The Fourth Edition is pleased to present to you, the 2014 Mr. Georgetown Pageant contestants. This year, The Mr. Georgetown Pageant’s theme is The Bachelor. These bachelors are just gems and they are just looking to find love. Who will win your rose?
Jordan D. Blackwell — Mr. BSA
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
School: College
Major: Psychology and American Musical Culture
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
I love the breadth of events that BSA offers. I can go to a discussion in my sweatpants on Thursday and then dress to the nines for a party on Friday.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
I’d say my best feature is my patience.
What is your weirdest or funniest Georgetown memory?
My weirdest/funniest moment at Georgetown will probably be what transpires on Friday. It’s been crazy at practice these past few weeks. Part of me still can’t believe that we’ll be performing these dances in front of people.
Daniel Corry — Mr. GIVES
Hometown: Wantagh, N.Y.
School: College
Major: Biology of Global Health
Minor: Music
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
One thing that I really love about GIVES is that it helps its members to feel comfortable doing service work that can sometimes be out of the member’s comfort zone. With GIVES, our members have not only performed Random Acts of Kindness, like handing out candy in Lau during midterms. In recent semesters, we have also scheduled service outreach programs, often in conjunction with other service organizations at Georgetown, that have ranged from cleaning up the neighborhood to providing packed lunches to the homeless populations of D.C. Many of these kinds of service projects can be out of the comfort zone of many people, but through GIVES, I and many other members have grown more and more acquainted with this kind of service and cannot speak enough about how worthwhile this kind of service truly is. (Sorry that was really long, I just really like GIVES.)
What’s your most beautiful feature?
I’ve been told I have really nice thighs. #neverskiplegday
What’s your favorite song to sing?
You’ll have to wait for the talent portion of the pageant to find out ;)
Grant Franco — Mr. NSO
Hometown Greenwich, Conn.
School: McDonough School of Business
Major: Accounting, Post-bac Pre-med
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
So I have sooooo much love for NSO I don’t even know where to start. I should start by saying, my experiences as an Orientation Advisor and then as a Captain this past year have been some of the most transformative experiences of my life.
But, what do I love mosssttttt…ugh….Other than the obvi’s: pluralism in action (obvi)/making the best friends ever(obvi)/meeting 500bajillion new amazing people (obvi)/WELCOME SESSION (OBVI)/chilling with uncomfortable new students(the point of the whole thing, obvi)/ KOB dropping Bombs at closing ceremony (obvi)/ finding yourself as a person (true true). But those are easy targets…my truly favorite part of NSO is a lil’ unorthodox. It’s the no sleep lyfe.
NSO has taught me some things about sleep:
1. When I don’t sleep around people who are sleeping, I feel like a weirdo and I am uncomfortable and self-conscious about it.
2. When I don’t sleep and I’m surrounded by people who are also not sleeping, I am definitely still super weird but I’m okay with it because everyone else is being their weird-ass selves too and it’s amazing.
3. Try being tired at Welcome Session…ITS IMPOSSIBLE! HOW ‘BOUT DEM APPLES SLEEP!
4. Also when you sleep for 4 hours a night it makes the days 20 hours long, which makes NSO seem longer than it actually is, which is fine, cause its Never NSOver.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
Ugh, rock hard abs, chizzled jaw line, piercing deep blue/green eyes?
What’s your spirit animal?
Easy. Panda. (Editor’s note: Grant included 2 sweet panda gifs but in order to save space we left them out)
Justin Giorgio — Mr. GUGS
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
School: College
Major: Government
Minor: Chinese and Economics
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
I think the variety of people we have in GUGS is the best part. People from all over the place, all different majors, all different career paths, but we all love grilling up some meat and having a good time while we do it
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My most beautiful feature is a tough call, I’d have to go with 1: My disproportionately sized mouth or 2: The donk.
If you were a vegetable which one would you be?
According to a quick survey (aka texting two people), I am apparently a broccoli because of my currently poofy hair and generally harmless demeanor.
Jamil Hamilton — Mr. College Democrats
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
School: College
Major: Government
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
Being in College Dems have me the opportunity to meet some awesome people and I’ve loved going on campaign trips across the country.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
Wow where do I even begin? I would have to say that despite my perfections, my ability to stay humble has always inspired others, so I guess that’s my most beautiful feature.
What is your weirdest or funniest Georgetown memory?
When I was an underclassman, there was a guy who went to parties dressed as captain America. To this day, I’ve always wondered who that kid who was.
Charlie Hernández — Mr. GUMSA
Hometown: Guanajuato, México
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Politics and Security Studies
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
They promised me authentic Mexican tacos and cerveza con limón y sal if I win this contest.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My serratus anterior. It’s a muscle located between the upper abs and lats.
