Last week, Texas Zeta took on the impossible challenge of recruiting eleven college students to compete in a male pageant to support our philanthropy, Breast Cancer Education and Awareness. The event was called “Big Man on Campus” and each competing contestant was nominated by eleven of the UPC Sororities. Our amazing philanthropy chair, Ellen Teuscher not only wrangled eleven college boys into dancing, singing and wearing swimsuits on stage, but also organized a successful fundraising event. The pageant was emceed by two Zeta sisters, Sarah Colbert and Emily Craycraft. They managed to deliver the organization of the show, keep the audience engaged, and stall for a few technical difficulties. Tickets for this event were sold through an online system for $10, and the audience filled Hogg Auditorium. 
The pageant was broken down into four rounds: formal, talent, swimsuit, and questions. During the formal round each competitor was escorted by a girl from the sorority they were representing. This round was… interesting to say the least. One contestant brought a puppy, which was definitely a crowd favorite, and one decided to take the stage for himself. As the talent round approached, two contestants were eliminated due to a shortage in the money fundraised. Although this was unfortunate, this round featured talents ranging from balloon making, interpretive dances, and even a triangle solo. After voting for the best scores, six competitors advanced to the swim portion, where they had to utter their “best” pick up line. The final round consisted of two questions. The first being, “If you were given a million dollars, which philanthropy would you choose to donate to?”, and the second being a random question from the emcees. After a final round of voting, there was a winner!
Zeta raised over $30,000 for our philanthropy, as well as for the philanthropies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner’s sororities! To me, it was rewarding to see how the crowd interacted with the contestants in such a positive manner, along with the fact that everyone who purchased a ticket was supporting a cause greater than themselves. I feel honored to be a Zeta, and I can’t wait to see what the contestants have to offer in the years to come. If you were not in attendance this year, you definitely missed out!
Elizabeth Walker
PC '17
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