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OSU’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity organizes Hurricane Harvey relief efforts Hallie Hart Assistant News Editor @Hart_Hallie_
When Alex Pfeifer woke up Monday morning and saw the news headlines, he knew he had to take action. Hurricane Harvey, the first Category 4 Hurricane to touch land in the U.S. since 2004, took a devastating toll on Texas residents and their homes. As Pfeifer read about Louisiana’s Cajun Navy, a group that has been rescuing people from floods in the Houston area, he was inspired. “I was sitting here thinking, ‘We should be doing something; there’s something we can do,’” said Pfeifer, president of Oklahoma State University’s Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter. On OSU’s campus, members of the Sig Ep fraternity have collected donations this week to benefit those who are enduring the effects of the hurricane. Pfeifer, a senior from Owasso, contacted the American Red Cross on Monday and inquired how he could assist Texans in need. A Red Cross representative told Pfeifer it’s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
difficult to work out the logistics of transporting nonperishable items, so monetary contributions are more helpful. Sig Ep members scheduled to set up a table outside Chi O Clock to gather students’ donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. So far, the results have exceeded Pfeifer’s expectations. “I was honestly surprised at how many people have donated,” Pfeifer said. “There’s a lot of people that came up to us and said, ‘Thank you. We really appreciate what you’re doing. I have family down there,’ or ‘I live down there.’” As the Sig Ep members have stood at their table, people they don’t know have joined them to help. Pfeifer explained the cause is meaningful to the OSU community because so many students at the university are from Texas, and he said Harvey has impacted a Sig Ep member’s home. Red Cross representatives will collect tailgaters’ donations from 2-6 p.m. Thursday outside Boone Pickens Stadium before OSU’s football game against Tulsa,
Pfeifer said. Pfeifer added the Red Cross will hold a blood drive on campus in two to three weeks, and he hopes to pass donation buckets around Boone Pickens Stadium during a football game this season to continue to benefit those the hurricane has affected. Other Greek organizations are taking initiative to provide aid to Texans. Members of OSU’s Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Sigma fraternities will travel to Texas this weekend to help with hurricane relief efforts. “The goal and the vision that I saw… was by the end of next week, we can compile all of these checks from different Greek organizations together and then be able to present that to the Red Cross as one big check,” Pfeifer said. “It was my hope that we (OSU’s Greek community) can collectively come together as one unit and be able to pull this off for a good cause.”
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Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity collect donations for Hurricane Harvey relief.
Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler and can be reached at news.ed@ ocolly.com. OCOLLY.COM
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OSU graduate competes for Miss America T
he lyrics from the Gershwin tune “Summertime” struck a chord with Miss Oklahoma Triana BrowneHearrell. Her rendition of the song propelled the Oklahoma State University alumna to capture the overall talent preliminary contest and the state crown in the qualifier for the Miss America competition. With no formal vocal training, Triana says she learned to sing from listening to her mother, Dr. Monica Browne. “My mom is always singing. Every morning I’d wake up and she would sing around the house, so it just comes naturally for me,” she says. Triana is working with a vocal coach this summer to prepare for the Miss America pageant in September. Training also comes naturally for her as she trades her athletic shoes for stilettos in another form of competition.
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During her senior season on the Cowgirls track team, Triana listened to her coach and tried a new event, entering the heptathlon — seven tests of speed, strength and agility in 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meters dash, long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run. “Coach (Diego Flaquer) always told me, ‘Don’t be afraid to step into the unknown,’” Triana says. Triana is an unknown in the pageant world. Many women work for years competing to earn beauty titles. For her, it was a way to pay some bills. “The scholarship money awarded is what got my attention,” she says.
Triana won the 2016 Miss OSU title, a preliminary for the Miss Oklahoma competition. “I didn’t place the first time at Miss Oklahoma but, I had so much fun, I decided to come back and try to make the finals,” Triana says. “I entered and won the Miss Oklahoma City competition to qualify for this year’s Miss Oklahoma.” Winning the 2017 Miss Oklahoma title has given her the opportunity to spread a message important to her. “I’m talking about bridging the great cultural divide starting with just one conversation at a time,” Triana says. “It’s OK to disagree — let’s just talk about it with respect for each person.” As a multicultural woman, she has often faced personal challenges. “Sometimes as a kid I was in a very dark place — I was very alone not knowing where I fit in. I was too black for the whites and too white for the black kids,” Triana says. “I don’t want any child to feel like they don’t have a place in this world.”
Although her life as Miss Oklahoma is very different from her days as a collegiate student-athlete, Triana doesn’t forget her lifelong focus on sports and she continues to support healthy lifestyles, partnering in activities with the American Heart Association. It’s a group she feels especially connected to since she struggled with a rare heart condition at birth. After 17 days in a neonatal intensive care unit, she recovered, which developed her family’s belief, “I’m here to do things for a reason.” “I know Triana appreciates people who supported her along the way,” her mother, Monica says. “She is the first woman with African descent
to win Miss OSU. We have been blessed to be part of the journey.” Monica praises all the Miss Oklahoma sponsors, too. “You are talking about an organization that has helped a lot of young women become top finalists and runners-ups, with six women from Oklahoma winning the Miss America crown,” Monica says. Triana’s preliminary goal is to make the Miss America finals to sing on national television. And, if she goes farther, she will take it one event at a time – just like the heptathlon. No matter what the outcome, dad Joel says, “She’ll always be Miss America to me.”
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Week of Sept. 11: Relationship Violence Sept. 12 Cute vs. Creepy
Help Miss Oklahoma Triana Browne-Hearrell advance to the final night of The 2018 Miss America Competition airing live on ABC from Atlantic City at 8 p.m. CST on Sept. 10.
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She hopes to nurture cultural compassion and change the narrative from “they” to “we.”
The public can vote at missamerica.org/vote and facebook.com/missamerica and is permitted one vote per day, per user. Voting will close Tuesday, Sept. 5th at 8 p.m. CST.
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“It’s really about sitting down and just having a conversation with people who may have different beliefs, ideas or opinions so we can all come together as one.”
For the latest news, follow Miss America on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag #MissAmerica.
Serving as Miss Oklahoma has Triana in a whirlwind. As she prepares for the Miss America competition, she is continuing her work with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, where she teaches Chickasaw heritage. She shares the story of the Oklahoma rose rock and invites everyone to say “chokma” when they greet others.
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