Miss America 2015

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by nyapbp

Although she lists it in her bio, Alpha Phi HQ confirms she is no longer a current member.

In all fairness, she doesn't list herself as an active member, just that she was their New Member Coordinator. I agree that listing that position sounds misleading, though.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by misscherrypie

Followed Prelims all week. Many were very impressed with Ohio and predicted her, Mississippi or Alabama for the win. I do remember a few saying "New York is going to have one heck of an interview....watch for her!" but the consensus was that because her talent was not at the caliber of others, then not to expect her to make Top 15.

FWIW, I think that Kira won the entire competition in Interview.

According to the www.missamerica.org website, the Vote For America's Choice one-minute videos of each 2015 contestant are still available for viewing online even though voting has ended.

Viewing same now is an opportunity to see some of what Miss America judges saw in the 53 contestants during their interview sessions.

Being a fan of the Miss America show, in August I watched parts of all 53 videos and saw Miss New York as a strong contender. She grew on me with her cute talent performance last night. I'm glad she won.

[Griffins&Quills]

Originally Posted by honeychile

The plot thickens!

Aca-awkward

(sorry, couldn't resist )

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills

Aca-awkward

(sorry, couldn't resist )

Since I don't know what that means, no apology necessary. What does it mean?

[Griffins&Quills]

In Pitch Perfect they seem to put aca before everything, aca-scuse me, aca-believe-it, etc etc.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills

In Pitch Perfect they seem to put aca before everything, aca-scuse me, aca-believe-it, etc etc.

I've only seen that about 10 times, I can't believe I didn't get that! Thanks!

[unarose]

The actual cup thing has actually existed much longer than the movie Pitch Perfect, it just kinda brought it back. I remember learning that cup thing in elementary school, although I had long since forgotten how to do it. We used to sit in a circle during free time and play it in a round. It didn't have a song or words to go with it, though. (more info - some of this, I didn't even know)

[sigmaceli]

http://jezebel.com/miss-america-was-...ium=socialflow

Welp. This got interesting.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by sigmaceli

http://jezebel.com/miss-america-was-...ium=socialflow

Welp. This got interesting.

Too bad the article (and subsequent comments) veered off into "this is what idiots think sororities do" territory.

[sigmaceli]

ITA. Especially with the "I heard all about hazing at Hofstra through a source that gave some examples which I detail here but who really knows what Kira actually did?" style of journalism Jezebel falls victim to regularly.

[sugar and spice]

The fact that Jezebel actually cited that anonymous source like some kind of authority is so embarrassing. I'm cringing for them. It's stupid enough when normal people are gullible enough to believe hazing stories like that, but when you're a "journalist" (in quotes because, you know, Jezebel) who can't muster up even a shred of doubt when confronted with a story that far-fetched, you need to find a different job.

That said, if she did engage in (far less sensationalized kinds of) hazing to any serious degree--which seems likely if she was kicked out for it--then the calls for her resignation are legit. The idea of a Miss America who engaged in that kind of abuse of pledges makes far more of a mockery of the MAO than a Miss America who taps a cup for her talent.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by sugar and spice

The fact that Jezebel actually cited that anonymous source like some kind of authority is so embarrassing. I'm cringing for them. It's stupid enough when normal people are gullible enough to believe hazing stories like that, but when you're a "journalist" (in quotes because, you know, Jezebel) who can't muster up even a shred of doubt when confronted with a story that far-fetched, you need to find a different job.

Not only that, but when someone in the comments called her out on it, she commented back defending herself, saying that "more than one person who was at Hofstra at the same time." Were they roommates who watched the same porn video together and assumed that those things also happen at the real sororities on their campus?

[Scully]

Originally Posted by sigmaceli

ITA. Especially with the "I heard all about hazing at Hofstra through a source that gave some examples which I detail here but who really knows what Kira actually did?" style of journalism Jezebel falls victim to regularly.

Some of the same ridiculous rumors have been floating around since I was an undergrad there 15+ years ago. And yet I have neither witnessed nor heard one first-hand account of anything close to that behavior. It's all hearsay and urban legend stuff.

[Alpha O]

While I agree with the rest of y'all about the ridiculous rumors in the Jezebel article, I found this video (posted in one of the comments) to be interesting, informative, and funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPCmmZifE8

[azureblue]

Hazing behavior of any kind is unacceptable. Good for Alpha Phi for canceling this woman's membership. What a terrible role model...