Ok...I didn't listen
 

:eek: Ideal08 had already stated the obvious BUT like the person who has to slow down to see the accident...I turned it on. Was that really a full minute?

high school step teams
 

I recently went to my little cousin's high school step show and I was blown!! Some of these high school teams even have greek names :eek: There was definitely nothing like this when I was in high school. Unfortunately these kids enter college with the same mentality when they want to go greek; that is all about pledging and stepping :(. I don't think that BET or most show on TV will show them anything deeper than that.

Re: Ok...I didn't listen
 

Oh, naw, tell me it wasn't SHORTER than a minute?! :eek: lawd

Re: high school step teams
 

HC when I was in hs, they had a group call JAKA & JDST. You know what it stands for. I mean these girls were trying to pledge people in and all that stuff. One of them had the nerve to wear AKA apparel. They were strolling at parties stepping like they had official letters. They had brawls with JDST. It was a mess. Anyway it didn't last long because they got CHECKED. By my teachers who were AKA and DST. Yeah in HS they think greek means parties steppin and strollin:rolleyes:



NOW BACK TO THE SUBJECT

errrrrrrrrr uhhhhhhhh....
 

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who or what "body" determines what "team" will represent the organization?

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Re: errrrrrrrrr uhhhhhhhh....
 

THIS is the question of the day. :eek:

I've seen better Iota teams.. but then again I've seen better Alpha and Kappa teams too. Anybody know how they selected which teams got to participate?? To be completely honest, the Sigmas were the best in my opinion. I've seen them perform a couple of times, and they are always on point.

Now I'm kinda getting nervous about tomorrow - I hope the sororities represent a little better. :)

Prelims
 

The saw the Sigmas step today... White boys can step, too is what they said... I really don't care who can and cannot step, but are we all really representing ourselves in a favorable light here? Or let's call it like it is: A marketing ploy and tool so that N'SYNC and Brittany have more moves that they can do...

Bob Johnson is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

The International HQ's are coming down hard on step show winners and prize money. The idea is to step, win the competition and use the prize money for programs... As we can see, that is not happening for chapters worldwide...

I like step shows. The best one that I saw on TV was the one honoring the Grambling Coach's retirement. I think for many Americans outside of the African American culture, the routines done were cause of excitement... Then I think "others" delved into it deeply and adopted moves done for over 30 years by each respective organization: Vanilla Ice, N'SYNC, etc., etc.

Even a few rap artists incorporated moves by NPHC affiliates. And didn't Chubb Rock Chubb have numerous Fraternities in his video in the late 80's?

At any rate, it just goes to show we are about to lose another art that our ancestors died to develop... Oh well...

Sorors, do you remember? Plus other thoughts...
 

I thought that back in the day, when "we"/ I was an undergraduate that it stated in a UG newsletter that "we" (AKAs) were only to participate in stepshows that AKA sponsored or could participate in non-AKA sponsored show if permission was granted from HQ.

It must have been like Sp. 92 or something...:confused:

That's what I'm saying, Soror . I mean did they even come down south? the west coast? midwest?

Shucks, they could have used the stepshow from the Bayou Classic or ANY BC...lmao, but they would have had to get an Iota team. It would have been more entertaining.

IMHO

AKA MONET

"The saw the Sigmas step today... White boys can step, too is what they said... I really don't
care who can and cannot step, but are we all really representing ourselves in a favorable light
here? Or let's call it like it is: A marketing ploy and tool so that N'SYNC and Brittany have
more moves that they can do... "

I call it sigmas who can step and have nationally beaten quite a few teams with their steps...if brittany or nsync can come to a step show and represent like that, defeating, winning and humiliating other orgs, like ive seen this particular group do on several occastion across the country, bring them on......

how is this not reprenting ourselves in a favorablie light? im not understanding.....please explain.....
if its the fact that there a white guys on stage on BET, wake up, there are white people in all of our orgs, including yours, check out the EBONY issue about white greeks in black fraternities/sororities......
if im mistaken about your intent with this statement please "school" me

I think she means what I meant in my first post. By going on TV and STEPPING, and not giving proper time to what we are REALLY about is not representing ourselves in a favorable light.

Respect...
 

Theo14,

If you saw the Sigma chapter's step on BET, their chant did say: "White boys can step, too."

Realistically, should our organizations be espousing that kind of behavior? So what if other ethnic groups can step or not, just like you sed, IT WAS THE MEMBERS OF PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INC. stepping--not ethnic individuals...

Before I am gonna havta take this discussion off my Soror's AKA board and onto that PM, I will ask you exactly what do you mean I need to "wake up"? Have you read any of my posts on other topics to their entirety?

Now, I saw the 1st Fraternity competition between the Alphas and the Kappas. I saw their chapters on their line jackets. The steppers my have been all-star teams, but it still looked like individual chapters were "running" the step team's show... I dunno, but I will ask again with clarity, is this stepping on BET something that we should do for all our organizations on Nationally recognized television in a favorable light, given the kind of chants used and steps/movements made? Should we be "clowning" each other with mutual understanding outside of our traditional environments for mainstream society to see and make illogical conclusions? Just asking...

Today, my Sorors and the ladies of DST will be competing against each other. Hopefully, unilaterally, our organizations will maintain the utmost respectability for the "Art of Stepping" along with legacy and history...

Re: high school step teams
 

That's not always the case with HS teams. One of my soRHOrs is the step team coach for a team, but she decided to take it further than just stepping. This co-ed team has been completing community service since their inception over a year ago as well as practicing twice a week. She did not grant them the privelege of letters for their names until 2 months ago. Honestly, the Greek letters for kids is a little deep sometimes because I have seen some kids act like little sororities and fraternities. I've even seen kids with "line numbers" :confused: and names of the line.

As far as the BET Step Off, it's almost silly b/c what can you see in a minute. I'm sure the Unknown Sigma Step Team tore it up because the three who represented when I saw them 2 years ago were ridiculously on point. The Alphas ripped it yesterday, but ONE SKINNY MINUTE..? I'll give BET a slight piece of credit because I saw a representative from Alpha and KAPsi give a brief blurb about the organizations. They could have done more, but somebody already said that the "E" in BET is not for enlightenment, education, or even edutainment. It's strictly entertainment... and I barely call it that.

OHHHH...Okay.....AKA MONET

I get you....I think I misunderstood the intent of your statements....thanks for clearing that up.......

:eek: Man!
I have been sitting here forever waiting for the first round of the sorority step-off. I am trying to put all the step performances on one tape. I rarely get a chance to see any organizations step so I want to try and get it all on one tape. I rarely watch BET so I didn't know that show itself would be so long and the actual step off portion would be shortened from what you usually see on stage. Well I will just have to wait til I go to the beach this summer to see a step show.
Blessed be to all,
Hipshimmy

SW to the sorors who represented Lambda Chapter.

I guess "we" aren't boycotting BET anymore since Soror Ade'Leaka (Directorate member) introduced the sorors.

:confused:

:confused:
The Sigmas are stepping against the Omegas...how, I mean, will the Kappas and Alphas and Iotas get a chance to step again, too?