Mr. and Miss GCSU shine in spotlight

     Adam Hammond and Whitney Fee were crowned the new Mr. and Miss GCSU last Sunday night at the homecoming basketball game. Last year’s winners Brad Kuglin and Taylor Sapp attended the game to pass over their crowns and to hand down their titles.
     “When they announced my name, I was really humbled. I knew that this award was because of a lot of other people, and I am very thankful for all of them,” Hammond said.
     Kappa Alpha Order selected Hammond to represent its fraternity because of his involvement in many student organizations on campus. He is a member of many honors societies as well as a Student Ambassador. He has met a lot of people within these organizations, and when it came to voting, it worked to his advantage.
     “I don’t limit my friendships and involvement to those within the Greek community,” Hammond said. “Because of that, I had a lot of help and support from everyone.”
     Fee also believes her win came because of her involvement and support from the entire community. A Student Ambassador, a member of campus outreach and an active sister in Zeta Tau Alpha has proven Fee’s commitment to GCSU.
     “This has been such an amazing experience,” Fee said. “I love GCSU so much and can’t thank everyone enough for their support.”
     The campaigning was very emotionally draining according to Fee, but her family and friends were right by her side through it all. Zeta Tau Alpha supported their sister by passing out stickers, baked goods and flyers all week long.
     The candidates were introduced at the start of the basketball game, but the winner was not announced until the end. The suspense was very difficult for some of the candidates.
     “The worst part was having to wait through the whole basketball game to hear who the winners were,” first runner up Parker Alexander said. “It was really nerve racking.”
     The competition was very tough this year because of the strong campaigning from every candidate. Banners for Alpha Delta Pi’s Georgia Hardigree were hung up all over, and chalking for Jennifer Shannon, Phi Mu representative, covered Front Campus.
     “I think what made this homecoming court different than previous years was that everyone on court was 100 percent genuine,” second runner up Kat Wall said. “I was really impressed with the level of campus involvement in this year’s election.”
     Mr. and Miss GCSU is a big part of Greek life, but participants from many other student organizations stepped up this year.  Natalee Mayo dances for the Sassy Cats and is the director for CAB. She is also a Student Ambassador and strongly represented them as a candidate for Miss GCSU. Many honor society organizations also had candidates in this election.
     All of the candidates showed great poise and appreciation for the winners. Many said that homecoming week was much more difficult than expected, but were very happy to see all of the support.
     “I know that Miss GCSU was an honor that many girls wanted to own,” Hardigree said. “But the winner is very sweet, and she worked really hard to obtain the title. She deserved to win.”

Mr. & Miss GCSU results

Mr. GCSU

Winner
Adam Hammond
Senior
Kappa Alpha

First Runner-up
Parker Alexander
Junior
Kappa Sigma

Second Runner-up
Taylor Sellers
Grad Student
Student Ambassadors

Miss GCSU

Winner
Whitney Fee
Junior
Zeta Tau Alpha

First Runner-up
Georgia Hardigree
Senior
Alpha Delta Pi

Second Runner-up
Kat Wall
Junior
Delta Zeta

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