The fraternity brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha and sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha each took home $1,200 for winning the annual SF State Black Fraternity/Sorority Council sponsored Step Show on Feb. 2.

Despite the cold and rain, upwards of 1,500 family, friends and fans began lining up as early as 11 a.m. outside the Scottish Rite Masonic Center at 19th Avenue to get into the sold-out dance competition.

Mosby, who has also attended CSU Dominguez Hills, said she has been to several Southern California step shows, but today was her first since transferring to SF State.

“I don’t know how [SF State] gets down," she said, but the best steppers are those who “think outside the box and use the stage and interact to really show the crowd who they are.”

“Realizing Our Own True Spirit” was the theme, which each of the three participating fraternities and two sororities used to inspire and influence their original presentations and choreography.

One judge from each of the nine organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council scored the performances. Winners were then determined by creating an average score once the highest and lowest marks were dropped.

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, known for their complex and creative performances, won for the fifth time. This All-Star team, which pools its members from fraternity chapters across the bay and is led by event coordinator, emcee, promoter and SF State team-stepper Jeffrey Banks, 23.

Adding light effects, stunts and bursts of confetti, Banks’ team delivered, but even he said their rivals were the talented Iota Phi Theta Fraternity team, who were “feeling funky” and kept the audience on the edge of their seats as they swung and clanked trowels over and under one another to signify digging up their black heritage.

Rounding out the men’s competition was the smallest crew—of three—from Phi Beta Sigma, who mixed old school 1960s Motown moves with old-old school by incorporating traditional African moves.

On the women’s side, Alpha Kappa Alpha brought a very theatrical show, complete with a detective, secret agent plot line, acrobatics and a wardrobe change.

The sisters of Zeta Phi Beta provided stiff competition with impeccable moves and back to basics style, but couldn’t beat Alpha Kappa Alpha.