LOCAL: CLUTCH Magazine's Fall 2012 Release Party

This past Wednesday was the Fall 2012 Release Party for CLUTCH Magazine, FSU's first and largest student-run magazine. Even though I'm still a little under the weather, I broke my recent hermit habits to venture out with a couple friends for one of my favorite events of the semester.

The party was held at Midtown Filling Station, one of my favorite venues in Tallahassee. The first 30 guests received VIP gift bags filled with goodies from Hanky Panky, Sephora, and local boutiques and salons. Along with the latest issue of CLUTCH, guests were also treated to mini cupcakes from Lucy and Leo's, all-night drink specials (that included "Clutch-tinis"), and free raffle prizes.

Here are a couple of photos from the release party:

With my littles, Colby and Marilyn

About to enjoy my mini red velvet cupcake

With our awesome goody bags!

With Clutch's Editor-In-Chief, Brittany, and Beauty Director, Gary

Definitely another successful CLUTCH Release Party!!

FSU PINK Sweats Drive (Ends 4/13)

Classes will be over soon and summer is just around the corner! What better time to clean out your closets to make way for cute new summer clothes (like the new VSPINK campus pant!)? Florida State is one of 55 colleges who are competing in the PINK Sweats Drive, a nation-wide clothing drive to see who can donate the most items! Any type of clothing - not just sweats - may be donated and all donations go to the Salvation Army. The clothing drive lasts until April 13th so hurry cause you don't want to miss out on this chance to show your school spirit while supporting a great cause!

Drop off locations:
- Dunlap Center (ask the front desk)
- Strozier (right before the card swipe against the window)
- Victoria's Secret at Governor's Square Mall
- Plato's Closet
- Each Sorority House (you can even earn service hours for donating clothes!)

Click HERE for more info and to RSVP for the event. 

VS PINK Collegiate Showdown: VOTE FOR FSU!!

Last week, voting started for the VS Pink Collegiate Showdown!

What is it, you ask? The Pink Nation Collegiate Showdown is a bracket-style voting competition during which students from across the nation vote to determine which campus gets to host the fall annual PINK Back to School Bash, an evening hosted by PINK in honor of the school that wins the Collegiate Showdown. PINK brings tons of games, great prizes, models, and musical talent to the winning campus and throws the party of the year! Past events have featured Drake at West Virginia University (2010) and Kid Cudi with Girl Talk at the University of Illinois (2011).

Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? To vote, sign up for a PINK Nation account and log in EVERY DAY to vote (you can ONCE PER DAY). You also have the option to TEXT your vote! It’s really that easy.

This year, “Power Hours” are being introduced during which YOUR VOTE COUNTS DOUBLE so definitely remember to vote during that specific hour those days!

Here are the dates for each voting round along with Power Hours:

Preliminary Round: March 14-30

- Power Hour:  March 16th (10-11am EST)

- Power Hour: March 30th (11am-12pm EST)

Super Sixteen: March 30-April 3

- Power Hour: April 3rd (11am–12pm EST)

Outstanding Eight: April 3-6

- Power Hour: April 5th (7-8pm EST)

Fabulous Four: April 6-9

- Power Hour: April 9th (11am-12pm EST)

Top Two: April 9-10

What are you waiting for? Click HERE to vote for FLORIDA STATE! You can also go HERE to RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends!

HAPPY VOTING!!!

Outfits for Ovaries

Ahh, I can't believe I haven't posted anything in a month! Life has just been so crazy with school coming to a close and my spontaneous decision to go backpacking in Europe for the summer!! Nevertheless, I wanted to share these photos from the Outfits for Ovaries fashion show hosted by CMA, Fashion Inc, and the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of North Florida. The clothes were provided by local Tallahassee boutiques Cole Couture, Spriggs Luxe, Way Out West, and Olde Fields. The hair was done by the talented crew at Haute Headz. I highly recommend checking out all these places!

As one of CMA's Student Liaisons (the other being the fabulous Robin Holmes), I got to help out with a lot of the planning for the fashion show, working directly with the models and pullings. It also meant I couldn't model in the show like I have done previously. Instead, I recruited several members from my beautiful APhiO family to model for me in the show along with my boyfriend. It was really great getting to dress and work with my gorgeous littles and siblings and everyone seemed to really enjoy the whole experience.

Garner [Royal] Love <3

Aren't we a pretty family?

The male models (my BF, Chris, is on the left)

Me with my littles Megan and Colby

Marilyn & Kristina: I want to buy both of their dresses!

Megan having her makeup done

Colby waits as her hair dries

Colby, Bonnie, and Sarah in their evening looks

Grandlittle and Boyfriend

Little Megan working the runway

Anyone go to the show? If so, what did you think? Any suggestions or ideas for the fall? Comment and let me know :)

CLUTCH Magazine Spring 2011 Release Party

Last night, FSU's student-run fashion magazine, CLUCTH, held their Spring 2011 Release Party. The event, which celebrated the magazine's 10th issue since it's founding in 2006, was held at The Midtown Filling Station and co-hosted by the online magazine CollegeCandy.com and the Collegiate Merchandising Association.

CLUTCH's PR Director (and awesome friend), Chandra Robrock, and CollegeCandy put together quite the party. There were amazing VIP gift bags given to the first 50 guests (filled with goodies like Tarte lip stains and gift cards to Shoedazzle.com), a live DJ, all-night drink specials (including Clutch-tinis), 400 mini cupcakes from Lucy & Leo's Cupcakery, free raffles for prizes like an HDTV and a $250 GlobalFashionBrands.com gift card, and, of course, free copies of the latest CLUTCH!

With CMA Publicist, Jacqui, and CLUTCH PR Director, Chandra (love them!)

CLUTCH is one of my favorite things at FSU. Every semester I look forward to the new issue. This past issue I was fortunate enough to contribute an article on Cosplay (staying true to my geeky self, as always),  co-write an upcoming entertainment feature, and work on the editing team. I remember when I first heard about CLUTCH on a segment during MTV's TRL way back in 2007 and thinking how neat it was and how I'd love to be involved with something like that when I went to college. It's crazy looking back now that I'm actually here at FSU being a part of that exact magazine.

Clutch Magazine on MTV's TRL @ Yahoo! Video

If you want an issue of CLUTCH, feel free to contact me or stop by the CMA table on Market Wednesdays. You'll also find it at various boutiques and salons in Tallahassee so be on the look out!

Here are some photos of my line and I at the release party:

It was a Royal Night for sure! Here with my big, 4 of my littles, and 2 of my grandlittles <3

Big & Little <3

Little & Big - they crazy!

I adore my newest littles: Marilyn, Colby, and Megan (missing Jenny :()

Megan won a HDTV!! What a way to end the night!!