Step Shows
Both the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) members and the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) members participate in and host step/salute shows at the University of Connecticut. In recent history, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has taken the lead for the fall step show, and last March, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. took the lead on hosting a spring step/salute show. Step/salute shows are becoming a big part of the UConn Greek tradition.
What is stepping/strolling/saluting?
It's more than the rhythm. It's more than the dancing. It's more than the music. It's stepping. And while Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines step as 'to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession,' stepping involves much more than that.
In Elizabeth Khalil's article "Steppin' Out," Rashid Darden says that "stepping incorporates cheerleading, military, and drill-team moves, especially the call-and-response element inherent in those forms. That aspect is not only important to the energy of stepping, but to the cultural history to which stepping provides a link.
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| Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc. 2008 Step Show |
Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc. 2008 Step Show |
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| Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority Inc. 2008 Step Show |
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Past UConn Step Shows
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