Virginia Phillips shares her experience as a graduate student in the Voice program at UNC Charlotte from 1973 to 1976. [All times are approximate] Virginia discusses auditioning for the music department at UNC Charlotte [2:35], joining the military after college [8:01], her experience with the music department and professors [21:55], being crowned Ms.49er and competing in the Kappa Alpha Psi's Miss Krimson and Kreme pageant [25:34], and her first experience with prejudice during a summer experience [28:50]. She also talks about student organizations she participated in as a student such as the New Wine Chorale and the UNCC Choir [32:02], she describes the process of competing for Ms. 49er [39:23], she explains why she did not receive her certificate of completion from the Voice program at UNC Charlotte [50:44], and shares some memorable experiences from her time as a student [1:00:59].
