Hey everybody! The only thing i'm gonna touch in this conversation is the stepshow issue...
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Some members get mad because they can't step at NPHC step shows... Why?
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If the homecoming step show is for HOMECOMING, why deny the opportunity? I understand if it is an NPHC
sponsored event (as some universities do), then NPHC has every right to set rules and guidelines. Tough titty for non-NPHC groups that want to participate.
However, if the stepshow is sponsored by student services, the student activities council or some other administrative branch of the University, why deny registered, active student organizations that show interest in participating? This might mean more work for the sponsoring body, but still it is on them to set fair guidelines and limitations. If these guidelines and limitations are clear and expressed waaaay in advance, then we will cut down on the grumbling every fall about "so and so won't let us step" or "why those abc's trying to be like us."
It's all about communication and respect. At my HBCU alma mater, we had plenty of student leaders and NPHC members in the band, so through constant interaction (you know black college bands practice ALL night) - there was a certain level of comraderie or at least understanding with Kappa Kappa Psi.
Little things like
knowing members in other orgs as PEOPLE helps when conflicts do arise.