Annual Step Show Essay

An array of events takes place during the University of Alabama’s homecoming week festivites. In the midst of all the events the university partakes in, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) hosts an annual step show broadcasting the different talents and attributes the African American Greek System has to offer. The National Pan-Hellenic Council first made its debut on Alabama’s campus in 1974 housing a total of eight sororities and fraternities of the “Divine 9.” A part of the NPHC’s over all mission is to foster scholarship, community service, and to support academic excellence all the while providing a variety of programs intended to enrich the cultural experience of the University of Alabama’s student body. The NPHC’s reason behind hosting this annual step show is to allow the African American students at the University a chance to come together as one. Being that the University of Alabama is a Predominantly White …show more content…
The music selection, the dancing and the host of the event just to name a few would not have been the typical first choice at any of the other campus wide occasions. The host was an Internet made celebrity who is known amongst this generation for his popular Vine posts. The dancing consisted of today’s most popular dance moves known as the Whip and the Nae Nae and a variety of other dance combinations were performed that kept the audience intrigued and ready for more. The music selection included all of the latest hip-hop songs, which was a sure way to keep the crowd’s attention and keep them singing along. Attending several other events around campus and attending the step show definitely gives students the opportunity to experience the ways different cultures classify their meaning of a good