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Predominantly White Sorority Wins National Sprite Step Off Competition (7073 hits)

If you haven’t heard by now, the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha are the baddest steppers in the land this year. 

ZTA, a White sorority, pulled off a major at the Sprite Step-Off Challenge over the weekend. The newcomers beat out Black greeks from Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma to take first place and a check for $100,000.

UPDATE: Scoring discrepancy leads to 2 sorority winners

Click Here To View Zeta Tau Alpha's Winning Performance

Although stepping is largely a revered tradition among Black fraternities and sororities, it’s not like the judges just handed Zeta Tau Alpha the top prize. From their initial try-out to the finals, those girls came hard. Of course it doesn’t hurt that their stepmistress has a background in choreography.  

“They blew us away,” said Rob Hardy, the producer of an MTV 2 series about the Step-Off. He told S2S that after seeing the sorority’s audition there was no way they couldn’t have let the ladies compete in the big show. 

In case you’re wondering how some of the NPHC organizations did, watch the videos below. 

Results

Women:

Place	Organization	School
1st	Zeta Tau Alpha	University of Arkansas
2nd	Alpha Kappa Alpha	Indiana University
3rd*	Delta Sigma Theta	Clark Atlanta University

Men:

Place	Organization	School
1st*	Alpha Phi Alpha	Central State University
2nd*	Alpha Phi Alpha	Clark Atlanta University
3rd	Phi Beta Sigma	New Jersey Citywide

* Teams represented from an HBCU.

NOTE: If you find other or better videos for these teams, let me know.

Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 2:38PM
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I thought the same thing. That is why I posted it. I have to give it up to my fellow CAU greeks though. They represented my alma mater well. :)
Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 4:07PM
Reginald Culpepper

only a matter of time - rarely anything remains the same or totally predictable. Forces those that compete, in this arena, to bring a tighter game (I guess).
Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 7:04PM
torin ellis

It was an 'A' for effort but the competition must have been kind of wack because they didnt do anything amazing in my speculation. I need to see the other performances.
Friday, February 26th 2010 at 1:27PM
Will Moss

The finals will be on MTV2 at 3pm, March 7
Friday, February 26th 2010 at 1:57PM
Reginald Culpepper

LOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! THIS SHOOK UP THE WORLLLLLLLLLLLLD among frats and sorors. Hey, they came with their game tight! Congrats.
Friday, February 26th 2010 at 2:39PM
Daniel Moss

Music, dancing, hairstyles, lips, big butts, tanned skinned, black men, what else are we gonna allow them to take from us. Now, let's sit back and watch the white girls capitalize off of steppin' in a way no African-American greeks ever have. As part of the old school generation, I must say black greeks everywhere ought to be ashamed!
Monday, March 1st 2010 at 2:33PM
Pat Brown

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 11:48PM
I have a few questions; number one who were the judges, number 2 who taught them A-Phi-A steps, and number three was the booty thang at the end was that for the black male judges if there were any or the brothers in the cheap seats?

Deltas and AKA's hold you proud, beautiful heads high, you have nothing to be ashamed of. This was for MTV2, great television and nothing else. Opps I forgot, a $100,000 robbery in front of thousands.

What I saw here reminds me of the first time I saw white people on Soul Train claiming to be dancing!

Mike G in the Gardens (Miami
Thursday, March 4th 2010 at 12:03AM
Michael Grubbs

Yeah they did a good job but nothing spectacular. It was the shock factor mostly b/c they were white. But the def won the competition b/c after seeing all the other competitors videos on YouTube, i was not impressed. They wouldnt have won at my school , i tell you that much. BUT i am glad that they appreciate our culture enough to step, i see it like this, they must love our culture and so are trying to be like us and step how we do. Those greeks in that competition need to step up their game REAL DEAL.
Saturday, March 6th 2010 at 11:19PM
Kennette Burgess

If whites want to compete in "black" competitions so be it. Remember, whites say the same thing about blacks and other groups competing in their "competitions" and when they lose, they call it some affirmative action plot. Anyone who is drinking the Haterade, need to staop the hate, congratulate, then particpate. We need to step up the game, just as whites need to step their game and stop crying reverse discrimination (which I think is B.S. since their is no such thing as reverse discriminate as it means to do the opposite of what the individual did such as discriminate). Anyway, congrats to girls for breaking the barriers and we just need to step it up. Two quotes to remember:

"The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent." for the whites, they are doing so. Blacks should do the same.

and

"When living in a glass house, don’t throw stones." The quote speaks for itself.
Sunday, March 7th 2010 at 1:21PM
Fredrick Lee

Well, then place in the rules that only Black frats and sororities join the competition. As for whites copying blacks, Sharron, you have some points, but, don't forget that every other cutlture including blacks have been doing the same thing as well. The Japanese are well known for taking other ideas, modifying it and calling their own. And let us not forget the music industry with the many karaoke style "artists" in the game. I think most of HBCUs student and alumni have seen the black leather "outfits", "sunglasses" and moves time and time again. The only exception, this time it was whites wearing them. Overall, it is what it is, step up or step off!
Sunday, March 7th 2010 at 7:25PM
Fredrick Lee