Off The Beat

University of Pennsylvania's Premier All-Gender Student a Cappella GROUP


Sabrina Elson

Voice Part: Soprano

Class: 2022

Major: Communications & Political Science

Minor: Consumer Psychology

Solos: Us (James Bay & Alicia Keys), Battlefield (Svrincia), You burned me (Donna Missal), Lost in Paradise (evanescence)

Board Positions: Music Director (2021), Publicity manager (2019 & 2020), Assistant Music Director (2019 & 2020), ACK/PAC/SAC chair (2019)


Who might this beautiful statuesque goddess be standing right before your very eyes? Why it’s the one and only Sab of course, the other half of the iconic matriarch that has taken care of OTB for the past year alongside her day one bestie and Georgian partner in crime Kristen. Don’t let this former pageant superstar’s looks deceive you though, as her beauty and grace comes with just as much gritty bark and bite when she opens her mouth to belt out some of the best jins and jos, fine-tuned by our lovely human pitch pipe Xander (per her request ofc) bc if there is one thing about Sab, it is that she strives for total perfection always. Take her spicy margs for example – you can try all you want to top hers, but news flash: no one just does it quite like Sabrina. But Sabrina is also truly a woman of the people, taking the time out of her day to manually transcribe ancient arrangements, attempt to get shitty DJs to play Taylor Swift, convince you to buy one of the many products she’s an ambassador for (#buyfunnywater) and chuck pencil pouches at you until you learn your high notes. She truly is one of the biggest blessings to ever join OTB and has changed this group for the better with her past four years wearing quite literally every leadership hat you can imagine. So now sit back, relax, and get lost in paradise with our OG girlboss.


My favorite music to listen to is female powerhouses (@ Demi Lovato in 2007 and now), pop-country, culturally relevant musical theatre, and Panic ! at the Disco.
Say hey to your resident pageant girl!
When not screaming jins and jos into the void, you can find me living my domestic bliss via baking and planning holiday parties, visiting Disney World (!), crying at pictures of my dogs, or searching for an aesthetic cup of coffee.