The Daily Gamecock

Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: The Mix

Media Credit: Jessica Beltman, The Daily Gamecock

The Iota Chi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta hosted the "Divine Nine Mock Step Show," where six fraternities and sororities "battled" it out on stage in the Russell House Theater Monday night. The event was the kickoff for Delta's Founders Week, which will continue until this Friday. The theater was packed to maximum capacity - maybe even more - with a highly exuberant crowd. The Deltas called it a "mock" step show because the performers weren't representing their own fraternities and sororities; instead they were pretending to be other Greek organizations.

"Every organization has a set of moves and traits that they are known for. The group that is representing that organization is supposed to use those moves to create a 'mock' performance," said Daviesha Rice, a fourth-year biology student. Greek organizations that are usually associated with one another were purposely not paired together.

"We didn't want to put related organizations together. We wanted to create greater Greek unity," Rice said.

The event's host, graduate student Frank Williams, said, "A lot of people think there's tension between the Greek organizations, but we just really get together and have fun. We want people to know it's not an organization thing. At the end of the day, it's all about love."

And in the end, it really was all about love. The purpose of the show was to raise money to benefit the charity organization of the winner's choice. The winning group was the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, who performed a hilarious routine mocking the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

Their detailed performance included everything from the characteristic shake of the Kappas to vanity mirrors, canes and newborn babies. Kappa Alpha Psi came in second place with their routine that ridiculed the AKAs. The Alpha Phi Alpha brothers came in third place with their parody of the Delta Sigma Theta girls.

Shanda Hill, a Delta sister and senior nursing student, had a fun time at the show.

"It was a great success," she said. "We really loved the show, and the performances were great!"

The Delta Sigma Theta sorority will be hosting other events this week to "celebrate 95 years of dedication to sisterhood, scholarship and service," according to flyers handed out at the show, including a womanhood seminar, a hot chocolate sale, a gospel explosion and more.

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