Anne Peltier/THE POST Alpha Omicron Pi member Laura Lim, left, a junior, and Sara Poland, a visiting member of Chi Omega, cheer on the men participating in Mr. "Universe"ity. Senior Tawnya Milbaugh, back left, and sophomore Julia Annett, center, both members of Sigma Kappa, also attended the fundraising event last night in Baker Center Ballroom.

Although there was no swimsuit portion of the contest, the third annual Mr. "Universe"ity, sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Mu sororities, was held last night in Baker Center Ballroom.

The event helped raise money for the sororities' philanthropies, Children's Miracle Network and National Arthritis Research Foundation. More than 200 people attended the event, which raised about $900 for the two charities.

"This is always a fun event," said Suzy Brannon, a former Alpha Omicrom Pi member who attended the event. "Since it is panhellenic it is a nice chance to get out and get to know everyone."

The winner of the Mr. "Universe"ity contest was senior Chris Miller, sponsored by Delta Gamma sorority, and the first and second runner-ups were junior Jon Schramm, sponsored by Sigma Kappa sorority and freshman Anthony Meyer, sponsored by Pi Beta Phi sorority, respectively.

"It was a great experience," said Miller, who played Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" with the American flag draped around his shoulders. "I'd like to see more guys turn-out next year though."

Schramm, who has been writing songs for about a year, sang an original heartfelt song called "Feel better" while playing the guitar. Meyer told a humorous story about trying to quit piano lessons when he was eight and then played a song he learned when he was younger.

The other contestants were junior Tony Fox, sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha sorority; junior Andy Norman, sponsored by Chi Omega sorority; freshman Ben Weinbruer, sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity; sophomore Scott Williams, sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta sorority and junior Steve Wright, sponsored by Pi Beta Phi sorority.

"I thought there was a really nice turn-out," said Kristen Agner, philanthropy chairwoman of Alpha Omicrom Pi. "All the contestants were pretty genuine."

A panel of judges composed of faculty and community members judged the contestants on their introduction, talent and answer to a question from one of the judges. Talents ranged from singing and guitar playing, to stand-up comedy and piano playing.

"The guys were really creative with their talents," said Karen Oswald, an instructor in the College of Education and one of the judges. "The crowd was very enthusiastic and responded well to the guys."

While some of the contestants had time to prepare their talents, others were called at the last minute. Fox said he was called Wednesday night to participate in the event.

"It wasn't that hard to come up with a talent," Fox said, who sang a parody to Airsupply's "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" about breaking up. "I just let the creative juices flow."