Earlier in the video i mentioned that in my opinion greek life cultivates a culture of sexual immorality you’ll see a lot of this on display at their social events like the parties the step shows and the probates now i gotta admit i didn’t do a whole lot of partying in undergrad
What can i say i got two left feet actual footage of me dancing at a party But i did love going to the step shows and the probates if you don’t know what a step show is go watch the movie stomp the yard it’ll explain everything according to step africa stepping is a style of dance where your body literally becomes an instrument so you use it to step clap
And perform spoken word now i still appreciate step shows to this day because i feel like they showcased a lot of black talent in a space where it could be celebrated the singing the dancing and the creativity that you get to see at step shows and probates is something that i just
Absolutely have to applaud performance is an art that has been perfected by bglos in my opinion i say what i said but even in the beauty of it all there are parts of some of these performance pieces that aren’t so pretty probates and special presentations whatever you want to call it probably
Some of the most anticipated events of the school year for black students a probate is a ceremony where the fraternities and the sororities showcase their newest members to the entire campus and it’s usually a public event so people invite family friends extended family and everybody in between
There’s a lot of anticipation built up at these probates because most of this is done in secret so nobody really is supposed to know who’s online until it’s revealed at the probate if you’re wondering why people call it a probate it’s because the initiates are considered to be
On probation until they have officially become members of the organization probate so what happens is the new people usually come out in masks sometimes sororities will have girls and wigs or sunglasses something to hide their identity at most probates you’re gonna see some type of skits performed
I’m not gonna believe this but uh i didn’t get the breakfast there will most definitely be singing you’re going to hear the organization’s history being recited really really fast founded january 16th 1920 on the campus of howard university washington dc by the triumphant arizona clever simmons the triumphant pearl and anneal the
Triumph and murder tyler faithful the triumphant violence tyler going straight from fanny petty watts from the principal the scholarship service sits in love and idyllic womanhood and you’re probably going to see them perform their organization signature routines [Applause] But it’s also possible that you may see some performances that are extremely seductive and sexual i’ma keep it a bug with y’all some of these probates are flat out raunchy [Applause] not so much from the sororities although some of the dancing at these parties and step shows can be a bit suggestive It’s usually the guys who are blatantly in your face nasty [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] interestingly enough there’s a reason why fraternities have routines that are raunchy and sororities usually do not for anybody who’s interested in learning more about the history and culture of bglos i recommend you reading the book african american fraternities and sororities in the chapter entitled variegated roots by author carol d
Branch she talks about the origins of the crew joking and attributes it to the mainstream preconception of the oversexed black male brent states that the overt sexuality found in the braggadocio of jokes and toast is continued in the party chants and stepped for black fraternities this exaggeration of the sexual
Abilities of the performers raises the street stature of the individual and thus the organization these behaviors stay firmly in the aesthetic of these oral phenomena by exploiting the idea of the over-endowed extremely sexual black male this is illustrated by the existence of chants such as the following
This leg well it’s my hurt leg this leg well it’s all right this leg points to the window this leg points to the wall this leg well it’s my third leg and it races down the hall this step was performed by members of alpha phi alpha at a 1996 yard show at ucla
At the end of the performance the audience laughed and looked at the antics of the entertainers understanding that the step routine was the satire of the long-lived stereotype of black men branch goes on to say that sororities rarely perform routines drawing on a hypersexual stereotype kirsten smith artistic director of step
Africa states that when she attended college in the 1980s sexually explicit themes were only carried out by the men and were only done at the block show where very few elders attended this was a picnic thrown by the students for the students sexually explicit themes were never meant to be performed
At the step show during homecoming where families attended i have never heard of sexually explicit themes done by women at the graduate level to brazenly spew sexually explicit themes in the name of any public service sorority or fraternity is the ultimate form of disrespect to our elders and to our respective organizations
Rather than draw on overt sexual imagery sororities such as sigma gamma rho and aka brag about their members ability to take any woman’s man and to be the object of all men’s desires this is my pinky and this is my head is [Applause] [Applause] now let’s look at all this from a
Biblical perspective ephesians 5 1 says therefore be imitators of god as dearly love children and walk in love as the messiah also loved us and gave himself for us a sacrificial and fragrant offering to god but sexual immorality in any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you as
Is proper for saints course and foolish talking or cruel joking are not suitable but rather giving thanks for no one recognize this every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person who is an idolater does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of the messiah and of god
Based on that alone i think it’s safe to say that christians should not be performing in public strip shows or reciting sexual innuendos in song of solomon 8 4 it says young women of jerusalem i charge you do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time
So ladies don’t be impressed by a cute dog humping the floor and if a sigma asks you if you had your wood today you tell him get the stepping a matter of fact if a new call you talking about some the new is damn near flawless leaving girls drawless the new is all
This you hit him with the That’s it that’s all and to the guys who want to pledge a fraternity consider whether or not you will be willing to compromise by doing any kind of sexual performance and in front of your mama at that and also consider whether or not you want to surround yourself with other men who are
Not only playing the role of a pervert for a step show but also practicing being a pervert behind closed doors and that goes for any of your friends for eternity or not remember what the apostle paul said in first corinthians 15 33 bad company corrupts the character as christians we already know that
Premarital sex is wrong so it’s best to not even flirt with the appearance of it and circling back to the ladies ask yourself is it a godly aspiration to want to be the object of all men’s desires oh hell no listen to solomon don’t awaken love before it’s time
Somebody’s fraternity man will break your heart girl and keep this in mind too we have the responsibility as believers to treat each other as brothers and sisters in christ love won’t try to seduce somebody that you’re not married to and it would not boast in the idea that
You could take somebody else’s man well that’s all i got for you guys in this video but if you enjoyed it be sure to give me a thumbs up and share it on your social media platforms and please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already
Last but not least be on the lookout for my next video on hazing trust me when i say you won’t want to miss it shalom grace and peace you
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