Miss Old Gold and Black Scholarship Pageant

The Miss Old Gold and Black Scholarship Competition is a National Program created and sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1976, and hosted by its local chapters. The pageant is a source of excellence for women in character education, value clarification, economic and social empowerment, role-modeling, mentoring, commitment to service to humanity and to provide opportunities that present her in a positive way.

The Pageant began in 1976 in New York at the fraternity's National Convention and was won by Miss Denise Smith, representing Zeta Mu Chapter at Georgia State University. The pageant went on hiatus and returned in 1981 with the competition at the 1982 General Convention in Los Angeles, California.

​Since 1981, the Eta Gamma Chapter has hosted the Miss Old Gold and Black Pageant with the first pageant in 1982 at Prairie View A&M University. The Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapter has co-hosted the pageant since 1982 with the selection of two queens, thus becoming the first and only sustaining alumni chapter with a representative in the Texas District Pageant.

Over the years, the chapters had winners at the Texas District level with Coy Henderson, Nadia Greer, Adibisi Adele, Destiny Jefferson and the current winner Chloe Nyr'ee Tolbert. Adele and Jefferson won the Regional titles. The winners and former contestants have also used the pageant experiences as they competed in other pageants, including the Miss PVAMU: Brandy Byars, Moriah Colbert, Ivy Walls and Z’Nae Mangum have all claimed the Miss PVAMU title, while others have been named runners-up to Miss PVAMU - Mya Campbell - 1st, Kala Washington - 1st and Kala Robinson - 1st; and Melanie Hollis - 2nd.

​The Miss Old Gold and Black Pageant continues to be an important activity for the students at Prairie View A&M University and the young ladies give tremendous credit to the pageant for their achievements and success as student leaders and role models for other students.