On Thursday Nov. 3, the UT Honors Council held the first annual Battle of the Bras. The event took place in the Vaughn courtyard from 7pm-9pm. About 150 students enjoyed food, music, raffle prizes, and a bra fashion show.
Students entered their decorated bra into the competition at $15 for each entry and all proceeds went to the American Cancer Society. By the end of the night, the Honors Council was able to raise $400 for the cause.
Junior Kristine Zambito, Community Service Chairperson to the Honors Council, feels that overall, the event was a success. “It was all about increasing awareness. I think that the breast cancer survivor, Janeen Stokes, gave a speech that really impressed upon the crowd how drastically breast cancer alters lives at the personal level. Her words and presence were inspirational.
Our celebrity speaker, Tino Martinez, took time out of his busy schedule to come speak at the Battle of the Bras, signifying the importance of the cause. Also, I’ve had a lot of people contact me asking how they can get involved in doing honors council community service.”
The Honors Council Community Service Committee, who is dedicated to community service, chose to host the event “to bring students to realize the struggles of breast cancer, and give them a medium through which they could help the cause. We wanted to be a part of fighting breast cancer, meanwhile letting people know the mission of the Honors Council, and encourage their participation in community service.”
The winners of the bra decorating competition were split into 6 categories:
First place: ‘Everyone Should Show Support’ by Logan Cummings
Second place: ‘Breast Cancer… this looks like a job for Superman’ by Chris Boyd
Third place: ‘I <3 Boobies’ by Lauren Acri
Most attention to detail: ‘Wildcat Pride’ by Nikki Mandi
Creativity: ‘Pink Flamingo’ by Santana Manning
Funniest: ‘Sigma Phi Epsilon Wonder Bra’ by Brandon Amberger
Shivani Kanji can be reached at shivani.kanji@spartans.ut.edu.