Greeks stomp together for annual step show

The 13th annual All Greek Step Show awarded Sigma Kappa, Beta Upsilon Chi, Sigma Nu and Alpha Phi Alpha first place Thursday, April 19 in the Farris Center at 7 p.m.
Alpha Sigma Tau, Phi Lambda Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated earned second place. Delta Zeta, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated won third place overall.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated member and 2008 Greek Man of the year, Kaylon Bradford, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority member and 2011 Greek Woman of the year, Rachel Whitfield, hosted the highly anticipated show.
The judges were UCA staff members, which included Disability Support Services Coordinator Veda Charlton, Outreach and Community Services Administrative Assistant Trenie Stanley,  Director of Torreyson library Art Lichtenstein, General Manager of Broadcast Services Monty Rowell, Director of Housing Stephanie McBrayer and Office Manager tabulator Teressa Bollinger.
The first group to perform was Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Phi Lambda, Kappa Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated.
Their plot was about travelers visiting a jungle. The Hawaiian printed shirts and grass skirts were appropriate for their performance.
Their group didn’t have the best of luck, though. During their performance, technical difficulties halted their show, so they tried a second time.
The second time, the exact same problem occurred. After their two attempts, they were added to the end of the program to try their performance once more.
The second group consisted of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated.
They performed a routine about superheroes and villains. Their capes and tights made the performance come alive.
The third group was a performance related to the Little Rock Nine.
Members of Sigma Kappa, Beta Upsilon Chi, Sigma Nu, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated dressed as high school students to help get their plot across to the audience.
The fourth group to perform was Delta Zeta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated.
Their show was about attending the “Greek Olympics,” and they performed many steps wearing red, patriotic “USA” tank tops and camouflage pants.
“The greek community was so awesome,” sophomore Delta Zeta member Savanna Scott said. “Being able to bond with my sisters in a way that we’ve never bonded before was so great. This is what being greek is all about; Coming together and putting on a great show.”
The fourth and final group consisted of Alpha Sigma Tau, Phi Lambda Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
They played roles in a toy store by dressing up as baby dolls, Barbies and Kens, G.I. Joes and Janes and even a Jack-in-the-Box.
After the fourth group’s performance, the first group made their final attempt and succeeded.
Senior Alpha Sigma Alpha member Jordan Huntze said, “I haven’t had this much fun in a step show before. We hung out on nights we didn’t even have step practice.”
Several awards were given to fraternities, sororities and individual greek members during the step show.
Those awards included academic excellence awards, campus involvement awards, community service awards and outstanding greek man and woman of the year.
Junior Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Nathaniel Alexander said,“It’s been a great experience. it’s been a long time since the Alpha’s been on the yard. We came back, everybody pulled together and worked hard.”
Alexander said he enjoyed meeting other students who were greek and participating in this year’s step show.