Excerpt from Perfectly royal ending by Venicia Gray, The Southern Digest

On Friday, the Southern University Greek organizations finally had their time in the limelight as they participated in the annual Greek Show step competition whose winners move on to represent the university in the State Farm Bayou Classic step show in New Orleans in late November.

The Beta Alpha chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and the Eta Alpha chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, who preformed at Southern for the first time in history, placed third with 71 and 70 points respectively.   The Beta Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and the Rho chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. placed second in the competition.

First place honors went to the Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. who won by a little more than 100 points.   The Greek show's sponsors, Tabasco and Warner Brothers, each contributed an additional $500 and $250 to winners, giving those who placed first $1,750 into the bank accounts of their organizations.

"It feels good to win," said Terrell Dupard of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. "The competition was good, they put on a good show. Hats off to Phi Beta Sigma."  "Now we are just looking forward to the Classic," Dupard said.

Dreshellia Branch, a member of the Delta step team, agrees with Dupard's sentiments.  "It feels good to win," Branch said. "We haven't won in three years for Homecoming. This was a goal and an accomplishment that we made for ourselves."   "Our job is not done," she said. "We have a lot of work to do for the Bayou Classic."

Click here to watch the video of Alpha Tau's winning performance!