University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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MISS BLACK STUDENT UNION S. Turner S. Turner All of the contestants: Wilma Gillis, Antoinette Bronson, Andrea Pelt, Veronica Linder, Sheila Deborah Anderson, Sabrina Jordon, Carolyn Collins, Angela Rozier, and Sandra Byrd. Angela Rozier, first runner-up; Sabrina Jordon, and Deborah Anderson, second runner-up. Winner Sabrina Jordon sang This is Your Life. S. Turner As part of Black History month, the Black Student Union held the tenth Miss BSU pageant on February 17th. Tonya Howard welcomed the students and asked them all to get involved in the with Black History month. Ten girls, representing fraternities and sororities as well as organizations, performed before a full house Thursday evening in the Auditorium. First was a dance number with all the contestants, then came the bathing suit competition. Next was the segment, where each girl performed things from singing to dancing, from baton twirling to dramatic interpretations. The girls then came out in their evening gowns and the five finalists were selected. The five finalists chosen were Wilma Gillis sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta; Sandra Byrd, representing Phi Beta Sigma; Deborah Anderson, second runner-up and by Kappa Alpha Psi; and Angela Rozier, first runner-up and representing PACT. Sabrina Jordon was crowned Miss BSU 1983 after the roar of the crowd. Sabrina, an 18-year old sophomore from Miami majoring in Chemistry, sang This is Your Life in the talent segment. She Zeta Phi Beta in the pageant and is also involved in the Black Student Union. Other contestants in the pageant were Carolyn Collins, Sheila Jenkins, Andrea Pelt, Antoinette Bronson, and Veronica Linder. The evening ' s master of was Ron Phillips. Miss BSU 33

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MISS UF 1983 M Boyette The honor of representing the of Florida as Miss UF went this year to 23-year-old Shavonne Rhodes a talented actress representing the theat er in the pageant. Rhodes was born in Hattiesburg, and grew up in Texas. She the University of Mississippi where she majored in Speech and Theater. she is a graduate student in Theater here at the University of Florida. Rhodes has high aspirations of performing on Broadway and is confident that she will obtain her goal. The 1982 Miss University of Florida Scholarship pageant is sponsored by Blue Key. As Miss UF, Shavonne Rhodes will represent the university in the Miss Florida Pageant in June. Runners-up in the pageant were Valerie Johnson, 21, of Ormond Beach; Kimberly Summeral, 18, of Jacksonville; Susan Carver, 20, of Dade City; and Christine Royal, 19, of Sarasota. The four runners-up of the Miss UF Pageant. Valerie Johnson participates in the bathing suit competition. Shavonne Rhodes, Miss UF 1983 32 Miss U.F. 1983 M. Boyette M. Boyette

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Campaigning How did you do on your Chemistry test? I did okay . . . I probably made . . . Hi! I ' m Joe Politico! Have you voted yet? Well, we were .. Are you familiar with our party ' s We ' re striving to make progressive changes that will benefit students and financially. So don ' t forget to vote today or tomorrow. So you think you did okay on the Chem test? Yes, but I wasn ' t sure about . . . Hi! I ' m Jane Campaign! Have you yet? Well, we just . . . Here, let me give you a copy of our party ' s platform. As you can see, we are enacting measures that will promote and help students finanancially. Hey, isn ' t your class in the other direction? Yes, but I ' m taking the back way to avoid any more political . . . Hi! I ' m Jake Candidate! Have you yet? Carrying signs and campaigning posed a busy week for all candidates. Hope Christian explained how she would change student government. Charlotte was congratulated by her BEST supporters after the announcement of her victory. Joe Iacono was exhausted after two weeks of S M. Boyette M. Boyette M. McNeill VICTORY FOR A FEW 34 SG Elections