University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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All in the family A second generation Miss UNA finds her place in the spotlight By Steve R. Knight The envelope, please. The final moment had arrived. Twelve oung v omen held their breath as Master of Zeremonies Don Diamont, television ' s Brad Zarlton from Th? Voung and the Rest ess, announced who would be Miss UNA. I was shocked and very honored at the .ame time. It was a flood of emotions for me, aid Kimberly Weems as she recalled the night ,he became a second-generation Miss UNA. JVeems ' mother, Marcilla Campbell Weems, Na% crowned Miss Florence State in 1961 when he University of North Alabama was known 3s Florence State Teachers College. The fact that my mother was ' Miss UNA ' Tiade it even that much more special to me, aid Weems. Weems, a 1989 graduate of Decatur High jchool, has a double major in mathematics and :omputer science. She served as Commander Df the Golden Girls and is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Weems is also a Tiember of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Her pageant sponsors were Sigma Alpha Epsi- on and Alpha Gamma Delta. Weems and the eleven other contestants vere judged in four categories: interview, :alent, swimsuit and evening gown. In addition :o her title of Miss UNA, Weems won the talent Dortion of the contest with her performance of Beethoven ' s Ode to Joy on the piano. The Veena take her first waik down the ruiucay after eing eroicned MiM UNA. Weema won the talent por- ion of the pageant with her performance of Ode to ' oy. Photo by Shannon WelU. swimsuit competition winner was Ashlee Had- dock. Stacey Lemley received the honor of Third Alternate and won the evening gown competition. Second Alternate honors went to Marisa Buttram and Jill Lindsey was voted First Alternate. The fact that my mother was ' Miss UNA ' made it even that much more special to me. — Kim Weems As the night of February 8th came to an end, hugs were exchanged, hair taken down and make-up removed. For most, the pageant ' s glamour and excitement were over, but for the new Miss UNA, it was just the beginning. Weems went on to compete at the Miss Alabama pageant. I am very thankful for the school having given Miss UNA the opportunity to compete on the state level in the Miss Alabama pageant. I ' m grateful for the support of the administra- tion, faculty, staff and especially the students, and for the opportunity to represent them and this university, Weems said. The Miss Alabama pageant was held on June 20th at Samford University in Birmingham. Weems competed along with forty-eight other The members of the 1992 Mim UNA court line up around Diamont and MaxweU. The pageant winner were Aahlee Haddock, winner of the awimauit compe- tition; Stacey Lemley, third runner-up and winner of contestants from across the state. The young women competed in the same four categories held in the preliminaries. It was a dream come true and one of the most memorable experiences of my lifetime, Weems said of her week-long stay in Birming- ham. At the pageant, she received the Miss Alabama Special Cash Award and two college scholarship offers. In addition to competing in the Miss Alabama pageant, some of Weems ' other duties during her reign as Miss UNA included being Mistress of Ceremonies at the Regency Square Mall Baby Beauty Pageant, the Miss Buttercup Womanless Beauty Pageant, and var- ious other school events and functions. She also performed at Honors Night and spoke on behalf of the students at the first meeting of the President ' s Cabinet in the fall. Weems par- ticipated in the Homecoming parade, and will perform at the 1993 Miss UNA pageant and crown the 1993-94 Miss UNA. Commenting on that future Miss UNA, Weems said, She will truly have an unforgeta- ble year. I hope she treasures her year as much as I have treasured mine and sees it not only as an opportunity for herself but also as an opportunity to give something back to the university. The times, the styles, and the faces may have changed, but the individuality, personality and values of Miss UNA are a timeless tradition. the evening gown competition; Marita Buttram, second runner-up; Jill Lindaey, first runner-up; and Kim Weems, Miss UNA. Photo by Shannon Wells. Miss UNA 9

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Phi who? Phi Mu ' » winning Annie performance uws m convincing that i» i» difficult (impomible) to tell tchich PhiMu u which. Front Row: Annie, Annie. Bade Row: Annie fin red wig). Photo by Tom Piper. Strike up the band Campus organizations ' step forward to do their bit for charity By Mike Ward On Friday, February 2 1 , Norton Auditorium became the center of attention on campus as students and residents of tfie community filed into the auditorium to cheer for their friends in the annual Step Sing competition. Although this year ' s Step Sing artivities may have appeared to be just like ones in past years, there was one noticeable difference: for the first itime, the audience was asked to pay a $3.00 admission charge. All of the money raised was idonated to the United Way of the Shoals. Bob Glenn, direaor of student activities, said, We raised almost $3,200 for the United Way. We felt that part of the reason students are here is to learn to give back to the com- munity. The University Program Council felt that this would be a terrific way to raise money without developing a new event. Just over one thousand people filled Norton to see the organizations perform to the theme of Broadway musicals. The organizations made the choreographed dance steps and singing look easy. However, many hours of hard work and creativity went into the development of each organization ' s performance. Greg Cass, president of Sigma Alpha Epsi- lon fratemity, said, Forty of us performed. We worked hard for two weeks with about sixty to eighty hours of practice. We felt that part of the reason students are here is to learn to give back to the community. — Bob Glenn Each organization begins its Step Sing prepa- ration by choosing what music to perform. The members then work on learning the songs. After that, the hard part— choreography- begins. The members in the groups must match their dance steps with the otfiers. Monica Robinson, a Phi Mu, said, Know- ing the dance routines well enough so that we could all do them together was the toughest part of preparation. But, on performance night, the eight organi- zations that participated put all of the frustra- tions and long hours of practice behind them and faced the cheering audience with smiles as they gave energetic performances. Phi Mu sorority won best overall perfor- mance with their rendition of Annie. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity won first place for Starlight Express; Sigma Chi won second place in this category for Grease. In the category of best female performances. Phi Mu won first place while Alpha Delta Pi won second place for their performance of The Wizard of Oz. Baptist Campus Ministries won in the co-ed division for Les Miserables. Claudia Henao, of UPC, said This year ' s Step Sing competition was great and it also made the students feel proud that we were able to not only have a great time but also help better the community. onight. Tonight Alpha Gama Rachel Belue, Heather teedleg and Carol Becker take center stage for an xcerpt from West Side Story. Photo by Tom Piper. One Singular Sensation. Zetas Tina Miller, Deanna Wilkerson, Kristi Hargrove, Emily Miller and Jennifer Sellers wow the audience with their number from A Chorus Line. Photo by Tom Piper. Step Sin