Miss America 2013 - Page 7

IUHoosiergirl88 · #1 01-13-2013, 12:24 AM

So she couldn't hack it in Bama and moved to NY for less competition

Just kidding!

IndianaSigKap · #2 01-13-2013, 12:50 AM

Went to a fun party tonight where we wore tiaras and filled out judging sheets. The door prize game consisted of us drawing the contestants out of a bag and if your candidates won one of the top five, you won a prize. I drew Washinton, Wyoming, South Carolina and New York plus some non finalists. I was big winner tonight. :-) I always choose my top 15 during the beginning introductions. Last year I was 13 for 15, this year I was 9 out of 15 including NY, OK, SC and WY.

nyapbp · #3 01-13-2013, 09:33 AM

Well, it's been 50 years since our last Miss America, so I think Pi Phi was about due. (Jackie Mayer, Miss America 1963, is an initiated member of the Pi Phi chapter at Northwestern.) I'm late to this rodeo seeing that it's Sunday morning and I saw the news on a Pi Phi friend's facebook page, but I think Mallory was the only Pi Phi in the competition.

(I am editing this since I completely forgot about Susan Akin, Miss America 1986, A Pi Phi at Ole Miss. I'm sorry for the lapse of Pi Phi knowledge ;-)

carnation · #4 01-13-2013, 09:34 AM

nyapbp: Susan Akin of MS Beta was Miss America in about 1980!

honeychile · #5 01-14-2013, 12:59 PM

Does anybody know if last year's Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, is a greek? She's the one who's dating Alabama's AJ McCarron.

HQWest · #6 01-14-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Does anybody know if last year's Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, is a greek? She's the one who's dating Alabama's AJ McCarron.

She is an Auburn Alumna from Phenix City, now in graduate school at Alabama. I cannot find if she pledged while at Auburn.

NutBrnHair · #7 01-14-2013, 03:45 PM

Miss Congeniality - Miss Arkansas – Sloane Roberts (Chi Omega)

Cheerio · #8 01-14-2013, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Does anybody know if last year's Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, is a greek? She's the one who's dating Alabama's AJ McCarron.

She was Miss Alabama USA. Two different fish in the pageant sea.

Thanks to some heavy online digging, I believe this IS the first time in history the Miss America Top Five has NOT had a vocalist.

Gingerdeltaz · #9 01-15-2013, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Does anybody know if last year's Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb, is a greek? She's the one who's dating Alabama's AJ McCarron.

The night of the BCS Championships, Twitter was on fire saying that she was an AOPi, but I haven't seen it anywhere other than Twitter.

IrishLake · #10 01-13-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by nyapbp

Well, it's been 50 years since our last Miss America, so I think Pi Phi was about due. (Jackie Mayer, Miss America 1963, is an initiated member of the Pi Phi chapter at Northwestern.) I'm late to this rodeo seeing that it's Sunday morning and I saw the news on a Pi Phi friend's facebook page, but I think Mallory was the only Pi Phi in the competition.

(I am editing this since I completely forgot about Susan Akin, Miss America 1986, A Pi Phi at Ole Miss. I'm sorry for the lapse of Pi Phi knowledge ;-)

Jackie Mayer and I share a hometown. There's a few things there named for her. I didn't know she was a Pi Phi! Very cool!

nyapbp · #11 01-13-2013, 09:50 AM

1986! Yep, you're correct. (I looked up the Jackie Mayer info in the coffee table book and there's a picture of Marilyn Van Debur as well as Susan Akin. I just didn't see either picture. Time for new glasses!)

mellymoo · #12 01-13-2013, 10:42 AM

I'm late to the discussion on twirling but wanted to add that people make fun of it, but it always amazes me. Indiana was also a twirler and didn't get to perform last night but there are some cool youtube videos of her including this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFvh5nnfNIg

IndianaSigKap · #13 01-13-2013, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mellymoo

I'm late to the discussion on twirling but wanted to add that people make fun of it, but it always amazes me. Indiana was also a twirler and didn't get to perform last night but there are some cool youtube videos of her including this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFvh5nnfNIg

MerriBeth is the Purdue Golden Girl. At the party I attended, there were two Miss Indiana volunteers in the room and after they showed us some footage of her twirling. She looked like she did more complicated tricks than the other twirler who did get to perform. They were both annoyed with me because in her intro she mentioned Purdue, so being a rival IU alum, I threw my allegiance behind Miss Kentucky and Miss Louisiana the two Sigma Kappas.

nyapbp · #14 01-13-2013, 05:59 PM

I put together a post about the Greek affiliations of the Miss Americas over the years. (It wasn't on my list of things to do, but this GC discussion got me going on it.) My favorite tidbit is that there were two Ole Miss Chi Omegas who became Miss America. Miss America 1959, Mary Ann Mobley, crowned her chapter sister Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960.

The list is at http://wp.me/p20I1i-zK

als463 · #15 01-13-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nyapbp

I put together a post about the Greek affiliations of the Miss Americas over the years. (It wasn't on my list of things to do, but this GC discussion got me going on it.) My favorite tidbit is that there were two Ole Miss Chi Omegas who became Miss America. Miss America 1959, Mary Ann Mobley, crowned her chapter sister Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960.

The list is at http://wp.me/p20I1i-zK

Cute idea! If you're ever looking for ideas, you could do the Miss Whatevers of each State that were Greek.

Ex:
Phi Mu: Miss Alabama (2012), Miss Georgia (2012)

or

Ex:
Miss Alabama
*Phi Mu: Anna Laura Bryan (2012)-Samford University

Miss Vermont
*Chelsea Ingram (2012)-Alpha Delta Pi (School Affiliation)
*Carolina Bright (2010)-Chi Omega (School Affiliation)

I think that would also be a really cool list! Thoughts?