Couple of clicks. No super sleuthing here!

FWIW, my niece placed in the top 12 of Miss Texas Outstanding Teen (the teen arm of Miss America).

Congrats! Does she have more years of eligibility left? I think the teen org is a great stepping stone to the MAO.

Yes - she has 2 more years of eligibility.