soror, you just had school up in here! you are correct in that they tradition began with singing. my father (KAPsi '62) has shared that they would serenade the women's dorms when they came out. it was a competion to see who could blow the best and make the girls scream. according to him, the women would actually throw their underwear out the windows! imagine that! at any rate, all of the orgs would try to find members who were talented so that they could show up the other organizations. one of my mentors who is an Omega said, "that's what's wrong with these young bucks, they can't sing or dance. to pledge back in my day, you had to have some talent!" so, it evolved from that. some sorors have actually commented that they didn't think hard stepping was ladylike because they basically swayed and sang.
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