A Glimpse of the Future!
The culture of Filipinos is forever linked to beauty pageants. In this nation, beauty pageants have penetrated all levels of society, from the national level down to the smallest barangay or purok, even educational institutions. But what specifically is the purpose of the beauty pageant? World Peace? Some say it provides and opportunity to showcase the best qualities of the community or institution being represented. In NORSU, such is the case.
Originally called the “Mutya ng CVPC”, the pageant has expanded to include the male of the species and was then called “Mr. and Ms. CVPC.” With the conversion of Central Visayas Polytechnic College to Negros Oriental State University, it is now “Mr. and Ms. NORSU.” The contestants of the pageant are rigorously screened and selected on the basis of physical and intellectual attributes and considered as the best that each college/campus can offer. From among them, people of impeccable integrity and judgment choose who are the male and female specimens that can best represent NORSU.
The pageant, fortunately, is not all about physical and intellectual excellence; it is also about service. Before the contest proper, contestants, with the assistance of the pageant organizer, the NORSU – Federation of Student Governments, conduct extension and outreach projects to the marginalized sectors of the society. Mr. and Ms. NORSU projects include providing assistance to orphanages and depressed communities. These activities ensure that those who will eventually win the title of Mr. and Ms. NORSU will not only treat it as a matter of pomp and prestige, but also social responsibility and service.
Through this, the Mr. and Ms. NORSU program selects the individual that really embodies the core essence of the institution and is representative of NORSU’s culture of excellence and culture of service. The pageant therefore is not just part of our culture, but our culture also becomes a part of the pageant.
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