CU Miss Greek: Meet our Contestant

Included in Greek Week every year for the last seven years, Sigma Pi has the privilege to throw a pageant for all the sororities to raise money for their philanthropy Clinica Family Health Services (clinica.org). This year Theta Beta was represented by the one and only senior Kara Vosburgh.  With poise, intelligence, chapter and Panhellenic spirit on our side, we were bound to do well.

Last night was the 7th Annual Miss Greek Pageant and the lovely Kara Vosburgh took Second Place!  We couldn't be more proud of here and all of her accomplishments.  Honored to call her our sister, here's a little more about Kara:

Name: Kara Vosburgh
Class: Senior
Hometown: San Jose, California

Major: Political Science and Psychology

Extracurricular Activities: Young Life leader
Sorority Positions Held: Chapter Correspondent, Continuing Education Chair, Member Development Chair, Member of the Standards Board, Internal Vice President of Panhellenic

Kara has been an active member of our chapter over the last four years and also had the privilege of serving on our school's Panhellenic Board.  She is a fabulous representation of what a Tri Delta woman should embody in her everyday life. We are humbled to say that she is our sister and so excited that all of her hard work and dedication for this cause paid off for a second place finish! We all worked hard to help Kara with fundraising efforts, doing fun things like selling custom tee shirts and having a senior garage sale.  

Look! It's Kara on an eagle:

Kara was asked, what does representing Tri Delta for Miss Greek mean to you?

"I am so glad to represent Tri Delta in the CU Miss Greek Pageant and to raise money for a wonderful cause like Clinica Family Health Services, that serves the Boulder/Denver area. The communities I have been in since coming to CU--Tri Delta, the Panhellenic community, and my Young Life community--have served me so well in becoming the woman I am today. Nothing makes me happier than giving back to the places that have given me so much."

Thank you to Kara for all her dedication and a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated on her behalf.  Our chapter raised nearly 8,000 dollars for Clinica and the Panhellenic community as a whole raised almost 83,000 dollars.

We are all honored to be part of a community that can come together for a great cause.

To learn more about Clinica Family Health services you can visit their website clinica.org

Or to learn about the other contestants from this years Miss Greek, check out cumissgreek.org

Meet Miss Delta Delta Delta!

MISS DELTA DELTA DELTA -- Katherine Pedroza

Year in school: Senior

Hometown: Parker, CO

Major: Business - Marketing

Extra-curricular Activities: Currently I serve as the Senior Class Council President, a Leeds Ambassador and member of the Diverse Scholars Program. In addition, I am a marketing and research intern at MMP for their UK division and volunteer for various organizations such as the Children's Hospital in Denver. In my free time, I enjoy running, playing with my cats, and striving to be the ultimate CU fan.

Sorority positions held, if any: New Member Integrator, Philanthropy Committee Head, Recruitment Committee Head

Why did you come to CU-Boulder: I kind of have a thing for Buffaloes. Rams are for pansies.

Fun Fact About yourself: I began my business career at the ripe age of 8, when I wrote up and demanded compliance to a contract regarding my chores and allowance.

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When one mentions a beauty pageant, images of toddlers in tiaras, glitzy gowns and huge teased hair comes to mind. But what a pageant is really about is self-confidence, philanthropic endeavors and true talent. In April, one of our sisters, Katherine Pedroza, will be competing as Miss Delta Delta Delta in Sigma Pi's philanthropy CU Miss Greek.

The pageant, part of the annual Greek Week competition, is held on behalf of two wonderful organizations: Clinica Family Health Services and the Denver Tennyson Center. Helping low-income families have access to high quality health care, Clinica has helped countless families in the Denver area over the years. As the second philanthropic organization benefitted by Miss Greek, the Denver Tennyson Center provides treatment and education for abused, neglected or youth at risk. Last year, the brothers of Sigma Pi raised $59,784 and are looking to increase the donation this year.

As Miss Delta Delta Delta, Katherine is asking for the support of sisters, friends, family, alumni and the community to meet her fundraising goal of $9,000. Please donate on behalf of Katherine at the CU Miss Greek website.

For more information on Clinica or the Denver Tennyson Center, please visit their websites.

Greek Week 2010

Greek Week 2010

By: Lisa Weatherbie

Greek Week is always greatly anticipated each Spring! This year we were paired with the sisters of Alpha Delta Chi and the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. We really enjoyed getting to know our Greek Week partners, and started out Greek Week preparation by hosting a BBQ at the Theta Beta house. Haydn Jones, Activities Chairperson, organized the event which was a lot of fun! Miss Greek was one of the first events of Greek Week and Natalie Smithson did a great job of representing our house! Many girls participated in Power Puff football, and other chapter members went to support and cheer on the team. The week culminated with Songfest, a dance competition held at Coors Event Center. Much time and effort were spent making Greek Week not only fun, but a time to get to know others within the Greek community. We are proud to say we earned 3rd place overall in the Greek Week competition!

CU Miss Greek 2010: Natalie Smithson

It's getting close to Greek Week and the CU Miss Greek Week pageant! Natalie Smithson a senior here at the University of Colorado will be participating on behalf of Delta Delta Delta in Sigma Pi's Miss Greek pageant. A major part of the CU Miss Greek pageant is raising money for Tennyson and Clinica, and we Deltas couldn't be more proud to have Natalie participating.

To help show your support and donate on behalf of Delta Delta Delta you can visit the link below:

www.cumissgreek.com

Also if you are in Boulder come by the pageant April 14th at 7pm at Coors Event Center.