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Originally Posted by crescent&pearls
Last night my local cable aired a debutante ball hosted by a NPHC sorority. I've never seen something like this aired before, but I got sucked in to watching to see if knew any of the girls (I didn't but I did recognize a few of the parents) There must have been about 50 girls! They ranged in age from 16-19. They were so cute, and so nervous. Unfortunately I missed the beginning so this was probably explained but I'm just curious now...does participating in a cotillion like this obligate the girls to pursue membership in that particular organization? Are they selected to participate because they are legacies or are they sponsored to be debs by friends, teachers etc.?
The other thing that stood out was when each girl was first introduced she was described as "Miss First Name Last Name" and after she did the big curtsy the announcer re-introduced each girl as "Misses First Name Last Name." Was I hearing that right? At first I thought, well some of the girls could possibly be married but then I thought probably not. Can anyone shed some light on all this, I'm totally intrigued.
In any case, great PR for the org, their crest and badge was front and center through the whole thing!
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You are not obligated to pursue membership in that organization if you participate in their cotillion/debutante ball. (At least the way mine worked) is that you are invited/asked by an alumna if you would like to participate. You fill out an application of your accomplishments, some short answers, and then they take you on the for the (months of) preparation and such. When the event is over, there's really no mention of "Now that you've debuted with the XYZ's, your next step is to pursue membership with us" (just BTW, I'm now in a NPC sorority)
I don't think you were hearing it right- the announcer may have stumbled over their words a bit, but I don't know why one of the young women would go from Miss to Misses after her bow.
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