If you win tomorrow, how do you plan to carry out the role of Mr. Georgetown?
I might apply to be a male stripper. But I’ll definitely avoid following in the footsteps of my Miss America counterparts: no hazing allegations or pornography scandals.
Cooper Joy — Mr. Ultimate Frisbee
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
School: College
Major: Psychology
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
What I love most about Ultimate is the general vibe of the group – we’re a fun-loving, insanely welcoming family. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and aren’t afraid to be a little crazy/weird. Plus the sport itself is so fun to play!
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My most beautiful feature is probably my eyes (they’re blue and wonderful). I like them a lot and have gotten some compliments on them over the years. Haven’t gotten compliments on much else though….wonder what that means.
What is your favorite Burnett’s flavor?
Grapefruit Burnett’s is the best. Mix it with Fresca. So good. So dangerous.
Richard Jung — Mr. Club Filipino
Hometowns: Seoul and Singapore
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Political Economy
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
There are so many things I love about CF: in fact I love everything about it. But if I had to choose one, it would be described as “tambay,” which means “to hang out” in Tagalog. That essentially describes what CF is about; it is a family-like environment where people can be comfortable, have fun, and consume copious amounts of good food. It is where I truly found my niche.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
People tell me my arms are the best features, but I think my best feature is my shameless willingness to be silly in public with my friends, or for my friends’ entertainment.
What time period do you belong in?
I think I belong to the industrial period, during Marx’s time. I am pretty geeky and discussing economic philosophy with the big names like Marx or Marshall might have been pretty cool. And if I was born at the beginning of industrial revolution, it would have been awesome to learn new technology as they were just coming out! Too nerdy?
Thomas Angelo Lloyd — Mr. GU Pride
Hometown Flushing, Queens, New York City
School School of Foreign Serivce
Major STIA: Security Studies
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
GUPride is one of the most diverse organizations Georgetown, in any way you can imagine. We are a social, advocacy, social justice, political and community group. We also have membership that includes every element of racial, gender, ability, sexual orientation identity that there can possible be.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My judgement
If you were to write an autobiography about your life so far what would the title be?
“I’m Sorry”
Ben Manzione — Mr. GUSA
Hometown: New Rochelle, N.Y.
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Politics
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
Working for the Student Advocacy Office, a major part of the GUSA Executive, has been the most rewarding experience I’ve had at Georgetown. As anybody who has gone through the Conduct process can relate, getting written up can be daunting for all students. Through my work with the office, I’ve been able to have an impact on student life here at Georgetown by working with individual students on their cases as well as on a broader level by working to implement policy changes such as instituting alcohol amnesty for GERMS calls. I love that my work affects Georgetown students of today and tomorrow.
If you were to write a memoir about your life so far, what would it be?
“I’ll Have Another Long Island: The Story of How a Boyzione became a Manzione”
Christopher Pepe — Mr. Superfood
Hometown: Essex Fells, N.J.
School: College
Major: Economics, Music
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
Superfood has been my home at Georgetown for the past 4 years. It brings together an awesome group of people, both in terms of talent and personality. Whether we’re creating a new arrangement, or just messing around in practice, it’s always a blast with Superfood.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
The word beautiful has been used to describe my booty shaking abilities
What is your weirdest or funniest Georgetown memory?
Georgetown Day 2014. I got to drunkenly perform with Superfood for a large crowd in a full Scooby Doo costume. A combination of many of my favorite things.
Jimmy Ramirez — Mr. FOCI
Hometown: Antioch, Calif.
School: College
Major: Government, Film and Media Studies, Justice and Peace Studies, Male Pageantry
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
The service we do. We take 54 freshmen into the D.C. community to conduct service and reflect every night. Also, the fact that we are like a social justice bootcamp and discuss structural violence. ~*~*all of the things i love in life~*~*
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My ears. They can predict the weather and hold my glasses up. #practical
If you were to create and teach your own course at Georgetown what would it be?
“Hip Hop from the 2000s” In the course we’d determine how low the Ying Yang twins wanted us to get and what Ciara means when she says ‘Goodies’.
Travis Richardson — Mr. APO
Hometown: Peachtree City, Ga.
School: College
Major: Linguistics
Minor: Catholic Studies
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
I love the feeling of brotherhood, camaraderie, and community that APO fosters. What’s more, we’re the largest community service group on campus, and as such, we have an extensive history of actively engaging the greater DC area. From the homeless to AIDS victims, kids with developmental disabilities and the elderly, APO doesn’t shy away from building relationships with the most vulnerable in our society.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
Since I don’t have an overly strong body image, I’m going to have to say that my most beautiful feature would have to be my sensitivity. I try to be attentive to the needs and struggles of others, and I’m always available to be a shoulder to cry on or a friend to laugh with.
