Eusery and Baltazar competes for Miss Black and Gold Texas

The 2016 Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant is now history and the two winners Jocelyn Eusery (Miss Black and Gold Eta Gamma) and Christina Baltazar (Miss Black and Gold Epsilon Tau Lambda) are on their way to the next stop: The Miss Black and Gold Pageant set for February 13 in Waco, Texas.

 Eusery is a 20-year-old junior Marketing Major and Accounting Minor from Cypress, Texas. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, and serves as the Service Vice-President of her Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She aspires to pursue a career in Marketing and Communications. In addition to volunteering with her Sorority, she volunteers at Second Baptist Church, Christ Restoration Tabernacle, and with Alex’s Lemonade Stand. She admires Aurelia Spalding, Sanaa Lathan, and Ne-Yo and enjoys Dance, Speaking, and Family. Her Platform is Raising Awareness of Lupus. Her talent is Dramatic Interpretation.

Baltazar is a 19-year-old sophomore Education student from Houston, Texas. She is the Sophomore Homecoming Queen and an awarded member of the Student Leadership Institute. In her spare time, she volunteers with many on campus activities including Tour De Pink, Panther Preview Day, and PAWS – Panthers at Work and as an active member of PALS. Christina aspires to become a teacher. She admires Afeni Shakur, Lena Horne, Marcus Garvey, and Warren Buffet. She enjoys reading, watching television, and seafood. Her Platform is F.O.C.U.S. - Following Our Callings and Uniting Students. Her talent is Dance.

Both ladies are looking forward in continuing the tradition of winning the overall and first runner up positions in the pageant.

The Brother of both Eta Gamma Chapter and Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapters will be competing for the Chapter of the Year Awards, the Charles H. Wesley Award and Scrapbook, along with Brothers competing in the Hobart Jarrett Debate Contest and the Belford Lawson Oratorical Contest and the Collegiate Scholars Bowl. Brother Yoshinga Oyemi wil compete for Brother of the Year.