War Eagle Girl :: Abby Womack

Every Saturday on the Plains, they walk around campus in navy suits and orange blazers, representing Auburn University to family and fans alike. They are the 25 men and women who make up the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen.

Abby Womack is a senior in nutrition and food sciences at Auburn and is a member of the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen. She tried out for the organization on the advice her sister, a former member, had given her.

“I didn’t think I was going to make it,” says Womack. “I tried out for other things before this, and didn’t make anything, so I was just going for the interview experience.”

Womack made War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen and is now in her second year in the organization where she serves as secretary.

Founded in 1968, War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen is the official host group of Auburn University. There are 12 men and 12 women each year as well as Miss Auburn. As representatives of Auburn, everyone in the group must be in uniform at all time.

“We work directly under the president,” says Womack. “Whatever he needs us to do, we do.”

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During the fall, War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen have a hectic schedule. In the spring, Womack says she has about two assignments a week. During the fall, that number doubles and Womack says she can have anywhere from four to five assignments per week.

The assignments include working Saturdays at football games, whether home or away, giving tours to prospective faculty or hosting banquets for past SGA presidents or Auburn firefighters.

“We serve the university in any way they see fit,” says Womack. “We promote services to and promote pride in the university and all of its functions.”

Womack not only serves as the secretary of War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen, she is also a College of Human Sciences ambassador and is an active member of her sorority. As secretary of War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen, Womack handles the requests and fills assignments.

In order to meet the demands of her classes and the demands of her position, Womack says she has to plan out hour by hour, day by day, especially in the fall. But to her, it’s worth it.

“The people I’ve gotten to meet, the places I’ve gotten to go, it’s been awesome,” says Womack.

One thing people may not know about the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen is that they not only represent the university at Auburn functions, they also get to travel to all away games in the fall and represent Auburn to opposing schools.

“We don’t have to go through the whole ordering tickets process,” says Womack. “We get tickets to all away games and all home games for free.”

Womack and the other War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen are servant leaders. Her favorite part of her job is the people she gets to meet through it.

“It’s hard, it’s busy, but it’s worth it,” says Womack.