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Originally Posted by CaLiBoI_4_eVa
so, do like frats really do stuff like step tournaments? cause I know me and some of my bros were talking about maybe trying to get one together. If anyone has any info on it I would soooooo love you forever. THX!  |
Are you in a greek letter collegiate organization? Well, to answer your question... stepping as we see it today was started by the NPHC fraternities and sororities (the 9 historically African American greek letter orgs), and yes there are local, regional, and national competitions. All of the NPHC organizations have their own unique style and steps that they're known for, although there are a lot of groups that step these days, including Latino, Asian, and Multicultural greek letter organizations. NPHC orgs are known for having their own competitions where they only compete against eachother although sometimes they invite other groups to step, sometimes for competition and sometimes just for exhibition to open their shows. Do a search and you'll find more info on this topic. Before you go trying to put together a tournament, you should learn more about the history of the stepping tradition and the NPHC greek letter organizations and hopefully you have come up with your own style and steps...no biting off of others please! You might start by reviewing the following videos (Parts I, II, and III).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu5jwviADAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCZ6W5Uhvg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4yx0IpTx0
The "Divine Nine" NPHC orgs are:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.