Last week Ms. Scarlet and Mr. Grey were found, and this week we got to learn more about them.
Ms. Scarlet is current SXU sophomore Felicia Tempel who is majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Spanish.
Her decision for this course of study stems from Tempel’s goal to eventually work with juveniles through the juvenile rehabilitation center here in Cook County.
Mr. Grey is current SXU sophomore David Sode who is studying Biology/Pre- Veterinary.
His future plans include being a veterinarian for large animal wildlife, and he hopes to eventually work with these animals somewhere exotic and different.
When asked why she decided to apply to Saint Xavier University, Temple explained that it was completely by accident.
She had actually been planning to apply to Xavier University, but when she was searching for the school Saint Xavier University came up.
It was with that chance discovery that Tempel decided to apply.
Tempel decided to participate in the pageant because she felt it would be a good way to meet new people and make new friends.
Before the pageant she explained that she was not that ambitious when it came to getting very involved on campus, but now, “I’ve met all of these different people and I see them around campus. It’s nice because they know me and I know them.”
It turns out that her decision to enter the pageant was also by accident. A couple of her friends wanted to go to the meeting and she decided to tag along.
“I actually decided to turn my application is twenty minutes before the deadline,” said Tempel.
Sode explained that his reason for attending SXU came from a visit he made to the campus.
“I really liked the community atmosphere in it. When I came here everyone was so friendly, loving, and welcoming. That’s why I chose Saint Xavier,” he said.
Although Sode participated in the pageant last year as a first-year, he said that he had not planned on participating this year.
He also applied at the last minute, stating that people kept asking him if he was going to participate this year before he decided to enter.
His decision to participate came from his love of entertaining and he really wanted to be able to entertain the people who came to the pageant, especially his friends.
Sode did just that during his talent portion of the pageant, which he stated was his favorite part of the pageant.
During the talent portion he sang the song “My Girl,” during which he actually went into the crowd and interacted with the audience.
Being Ms. Scarlet or Mr. Grey comes with a lot of responsibility over the course of the next year.
It is Tempel’s main goal over that time to represent Saint Xavier to the best of her ability.
Sode hopes to do a lot more service over the next year now that he is Mr. Grey.
“I really want to try and use my title to do more service activities that involve my friends and the rest of the Saint Xavier community as well as service in the Chicagoland area. Hopefully I will continue carrying on this same patch even after my run as Mr. Grey is over,” he said.
“I would definitely recommend that whoever wants to do the pageant should try, even people who feel like it’s out of their comfort zone. My first year I never would have done it and it wasn’t until an advisor encouraged me to participate that I actually considered do it,” Sode continued.
If Tempel were to hear that someone was considering participating in the pageant she would tell him or her, “If you’re thinking about participating you should definitely do it. Just show up to the meeting even if you’re not one hundred percent sure what its about. This was something that I never really thought I would do, but being a part of the pageant helped me to discover new things about myself while getting more involved on campus.”
Both Tempel and Sode will be invlved in many different activities at Saint Xavier in the coming year, so their faces will be well known to the community.
Catlyn Hicks
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