Need Fraternity/Sororities for Stepshow in Charlotte, NC!

[Rozzblake]

The Marching Cardinals of Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology are searching for Fraternities and Sororities to participate in our 1st Annual Collegiate Stepshow that will take place on February 23, 2008 at 4pm. This is a fundraiser for our Marching Band with a cash prize of $1000 given to the top Fraternity and top Sorority. There is a $25 registration fee, that will be refunded to all groups that compete that paid and registered by Feb. 9, 2008. The show will take place inside the gymnasium of Phillip O. Berry, located at 1430 Alleghany St. in Charlotte, NC.

Please contact Roz Blakeney @ 704-737-7940 or allsmiles1245@yahoo.com
or our band director, Walter Suggs @ 980-343-5992 ext. 360.

[DSTCHAOS]

Hello Rozzblake

Is this "1st ever" collegiate stepshow being sponsored or at least cosponsored by members of fraternities or sororities?

I ask this because many members of BGLOs feel we are being exploited by nonGreeks for the purpose of fundraisers and so forth.

Other than that, I wish you all much success in this and please make sure you are as forthcoming about the cash prize as you are about the $25 registration fee.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by Rozzblake

The Marching Cardinals of Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology are searching for Fraternities and Sororities to participate in our 1st Annual Collegiate Stepshow that will take place on February 23, 2008 at 4pm. This is a fundraiser for our Marching Band with a cash prize given out to 1 Fraternity and 1 Sorority. There is a $25 registration fee, that will be refunded to all groups that compete that paid and registered by Feb. 9, 2008. The show will take place inside the gymnasium of Phillip O. Berry, located at 1430 Alleghany St. in Charlotte, NC.

Please contact Roz Blakeney @ 704-737-7940 or allsmiles1245@yahoo.com
or our band director, Walter Suggs @ 980-343-5992 ext. 360.

I know that school. Quite well.

I know there are Deltas and a few other Greeks there who should be able to contact their chapters to see if the step teams want to compete. Also you should contact UNC Charlotte, Johnson C Smith chapters of NPHC orgs to get participation.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

I know that school. Quite well.

POB = CGW???

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

POB = CGW???

Uhh hell naw, lol.

POB was where I was working when I began writing CGW though.

[Rozzblake]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Hello Rozzblake

Is this "1st ever" collegiate stepshow being sponsored or at least cosponsored by members of fraternities or sororities?

I ask this because many members of BGLOs feel we are being exploited by nonGreeks for the purpose of fundraisers and so forth.

Other than that, I wish you all much success in this and please make sure you are as forthcoming about the cash prize as you are about the $25 registration fee.

Hi DST Chaos,

This is the 1st stepshow for our band, however our band director is frat and this was his idea. As far as the prize, it's $1000 for the top Fraternity and $1000 for the top Sorority.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Rozzblake

Hi DST Chaos,

This is the 1st stepshow for our band, however our band director is frat and this was his idea. As far as the prize, it's $500.00 for the top Fraternity and $500 for the top Sorority.

Then I suggest he talks to his fraternity and other BGLO chapters in Charlotte to see if they want to participate. The local participation is key for a $500 prize. Posting on this board is fine but it's easy for you all to get the contact info for Charlotte BGLO chapters and contact them more directly.

I have to admit that it will be difficult to pull this off as an effective fundraiser since it is a band sponsored step show. You might want to look at getting high school step teams instead of GLOs. High school step teams are often mentored by BGLO members so maybe you all can have an exhibition.

This is advice for your 1st EVER step show. Hope you can use some of it.

[Senusret I]

True story.

When I was in high school, our faculty members were mostly AKAs, Deltas, and Alphas. Whenever there was a black history or college-related assembly, they would ALWAYS get Alphas and AKAs to step in exhibition. Never any other organization.

Well, the Seniors wanted something different in 96-97. We decided hey, for our talent show, let's recruit Deltas and Ques! We always felt the Delta teachers were cooler than the AKA teachers. (In retrospect....yeah, they were LOL) And we wanted the Deltas' "brothers" to step, since the AKAs and Alphas had stepped at my school so often before.

So we asked our Delta math teacher if the Deltas at Howard could/would perform (she was active in FCAC at the time and later became president of that chapter). Well, she told us off the top NO. (LG probably knows why, given the time period)

Shoot, I gotta run...will give part two later

[Rozzblake]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Then I suggest he talks to his fraternity and other BGLO chapters in Charlotte to see if they want to participate. The local participation is key for a $500 prize. Posting on this board is fine but it's easy for you all to get the contact info for Charlotte BGLO chapters and contact them more directly.

I have to admit that it will be difficult to pull this off as an effective fundraiser since it is a band sponsored step show. You might want to look at getting high school step teams instead of GLOs. High school step teams are often mentored by BGLO members so maybe you all can have an exhibition.

This is advice for your 1st EVER step show. Hope you can use some of it.

Thanks so much for the advice. This is just one avenue for us to put it out there. We are reaching out to the local colleges, as well as those may be involved with CIAA, since the basketball competition is the next week. Some of our band alumni are now in sororities and fraternities, so we're reaching out to their chapters as well. This is our first in Charlotte, but not the band director's first..so he's guiding us on this one. Trust me, we're reaching out to everyone...but we will accept all the advice that we can get...so THANKS AGAIN!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Shoot, I gotta run...will give part two later

You're always such the author.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Rozzblake

Thanks so much for the advice. This is just one avenue for us to put it out there. We are reaching out to the local colleges, as well as those may be involved with CIAA, since the basketball competition is the next week. Some of our band alumni are now in sororities and fraternities, so we're reaching out to their chapters as well. This is our first in Charlotte, but not the band director's first..so he's guiding us on this one. Trust me, we're reaching out to everyone...but we will accept all the advice that we can get...so THANKS AGAIN!

Whoa...you all are trying to get this coordinated by February?

Sorry to say that the band director might not be doing the best directing here. You all are pretty much playing the guessing game with a month left. Then you add CIAA to the mix and it makes college chapters even less likely to participate.

I do hope you all don't neglect your other fundraising options in favor of this hiiiiiiiigh hopes for a GLO-based stepshow.

[Rozzblake]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Whoa...you all are trying to get this coordinated by February?

Sorry to say that the band director might not be doing the best directing here. You all are pretty much playing the guessing game with a month left. Then you add CIAA to the mix and it makes college chapters even less likely to participate.

I do hope you all don't neglect your other fundraising options in favor of this hiiiiiiiigh hopes for a GLO-based stepshow.

Thanks...believe it or not..it's working out. Thanks again!!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Rozzblake

Thanks...believe it or not..it's working out. Thanks again!!

Good.