[152] MTSU Steppers Put Best Feet Forward In Annual Step Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 19, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Angela King, 615-898-5812

MTSU STEPPERS PUT BEST FEET FORWARD IN ANNUAL STEP SHOW
Theatricality, Precision, Originality Characterize Toe-Tapping Extravaganza

(MURFREESBORO) – Members of seven Greek organizations will step lively for prizes and pride at the annual homecoming week Step Show presented by the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at MTSU’s Murphy Center.
The teams will perform intricately designed and rehearsed routines that will be judged in the categories of complexity, creativity, synchronization, crowd interaction and other criteria. The first place fraternity and sorority winners will receive $1,000 each, and the second place fraternity and sorority will get $500 each. An additional $500 will be awarded to either the first place fraternity or the first place sorority for the best overall performance.
“Groups spend at least half of the year planning their performances and rehearse from three to six months in advance,” says NPHC President Ashlee Gray. “They put forth great effort to perfect their routines and be synchronized.”
Fraternities competing this year include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Iota Phi Theta and Phi Beta Sigma. Sororities in the contest are Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Delta Sigma Theta.
Admission for this year’s MTSU Step Show is $12 in advance at the Murphy Center Gate A ticket office through Thursday, Oct. 21, or $15 on the day of the show. Only cash will be accepted. All proceeds benefit NPHC leadership activities. For more information, contact Angela King, director of the MTSU Office of Greek Affairs, at 615-898-5812 or anking@mtsu.edu.

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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos from prior years’ step shows, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.