Frats
1) PBS (damn, damn, damn)
2) Q-Psi
3) APA
4) KAY
SORO
1) AKA
2) DST
3) ZPB
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AMANDA DUDISH
Staff Photographer
Pitt's Omega Psi brothers let their step shine in
golden shoes at Saturday night's Steel City Step Show.
They didn't need music to show of their steps.
Saturday night at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall,
black fraternities and sororities stepped out for the
first annual Steel City Step Show.
Hosted by Damon Williams, of the show "ComicView" on
Black Entertainment Television, and co-hosted by Anji
from the WAMO morning show, the event brought
sororities and fraternities from other universities to
compete with Pitt's own steppers.
Proceeds from the show benefited multiple sclerosis
charities and a scholarship fund.
After the national anthem and the black national
anthem were sung, the East Side Stepping Soldiers from
Peabody High School opened the show.
Using their hands, shoulders, thighs and the ground,
the East Side Stepping Soldiers gave the audience a
taste of the stomping and slapping they were about to
experience.
Anji then announced that each of the competing
sororities and fraternities would have 14 minutes to
show the judges their steps. The panel of judges was
selected from the competing sororities and
fraternities.
The brothers of Pitt's Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity were
the first act, opening with the Lion King's "Circle of
Life" before starting their steps.
"Tonight we are going to show you all how to step,"
one of the brothers informed the audience.
Cornell's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha followed the
Alpha Phi Alpha brothers. The sisters of Alpha Kappa
Alpha wore black suits and declared themselves "Alpha
Kappa Alpha, Inc."
During their act, the sisters performed part of their
step routine blindfolded.
The sisters of Pitt's Delta Sigma Theta stepped to an
'80s theme, wearing off-the-shoulder shirts with the
word "delta" stenciled in pink across the front.
Dressed in white suits, the brothers of Kappa Alpha
Psi drove the ladies wild when they took off their
blazers. Using fake candy canes, the brother performed
a choreographed cane toss in their routine. They ended
their act by throwing red panties up on stage.
"It's all about making sure the audience gets into
it," said David Latimore, one of the participants from
Kappa Alpha Psi.
From Bowling Green University, the brothers of Phi
Beta Sigma proclaimed, "You gotta be smooth" to be a
brother in their fraternity. Dressed in yellow
jumpsuits, they informed the crowd that they have not
lost a show since 1993.
Claiming that the only real competition they have is
themselves, the brothers danced against each other,
then did all of the steps in reverse.
The Zeta Phi Beta sisters from Penn State University
did a parody of American Idol called "American Step
Idol."
Ending the show, Pitt's Omega Psi Phi brothers stepped
in camouflage pants and golden shoes. They performed
the "worm" and the "canopy" in their stepping routine.
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma did not destroy their
winning steak and won first place in the men's
competition. Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters won first place
for the women. The prize was a $1,000 in cash.
"[It was] a good event to bring everyone together to
see what [black] Greek life is like," said Darryl
Peek, one of the organizers for the event.
Ron Coursey, president of National PanHellenic Council
and brother of Omega Psi Phi, also helped organize the
event.
"It was beautiful to see the minority community in
Pittsburgh come together like this," Coursey said.
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