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Miss Maryland ridiculed for her excruciating letter dumping her sorority sisters
UK Daily Mail ^ | July 20, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 07/20/2012 9:29:54 AM PDT by C19fan

When Joanna Guy, 20, was crowned Miss Maryland last month, she had to make the difficult decision to choose the crown or Cornell University. Not surprisingly, the rising American Studies senior from Swanton, Maryland, chose the bright lights over the cold winters of Ithaca. She let her Alpha Phi sorority sisters know in an excruciatingly self-involved, 840-word letter made public on the blog Ivy Gate, where she has earned more ridicule than praise for her decision to focus on the competition more than her schooling.

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I think Miss Guy made the right decision. I do not know how marketable an American Studies degree is from Cornell is. But with this crown she has enhanced her resume to find a rich husband.
1 posted on 07/20/2012 9:30:02 AM PDT by C19fan
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Really no big deal if she takes a year off anyway and then goes back to school...much ado about nothing. People do this on a regular basis.


2 posted on 07/20/2012 9:33:27 AM PDT by trailhkr1
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To: C19fan

Did you read the letter this girl wrote though?

Ugh. A serious #facepalm moment.


3 posted on 07/20/2012 9:39:54 AM PDT by alphadoggie
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To: alphadoggie

I started to read it and it was so banal I had to stop.


4 posted on 07/20/2012 9:41:26 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan
FR verdict: not guilty


5 posted on 07/20/2012 9:46:32 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: C19fan

I cannot post pics, but as most can surmise, “Not Guilty!”


6 posted on 07/20/2012 9:48:28 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: nascarnation

I am going to need little more information and would like to interview her before I pass judgement.

I will need to frisk her before questioning to ensure she is not carrying any dangerous weapons.


7 posted on 07/20/2012 9:54:35 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: C19fan
I admit I only skimmed the letter, but it appears she is an officer in her Sorority, which explains why she felt the need to explain leaving.

I say good luck to her. She can return to school and get that ridiculous degree later.

8 posted on 07/20/2012 9:55:18 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (ABO)
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To: C19fan

Does anyone expect anything other than banal from a sorority girl AND beauty pageant queen?


9 posted on 07/20/2012 9:55:54 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: C19fan

Isn’t it a disgrace for this organization to publicize the letter?


10 posted on 07/20/2012 10:13:40 AM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: C19fan

I think an e-mail to the sorority president that she can no longer fulfill her duties would have sufficed.


11 posted on 07/20/2012 10:18:00 AM PDT by paltz
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To: alphadoggie
facepalm

Yo, dog. Really? Aside from a couple of questionable grammatical and syntactical choices it is a very well written letter by a young woman who takes her responsibilities seriously and decided to give her sorority the courtesy of an explanation for her resignation. Her writing ability surpasses that of 90% of the posters around here and 99.999% of the writing on the Internet overall. (And don't get me started on the sentence, "Did you read the letter this girl wrote though?)

It sounds to me like the reporter is some jealous twit that simply can't imagine that anyone who participates in pageants could have a brain. Frankly, there is no news here. Just a 'news' outlet trying to gain web hits by putting pictures of a very attractive woman on their site and trying to gin up controversy.

12 posted on 07/20/2012 10:21:16 AM PDT by newheart (At what point does policy become treason?)
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To: newheart

It is, yet, more than a little verbose. A couple of paragraphs would have sufficed.


13 posted on 07/20/2012 10:36:27 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans!)
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A couple of paragraphs would have sufficed.

Can't argue with that. But somehow I don't think her verbosity is the reason people are criticizing her.

14 posted on 07/20/2012 10:44:39 AM PDT by newheart (At what point does policy become treason?)
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To: alphadoggie

She’s totally forgiven. Have you seen how fricken cute she is?


15 posted on 07/20/2012 10:48:24 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Fast & Furious: Proof the Government should not have access to guns)
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To: Vendome

The letter was a subliminal plea for her sorority sisters to SPANK Her! (Yes, just like when she was initiated!)


16 posted on 07/20/2012 10:56:29 AM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Slump Tester

Must be the sorority of the Holy Grail Shapped Light...

(appologies to monty python fans)


17 posted on 07/20/2012 11:00:01 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory

“And afterwards... The Aural Sects”


18 posted on 07/20/2012 11:18:11 AM PDT by Mr. K (fat-fingers+small laptop keyboard+bad eyesight=many typos)
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To: nascarnation

19 posted on 07/20/2012 11:19:40 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

I’m a woman. She may be cute, but she’s an airheaded dope.


20 posted on 07/20/2012 11:28:38 AM PDT by alphadoggie
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