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Originally Posted by Titchou (Post 2375159)

Big deal at Alabama..

Well, yes, but why? Does it supposedly lead to anything? Or is it just the "honor of being homecoming king/queen"?

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Originally Posted by jolene (Post 2375160)

Can't someone still secretly vote for who they want even if their chapter is officially supporting candidate X?

I think some of those messages mentioned that and said if you choose to support her, don't publicize it on social media or anything. They just wanted to let it publicly known that they were supporting the Phi Mu candidate.

Mentioned in the Huffington Post article: "While it is okay to support her and vote for her if you REALLLLLLY feel called to do so, posting your support on social media is not fair to the rest of the house or future members of Alpha Gam." Then in another screenshot, someone says "like literally we love her so much and yes we can vote for her but it's the social media we have to show support for the machine."

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Originally Posted by jolene (Post 2375160)

Can't someone still secretly vote for who they want even if their chapter is officially supporting candidate X?

YES.

pfffft.... Wonderful Social Media, putting everyone's laundry out there for the world to pass judgment on.

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Originally Posted by Kevin (Post 2374792)

So Phi Mu wins it today and AGD wins it tomorrow. That's the sort of horse trading which makes these things work.

Exactly. As opposed to splitting the greek vote. Perhaps a non-Greek with a very non-Greek mindset and ideas breaks through and wins. Then they are fighting anti Greek sentiment and policy suggestions for a year.

I think it is a very smart little process they have going there to protect the greater establishment in the long run.

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Originally Posted by Just interested (Post 2375153)

I agree with 33 girl. I like the idea of having a platform or being in the running because of campus activities/ie volunteer activities. I may be wrong, but I believe the University of Texas has done away with Homecoming royalty altogether and I know Texas A&M doesn't have homecoming royalty.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMoTLNcUsAAR8Le.jpg

Didn't she make Miss Alabama? I swear that there was a candidate last year named Tiara.

ETA: Yes, she did! https://www.al.com/life/2019/06/miss...the-crown.html

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Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle (Post 2477775)

It's interesting that UA finally had a black Miss UA but it was kept on the DL. She was a Phi Mu.

Maybe it is late and I am just out of gas today... why do you say it was "kept on the DL"? And I believe that she IS a member of Phi Mu still, isn't she?

Saying it was kept on the DL and then posting two examples of it being shared via the media . . . I'm confused.

Really! It was all over the news HERE IN ALABAMA! Everyone was very excited. She's from here in the Bham area..she and her mom just had Covid too. that was in the news.
https://www.al.com/news/2020/07/miss...-and-real.html

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Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle (Post 2477775)

It's interesting that UA finally had a black Miss UA but it was kept on the DL. She was a Phi Mu.

NP, still waiting for a response. What do you mean by "it was kept on the DL"? Bumping this so it doesn't get lost.....

Heck, she even got an extra year as Miss Alabama due to CV19!

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Originally Posted by thetalady (Post 2477780)

Maybe it is late and I am just out of gas today... why do you say it was "kept on the DL"? And I believe that she IS a member of Phi Mu still, isn't she?

Phi Mu fraternity shared the news on their Facebook page in 2019, so I wouldn't consider it to be on the DL.

https://www.facebook.com/PhiMu/posts...7099493475256/

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Originally Posted by thetalady (Post 2477780)

Maybe it is late and I am just out of gas today... why do you say it was "kept on the DL"? And I believe that she IS a member of Phi Mu still, isn't she?

I don’t know what her current status with Phi Mu is. I just assume that she is an alumna since she’s done with school.

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 2477781)

Saying it was kept on the DL and then posting two examples of it being shared via the media . . . I'm confused.

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Originally Posted by Titchou (Post 2477786)

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Originally Posted by thetalady (Post 2477821)

NP, still waiting for a response. What do you mean by "it was kept on the DL"? Bumping this so it doesn't get lost.....

Heck, she even got an extra year as Miss Alabama due to CV19!

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Originally Posted by TLLK (Post 2477824)

Phi Mu fraternity shared the news on their Facebook page in 2019, so I wouldn't consider it to be on the DL.

https://www.facebook.com/PhiMu/posts...7099493475256/

With UA being such a prominent school in the United States, I’m surprised it wasn’t national news. Yes I saw all of the links but they were local to Alabama and that region. I’m glad that she won however it was disappointing to find out almost 2 years later.