Write a Haiku.
“Haikus are easy,
But sometimes they don’t make sense.
Refrigerator.”
Salvador Rosas — Mr. DC Schools Project
Hometown: Salinas/Elk Grove, Calif.
School: College
Major: American Studies
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
I love that I get to meet with the workers on campus as well as families from all over DC and listen to their stories.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My lips.
If you were to write an autobiography about your life so far what would the title be?
The Meatball That Keeps on Rollin’: The Salvador Rosas Story.
Ben Saunders — Mr. Running Club
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Economics
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
It’s tough to choose just one aspect of GRC, but if I had to I’d say it has to be the people. I was taken under the wing of GRC as a young fledgling frosh, and I’ve developed a lot personally from my relationships with other members, found a great group of guys with whom to keep pursuing my passion and met one of my best friends at Georgetown who also turns out to be an awesome roommate. Great group of kids.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My sensitive side.
Who is the bachelor to beat in this year’s pageant?
Grant Franco, that guy is just DANGEROUSLY charismatic and, on top of that, has quite the smolder.
Albert Scerbo — Mr. Hawaii Club
Hometown: Yardley, Pa.
School: College
Major: Government
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
A lot of people talk about finding homes in the clubs they join, but the Hawaii Club is especially homey.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My most beautiful feature is probably my collection of dad sweaters. I have a lot of really awkward looking dad sweaters which go great with my well-developed collection of dad puns and other dad jokes. Basically my goal in life is to be a cool dad. I’ve been trying to grow the requisite back hair, but it’s not happening as quickly as I’d like.
What is your spirit animal?
My spirit animal is probably Danny DeVito. People are constantly telling me that we look just like each other and also I love SpaceJam.
Dan Silkman — Mr. Relay for Life
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
School: College
Major: Government
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
I love the fun, the people and the mission.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My cowlick.
Who is the bachelor to beat in this year’s pageant?
Thomas Lloyd, Mr. GU Pride.
Zachary Singer — Mr. The Hoya
Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Politics
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
It’s Georgetown’s Newspaper of Record — enough said. But honestly it’s a great group of people interested in so many different parts of Georgetown that put out great stories every week.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
I’ve been told I have a really nice butt. And I tend to agree.
What’s your favorite song to sing?
“Only Time” by Enya.
Sumeet Singh — Mr. GU Jawani
Hometown: Long Island, N.Y.
College: McDonough School of Business
Major: Finance, Marketing
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
The family that comes with being on the team and the rush that you get from performing on stage with them.
What’s your most beautiful feature?
My luscious locks
If you were to create your own course at Georgetown what would it be?
A case competition class in which students would have to rebrand a local business in the area in teams and pitch the results of their revamped marketing plan. Digital media is a huge passion of mine and I would love to teach students how to take something fun and use it to their business advantage.
Alex Skarzynski — Mr. Senior Class Committee
Hometown: Bethessa, Md.
School: School of Foreign Service
Major: International Politics, International Security
What do you love most about the program you’re representing?
We get to bring the Senior Class together, mostly through keggers in Leo’s
What’s your most beautiful feature?
Easy, my jawline. You could cut diamonds with it.
If you got to be DeGoia for a day what would you do?
First I would find out what’s behind the Russian door, then I would spend the rest of the day pretending to be a ghost and haunting both the 5th floor of Healy and the Tunnels. I would wrap up the day by carving “DeGioia Rules” onto the walls of the Healy Clock tower and culminate in a powerful double fist pump whilst staring into the sunset.
Brian Sullivan — Mr. Outdoor Ed
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
School: McDonough School of Business
Major: Operations and Information Management and Finance,
What do you love most about the group you’re representing?
Outdoor Ed provides opportunities for the entire campus to break off and retreat to the great outdoors! There is no better way of doing this than with extended backpacking trips. You will carry your load, eat the trail spice, crap in the woods and make the best friends of your life!
What’s your most beautiful feature?
I assume you mean physical … There is a chunk missing from my right ear, don’t ask.
If you win tomorrow, how do you plan to carry out the role of Mr. Georgetown?
Honestly, I want to have fun and if I win, the fun won’t stop. It’s time we take a step back and realize college might fly by, but life doesn’t. Our time is not about the grades, the courses, and the parties. It’s about the people we meet, the things we learn about ourselves, and the relationships we take onward. I want to help us remember this … Oh and bring world peace, that always seems to be the right answer to this question.
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