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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha sang during their performance Saturday night at the eighth annual KU Greek Step Show held at the Lied Center. The show raised $13,000 and topped last year's attendance by 250 people, said Mike Conley, adviser for the show.
Students participate in step show
Advertising helps draw crowd, add to success of eighth annual event
By Jodie Krafft
jkraft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Cheers and clapping broke out at the Lied Center Saturday night when Jasmin Smith began tap dancing on a platform that was perched on the shoulders of four men. Smith, Kansas City, Mo., senior and the other members of Sigma Upsilon danced their way to first place at the eighth annual University of Kansas Greek Step Show. The event was open to members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which are multicultural sororities and fraternities.
Saturday night's performance brought in about 1,440 people and $13,000, said Mike Conley, adviser for the show. Conley said proceeds would go toward
NPHC scholarships and educational expenses such as conferences and operating expenses. This year's attendance was about 250 more than last year, he said
"The students did an excellent job of advertising." Conley said. "It was a very,very diverse crowd."
crowd.
Elora Gregory, Kansas City,
Kan., junior, said she went
because her boyfriend was in the
show. Gregory said she enjoyed
seeing her friends perform, and
she especially liked Smith's performance. She said she had never seen anything like it.
It was the first time Smith's sorority had entered the show, and Smith said she never expected to win.
"We were mainly just going out to show everybody about our. Our
goal wasn't to win," Smith said, "I was very surprised."
Victor Aguilar, Dodge City freshman, said his fraternity spent about three hours each night the week before the show practicing their steps. His fraternity, Sigma Lambda Beta, won in the fraternity category.
"We do it to have fun and to show what we have," Aguilar said. "And to give it the Latin flavor."
For the seven sororities and fraternities in the show, countless hours of practicing went into each eight to 15-minute performance
"It's the biggest sacrifice they make because they're students," Conley said of the time commitment.
Melva Landrum, Minneapolis, Minn., junior and show committee member, said she heard several positive comments from
Participating sororities and fraternities
Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity, 1st place
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place
Zeta Phi Beta sorority
Delta Sigma Thai Sorority
Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
those who attended.
"I thought it was a really good show, the best show that we've had in awhile," Landrum said. "I think the people who came for the first time will definitely come back next year."
Groups team up against violence
Edited by Ashley Arnold
By Matt Rodriguez
mrdriguez@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Several on-campus groups are working to foster a sexual-violence-free environment at the University of Kansas under the direction of KU Working Against Violence Everywhere.
KU WAVE has teamed up with the Emily Taylor Resource Center and four other campus groups to launch an education campaign in front of Wescoe Hall. The campaign coincides with Sexual Assault Prevention Week, which starts today.
Sexual assault is a key issue on college campuses and in the community, especially considering that one in four college women and one in 25 college men will be the survivors of sexual assault sometime during their lives, said Anne Iverson, Le Mars, Iowa, sophomore and KU WAVE president.
Iverson said rape is a human rights issue and the group's goal isn't to alienate men, but rather to bring them into the struggle against sexual assault.
"You need everyone's involvement to stop rape," said Samantha Birchfield, a KU WAVE Lawrence freshman. "That includes men having to step-up too, in order to stop sexual assaults."
In American society, masculinity and the objectivity of women go hand-in-hand in today's media, said Terry Mills, Overland Park sophomore.
"As a male, you're expected to live up to certain sexual expectations set by commercials and television." he said.
KU WAVE members will hand out informational cards this week about sexual assault and white ribbons on Wescoe beach.
KU WAVE'S focus this week is on sexual assault, but the group wants the campus to be aware of other issues that can also lead to violence.
The ribbons signify a pledge to not use violence or condone it, Iverson said.
"All issues like racism, homo-
Sexual Assault Prevention Week
Today—"Tough Guise"
KU WAVE is sponsoring programs to educate students on sexual assault with the help of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, the Womyn's Empowerment Action Coalition, the GaDuCI SafeCenter, Women's Transitional Care Services and the Sexual Assault Prevention Program.
Today — "Tough Guise"
A workshop to explore the ways that the media describes men as stereotypically masculine, and examines the connection between masculinity and violence that is created in the media. At the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union at 8:00 p.m.
Tomorrow — "Our Stories"
A workshop to increase awareness of the nature of sexual assault and assumptions and behaviors that contribute to the problem. At the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday — "Race, Masculinity and Relationships"
and Relationships
A panel comprised of students and staff discussing personal issues regarding race and masculinity. At the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday — "Panel on Sexual Assault"
Assault A panel of professionals in the field of sex, relationships and gender issues discussing men and women's concerns about sexual assault. At Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union at 7:00 p.m.
Source: Anne Iverson, KU WAVE president
phobia and sexism need to be approached by the campus in order to put them to an end," Iverson said.
— Edited by Donovan Atkinson
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