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My sorority holds our annual Big Man on Campus pageant every March for our Shamrock Project, which raises thousands of dollars each year for Prevent Child Abuse America. We charge admission, which is usually $3. We have the contestants go around with buckets collecting pocket change at school during the week of the pageant, and we also sell ads for the program to local businesses for anywhere from $25-100.
The way it runs is, there's a casual wear section, in which the contestant wears nice, casual clothes, and he is introduced (like if he's in a fraternity, or sports team, and other organizations, his major, awards, etc.)
Then there is a talent portion. We have had guys do everything from spin pizza trays, to sing and play the guitar like Dave Matthews, to breaking bricks by karate chopping them and breathing fire (these were our past 3 winners). Other guys have salsa danced, performed magic tricks, read poetry, sing, play the drums, danced to Nsync, dribbled a basketball, played a beer bong, do a Cocktail-esque routine with bottles....guys can be really creative, don't sell them short.
The next is the formal wear section, where they all wear tuxes, and go model for a little bit, then we narrow them down into semi-finalists. Then there is a question and answer session, where we ask them a typical pageant type question, as well as a sorority trivia question, like what are our colors, our flower, etc.
Then we give out prizes. The first year the prize was skydiving for 2, the next year it was a weekend stay at a resort on Clearwater Beach for 2, and this past year it was a cruise for 2. We got all of these prizes donated. The thing is we need to have the prizes be better and better every year!
If you have any questions let me know. We never do a swimsuit competition, because we think the guys are way too immature, and several would probably bust out in Speedos, and we don't really want to see that. We try to keep it really tasteful because parents come, as well as people from the community. PM me if you have any questions!
~Shae
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