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Kappa Kappa Psi wins BET's Spring Bling 'Get to Steppin'
Kappa Kappa Psi wins BET's Spring Bling 'Get to Steppin'
The Delta Psi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi competed in BET's 'Get to Steppin' Spring Bling competition at Haulover Beach in Miami, March 24-26. The members who participated were Corey Bright, Justin Douglas, Cedric Gutter, Daniel Lott, James Lott, Jonas McClain, Kristopher Mosley, Raven Nelson, Fabian Oliver, Quintius Smith and Yul Wilson.
After Abe Williams, an alumnus fraternity brother, discovered BET had taken an interest in the organization, Kappa Kappa Psi sent in a DVD of a previous performance. A representative from BET reviewed the DVD and called the fraternity to invite them to perform in the Spring Bling 'Get to Steppin' competition. A dancing group from Prairie View, Twisted, was also invited to compete at Spring Bling. Once the decision to attend was made, transportation and funding proved to be a problem. Kappa Kappa Psi advisor Mark Gordon, who traveled with the fraternity to Miami, and James Durant referred the organization to Dr. Kelvin Kirby, associate vice president of Student Affairs. Kirby helped the organization receive funding from the university which paid for air fare, food and lodging.
Four step groups competed in BET's Spring Bling 'Get to Steppin' and two step groups performed as exhibitions. Julissa and Nick Cannon served as hosts for the event and celebrities Ne-yo, TBD and Tre Songz formed the judging panel. Raven Nelson, a junior human performance major and social director of Kappa Kappa Psi said, "The cast and crew of Spring Fest made you feel like you were family." A 45 second preliminary round determined each organization's entry into the finals. During the preliminaries Kappa Kappa Psi competed against Central Arkansas University's chapter of Iota Phi Theta and won entry into the finals by a unanimous vote. "It was a high intense performance," said Nelson, "The crowd was overwhelming. It was like a dream." In the finals, the fraternity competed against Lambda Tau Omega Sorority and won by two out of three votes. Justin Douglas, a senior music education major and president of Kappa Kappa Psi, said "We were a little nervous when we went up but we knew that we really had to go out there and put on a good show." The fraternity was awarded eight $100 gift certificates and invited to step during BET's 106th and Park Wild Out Wednesday. The tape is set to air April 10-12.