Why rent a porn flick when you can catch a stepshow instead???

[Spartan 4 Life]

Ok, pardon me for being on what may seem to be a crusade against stepshows, but I believe that in order to save our organizations, some thing must be said. I took a quick trip down to yet another North Carolina Triad 2000 Homecoming to check out the stepshow--congratulations AKA and A-PHI-A for outstanding performances and for finishing 1st Place. This time, I was not amazed at what I saw; I was down right disgusted at the brothers who did everything they could to take things way too far.

There was the usual unnecessary, lewd humping of the ground, sexual gestures with canes, grabbing of crotches and lyrics informing the ladies what was in store for later on that night by ALL of the fraternities who participated, but one organization decided that all of that just was not enough to get the point across, and thus decided to make sure that they could wrap up the title as the the most trifling organization on the yard by taking things 2 D Extreme.

They started out boring us with the actual steps they had prepared--most of the audience responded by walking out of the auditorium. Choreography suffered, beats were confusing, enthusiasm was nonexistent and creativity was an unfamiliar concept--it’s amazing how the most lewd organizations seem to always be the ones with the worst shows otherwise. Just before the group began to collect the massive "boo's" which were clearly called for, they decided to take things to a different level. There were eight young “men” who stepped. Eight young “ladies” came out from back stage in silver nighties to proclaim themselves as the night's designated whores.

These young “gentlemen”commenced to perform very suggestive dance moves with these young “ladies”. Eventually these young “ladies” were laid out on their backs on the floor of the stage with their heads facing the audience. The then spread their legs just enough for the “leaders of tomorrow” to crawl up between them. Then, the “mentors of our youth” motioned for these “future teachers and business leaders” to lift their legs bald eagle as these “men”, who donate so much of their time tutoring in our elementary schools commenced to remove the panties from these “ladies of finer womanhood”, hold them up for the audience to see and then toss them off to the side.

Then, these “men of distinction” placed their heads underneath the skirts of these “daughters of alumnists of some university”, placed a towel on top and took a moment to simulate oral sex so that the 8-16 year olds in the audience would know exactly what to do when they get back to school the next day. Shortly afterwards, these “respectful young ladies” got up from the floor of the stage and dusted themselves off (after all, it’s hard work being cheap and whorish) and were bid farewell by the gentlemen of this “esteemed” organization as the brothers wiped the symbolic juice from their mouths.

I'm sorry to put it so bluntly, but a very clear message must be sent to these young "men" and young "ladies" that our stepshows are not the place to "get your groove on." When we come to these stepshows, it is because we enjoy stepping. It has been said by some organizations that they merely "give the crowd what they want to see." My response to such ignorance is if you take a butcher knife and slice your team members' faces down the middle and have the blood drip on to the stage, the crowd just may be just as amazed with your performance. As humans, we are amazed by ignorance--that doesn't mean that we have the right to it.

To the brothers of this “illustrious” organization, if you enjoy demonstrating your sexuality on stage, there is an industry for people like you, it's called the adult film and entertainment industry. Young ladies, if you have that so little respect for yourselves and you insist on making your sexuality public, please pull up to any of the local buildings which read, "Girls Girls Girls" and I am sure the management will be more than happy to allow you to "Shake it fast" as much as you wish. However, I have said it before and I will say again as clearly as I can, OUR STEPSHOWS ARE NOT THE PLACE FOR YOUR LEWDNESS AND YOUR PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF IGNORANCE!! CARRY YOUR TRIFLING BEHINDS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PEEP SHOW IF YOU ARE THAT HOT!! IN ORDER TO GET APPLAUSE IN A STEPSHOW, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO STEP!! LACK OF SUFFICIENT PRACTICE TIME AND CREATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR YOU TO COME ON STAGE AND DISRESPECT OUR CHILDREN, OUR ALUMNI AND/ OR OTHER FANS OF STEPPING. IN CASE YOU DID NOT NOTICE, BEFORE YOU BEGAN YOUR PORN FLICK SAMPLING, THE AUDIENCE DEMONSTRATED A GENERAL LACK OF INTEREST BY SITTING QUIETLY IN THEIR SEATS AND BY WALKING OUT OF THE AUDITORIUM. THIS MEANS THAT YOUR TEAM CANNOT STEP.

I am greek and I am embarrassed that our organizations are taking a turn for the worst. Who are these people joining these groups? Where did they come from? I am getting to the point where I feel that if I say I am from a Pan Hel Fraternity, people will perceive me as some kind of pervert. How long do you think celebrities of Pan Hellenic Organizations will continue to claim membership with this down-hill slope of our national images?

I am making a national plea to all Nine of the Pan Hellenic National Presidents as well as to the presidents of other stepping organizations (Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Groove Phi Grove and anyone else who has members who take the stepshow stage): either take a stand or sit back quietly and watch as your organizations be driven into the mud. It is not the responsibility of the individual schools and show coordinators to keep our organizations in check. We must do it from the base. Please send a proclamation immediately to all of your local chapters indicating that they are to stop this lewdness or else have their charters removed. If you do not feel that your organization is a part of this ignorance, please appeal to them to not fall into the bottomless pit that others have stumbled into. I also as that the Graduate chapters, state & regional officers intervene as well, as our state officers did the weekend before last. Something must be done soon, or you will soon need ID indicating that you are over 21 in order to get into one of these “side shows.” Please help us to preserve the rich heritage that all of our founders have set for us. Stepping is an important part of Greekdom. We must keep it as sacred and not allow these hoodlums, who somehow make it through the screening process, turn it into something that is deplored an looked upon as shameful. I certainly welcome your comments and questions.

Please act soon!!!