Annual Mr. Alpha Phi competition held for women’s cardiac care
AC junior David Napieralski was the winner of the Mr. Alpha Phi competition. (Photo by Jennifer Miller)
Last Thursday, Alpha Phi held its annual beauty pageant-like Mr. Alpha Phi competition. The event was held to raise money for the Alpha Phi Foundation, which funds women’s cardiac care.
There were 14 different gentlemen who believed that they had what it took to be Mr. Alpha Phi. Judges for the night were Alpha Phi alumnus and Adrian College web content editor Janet Creque and program officer Bethany Camarati, last year’s winner, senior Daniel Gribble and AC men’s lacrosse coach Brendon Hayes.
The event was hosted by junior Caitlin Lake and junior Paige Groomes, and planned by sophomore Danielle Prielipp.
The award for best legs went to senior Neal Mossing, while Mr. Congeniality was sophomore Jason Ransom. The runner-up for the evening was senior Ed Ickes, while the overall title of Mr. Alpha Phi went to junior David Napieralski.
“It’s an honor,” said Mossing. “I was surprised to win after Jason took his pants off. It makes me feel more comfortable to wear shorts around knowing that people will be loving my legs.”
The night began with a choreographed dance to the song “Bad Romance.” Then, each contestant was escorted out to ‘strut their stuff’ and answer a question. The first round featured casual wear, followed by beachwear and lastly by formal attire. A sexiest calf competition was then held while the judges were deliberating. Finally, a second round of the dance was needed to make the decision of who would be declared the winner.
“I was really excited to find out that I won and look forward to holding the title for the next year,” said Napieralski.
Different contestants joined for different reasons.
“I didn’t come out here expecting to win, honestly,” said Ransom during the pageant. “I just want to entertain people and make them laugh.”
Napieralski said he entered the competition to support Alpha Phi and represent Greek life.
The night also inspired members of the audience to participate in the future.
“It looked like a lot of fun. It made we want to do it next year,” said freshman Charlie Cullen.
“The event was very successful,” said Prielipp. “The guys had a great time learning the group dance and putting on the show. The audience didn’t stop laughing, and most importantly, we were able to raise a lot of money for our philanthropy.”