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Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta (, often referred to as A-''"Zee"''-D ) is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893. Baird's Manual is also available online hereThe Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The main archive URL iThe Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage Alpha Xi Delta is a member of National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the umbrella organization of 26 national sororities. The sorority has over 162,000 initiated members and maintains active chapters at 129 institutions across the United States. Early History In 1893, ten young women at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois founded Alpha Xi Delta. Trent, Karen Pyle (ed.) Alpha Xi Delta: A 100-Year History Printed by Order of the National Council of Alpha Xi Delta, 1993. They ranged in age from 16 to 26. * Cora Bollinger Block (1869–1944) was the first President of Alpha Xi Delta. She went on to be the first Grand President, and a community leader in Davenport, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Xi Delta Crest
Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἄλφα, ''álpha'', or ell, άλφα, álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , which is the West Semitic word for " ox". Letters that arose from alpha include the Latin letter A and the Cyrillic letter А. Uses Greek In Ancient Greek, alpha was pronounced and could be either phonemically long ( ː or short ( . Where there is ambiguity, long and short alpha are sometimes written with a macron and breve today: Ᾱᾱ, Ᾰᾰ. * ὥρα = ὥρᾱ ''hōrā'' "a time" * γλῶσσα = γλῶσσᾰ ''glôssa'' "tongue" In Modern Greek, vowel length has been lost, and all instances of alpha simply represent the open front unrounded vowel . In the polytonic orthography of Greek, alpha, like other vowel letters, can occur with several diacritic marks: any of three accent symbols (), and either of two breathing marks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss West Virginia
The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of West Virginia in the Miss America Pageant. In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss West Virginia organization's license as well as licenses from Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. The Miss America Organization reinstated the license to Shelley Nichols-Franklin of Martinsburg who was the former Executive Director of Miss Berkeley County (WV) between 2000 and 2019. Elizabeth Lynch of Martinsburg was crowned Miss West Virginia 2022 on June 25, 2022 at the Airborne Event Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022 where she placed 3rd runner-up. Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss West Virginia titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence (born Carolina Maria Laraia; September 5, 1932) is an American actress, appearing in musical theatre and on television. She is known for creating the role of Maria on Broadway in the musical ''West Side Story'' (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared at The Muny, St. Louis, in several musicals, including '' Funny Girl''. She also appeared in many television dramas, including '' Rawhide'' and ''Murder She Wrote''. She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Biography Early years Born Carolina Maria Laraia on September 5, 1932, in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry.''Carol Lawrence: The Backstage Story'' McGraw-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Kobe
Gail Kobe (born Gabriella Kieliszewski; March 19, 1932 – August 1, 2013) was an American actress and television producer. Early years Kobe was born Gabriella Kieliszewski in Hamtramck, Michigan (near Detroit) to Benjamin and Theresa Kobe. She had one sister, Beatrice Kobe Adamski, who predeceased her. Kobe graduated from UCLA earning a fine arts degree in theatre and dance.According to the 1940 United States census records, her name is listed as "Gabriella Kobe" and her age is eight years old, indicating 1932 year of birth; it is unclear if her parents, listed as Benjamin and Theresa Kobe, changed their apparent original surname (Kieliszewski) before the census, or if they adopted the name at some other time.Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Divorce Index, 1966–1984 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: State of California. California Divorce Index, 1966–1984. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and director of '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982) and ''Labyrinth'' (1986). He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland. Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created '' Sam and Friends'' (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park in collaboration with Jane Nebel who was a senior. A few years later the two married. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, after which he and Jane produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films. In 1958, he co-founded Muppets, Inc. with Jane, which became The Jim Henson Company. In 1969, Henson joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Henson
Jane Ann Henson (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née Nebel; June 16, 1934 – April 2, 2013) was an American puppeteer and the wife of Jim Henson. Early life Jane Ann Nebel was born and raised in St. Albans, Queens, she met Henson when she was a senior and he a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park. Nebel was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Career Jane Nebel and Jim Henson worked together on the live 1950s television show ''Sam and Friends'', where Jane collaborated with Jim in performing The Muppets, Muppets and devising several of the show's technical innovations, including the use of television monitors to watch their performances in real time. When, in the late 1950s, Jim took a year off from ''Sam and Friends'' to travel in Europe, Jane ran the show, with the help of a UMD classmate. "Among the first of his assignments at WRC was ''Afternoon'', a magazine show aimed at housewives. This marked his first collaboration with Jane Nebel – the woman wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss West Virginia USA
The Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is independently conducted and produced by Sanders & Associates, Inc., dba- Pageant Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Although West Virginia has not produced a Miss USA, four West Virginian delegates have placed: Kristen Morrison in 2005, Jessi Pierson in 2009, Chelsea Welch in 2013, and Nichole Greene in 2016. Their most recent placement was Krystian Leonard who placed in the Top 16 in 2022. Four Miss West Virginia USAs have held the Miss West Virginia Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA, and two have competed at Miss America. Krystian Leonard of Morgantown was crowned Miss West Virginia USA 2022 on June 5, 2022, at Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts in West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. She represented West Virginia for the title of Miss USA 2022, placed at the top 16. Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitch Perfect 3
''Pitch Perfect 3'' is a 2017 American musical comedy film directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon and Mike White. A sequel to ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015) and the third and final installment in the ''Pitch Perfect'' franchise, the film features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Chrissie Fit, Alexis Knapp, Kelly Jakle, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks all reprising their roles from previous installments, and they are joined by John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Ruby Rose, Matt Lanter, and Guy Burnet. The film follows the Bellas, now graduated from college, reuniting for one final performance together during an overseas USO tour. Principal photography on the film began in January 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, and ended in April 2017. The film was released in the United States on December 22, 2017, received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $185 million worldwide against its $45 million bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitch Perfect 2
''Pitch Perfect 2'' is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film ''Pitch Perfect'' and the second installment in the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series. The film centers on the fictional Barden University Bellas, an all-female a cappella singing group, who try to beat out a competing German musical group in a world singing championship. The film features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Kelly Jakle, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins, and Banks all reprising their roles from the previous film, now joined by Hailee Steinfeld, Katey Sagal, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, and Flula Borg. It was released in the United States on May 15, 2015 by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $287 million worldwide. It sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie Fit
Chrissie Fit (born April 3, 1984) is an American actress. In 2007, Fit rose to prominence after she was cast as the character Mercedes Juarez in the medical drama, ''General Hospital''. She also played the roles of CheeChee in the DCOMs ''Teen Beach Movie'' and '' Teen Beach 2'', and Florencia "Flo" Fuentes in ''Pitch Perfect 2'' and ''Pitch Perfect 3''. Early life Fit was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in nearby Hialeah, Florida. She is of Cuban heritage. She attended Florida International University where she was a member of the Theta Xi chapter of Alpha Xi Delta. Career Fit made her acting debut on the 2006 Nickelodeon television series, ''Zoey 101'', in an unspecified role. She made her first recurring role on the American daytime television medical drama, ''General Hospital'', where she played Mercedes from 2007 until 2012. She also wrote, directed and starred in the web series, ''The Subpranos'', playing the role of Denise Flores de la Rosa. She also appeared in episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Georgia (U , affiliates with Miss USA
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Miss Georgia may refer to these national/state pageants: *Miss Georgia (country), affiliates with Miss World and Miss Universe *Miss Georgia (U.S. state), affiliates with Miss America *Miss Georgia USA The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989 Kim Greenwood and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
