White sorority wins $100,000 step show award and sparks controversy

Black people complain about everything! These white girls got up there and ROCKED it. Now everyone has a problem. Next time come harder and make sure your girls are not fat with greasy KFC and can fit into shiny leggings! If me and my bruhs got rocked by a couple of white boys( granted we have plenty of them on our team anyway). Then we would give them a fair hand shake and try harder next time, workout harder, better outfit and theme. Get over it! Now the sponsers sold out and made the AKA's "co-winners" as not to hurt the Black community feelings. Please. If i were AKA i would not even accept that crap, it was a pity win. Please the Delta's were better then the K's any way. HMPH! lol

"greasy KFC"... Really?? Your pointy hood is showing Strom Thurmond. Boo-yah!!

@ 1915Moreinches I keep my pointy hoods next to my many 1st place step show trophies. The ones we got for weeks of sacrifice not eating greasy KFC so we could look good on stage and not be winded before the first transition unlike some SORORS entire chapers i know! now "bow chicka wow wow"! Take that, take that!- Diddy

This greek sh*t was their's in the first place, let them have it back. We are freaking African! I am still not sure why we are still pledging Greek.

@1914inches The mere fact that all you took away from this entire article was "greasy KFC" more than proves my point. For you to generalize a group of women you know nothing about (except their choppy 15 minute TV clip) is about the saddest thing ever. You know nothing about the competitors, you only know what Sprite and MTV chose to show you. Furthermore, some seemingly fit FRAT I know can't catch a beat if it was thrown at them and obviously eating $5 Subway subs ain’t helping either. I hope you dust the self hate off all those trophies... So Imus, you got one more time to call someone a nappy-headed hoe or accuse them of eating "greasy KFC". Try it again and I'll sic Al Sharpton on you. How you like me now?!?

Since when did overcoming adversity become a strictly Black accomplishment? We have a Black president now, and Black firsts are happening everyday as we speak. Yet as soon as a group of white girls OVERCOMES ADVERSITY to win a historically-Black competition, there's an uproar. It doesn't work that way...

This is the type of stuff that pisses me off. Why do black people complain when a white person wins? They won fair & square, just step up your game better next time, don't complain about it. Now it means you have bigger & better competition, so stop trying to make people feel sorry for you. I'm sick & tired of hearing black people complain over every little thing, do you not notice everything you all have accomplished over the past few decades? Be proud of that. As soon as white people win something or accomplish something we get put down because like, this for example, is generally something black people do because it is something they are good at. With the way things are now, everything is open to everyone. Hell, black people have BET & Black History Month.. White people don't complain about it, but you know for a fact if white people made a tv station called WET or had White History Month we would then be racist. Take a look at yourselves before you start crying out that this or that is so racist.. Times have changed, maybe you should all start accepting that fact & move on. Stop being so ignorant & close-minded to the things around you, then you won't be whining about losing.. & you can obviously tell that the other sorority only received money as pity, don't accept that crap. Just step up your game next time. It's a simple as that, absolutely no need to turn this into a whole racist ordeal.

1915 you are a moron, stop crying because a white team dominated your cherished step competition. Also, you'll sick Al Sharpton on 1914? Big deal, Al Sharpton is the most bigoted, racist individual in this nation.

Racially_Unmotivated, has this group of white girls participated in previous contests and each time were wrongly not chosen as the winners? From where I sit, that would be an example of overcoming adversity. If this was there first competition and intially WON, then what was the adversity?

Why_complain, is it even humanely possible to NOT expect somebody to complain about a white group winning a competition that blacks have always placed 1st in? You can always find someone willing to complain. You should be sick and tired of lumping black concerns into one neat little package. You are acting like a rabid dog extolling angry rantings about some unseen, miniscule group of blacks.

Unless I'm watching the wrong video, these white girls were being cheered on by a majority black audience. Yet, here you are complaining about the ignorant, close-minded among us. Get a mirror why don't you.

@1915 aka SistaSouljah. Sticks and stones break me but your played out 1965 black power reverse phycology and name calling will never hurt me. Enjoy your $5 footlong. I hope its on whole grain and lean cuts of meat! ;-)

When black people accomplish something traditionally white (Hockey, Golf, Baseball, College, Presidency) It's a step forward and a testament to the hard work and adversity that the race has dealt with for hundreds of years. But if some white girls out dance some black girls... It brought out the worst in what appeared to be everyone that was there. You should see the reaction when the host announces the winner at the end. The "boo"ing is ridiculous. on the youtube video you can even hear someone say "It's payback for Tiger Woods" You "people" crack me up. And you still don't know why people hold all of you to the same stereotype...

@midwestguy. If you watched the whole season on MTV, which you can view online now. U would see that AKAs willing taught the girls how to step years ago. They thought it would be "fun" to see the white girls do it. They did not think in years that they would take it and run! But this is just like what whites have done all for decades now, why be surprised?

@1915=idiot First, stay out of grown folks business. My comment was specifically directed to someone. Second, trying reading...I hear it's fundamental. I never said anything disparaging about the girls who won the competition. My comment was (pay attention now) directed to 1914. I agree those chicks did the d@mn thing, but I don't agree with accusing the other girls of losing because they ate "greasy KFC". THAT'S a stereotype. Third, get your grammar up before you come at somebody. So no, I don't want to "sick" Al Sharpton on 1914...but I'm considering throwing a dictionary at you. Keep my inches off your fingertips.

All those girls are half black... they just chose to be called white.

damn 1915, who pissed in your Starbucks today? And the KFC comment was a lil overboard. But dont take it serious, i was just saying the chicks were mad sloppy and out of shape. I mean the Deltas had on jean overralls for god sake. Come on! Get out of your feelings ( with love)

Leave it to Cecil to tell the truth about these "White Girls" stepping in and winning this competition? It's not a "Black Thang" or a "White Thing" it's a "Green Thang." The Matrix outfits were skin tight and if the girls can step then the presentation makes it hotter. Black people don't discriminate. We've been accepting those who love us and what we do for years. The outrage here is somebody just lost 100K thinking it was automatic that a Black team would win. Ha Ha-time to step up your game if you really want to compete. This victory puts us on notice like Ru Paul's drag queens make women work harder. You better work!

@1915 I should throw a dictionary at you. You insult my spelling and then call it a grammar error? Nice try buddy, maybe you should speak English properly first. "Stay out of grown folks business." The grammar in that sentence is so poor I don't even know where to start. "Keep my inches off your fingertips". What does that even mean?

Pres. Obama, Shoni Davis, Tiger Woods, Auther Ashe, Sammy Davis Jr. etc... These are all examples of African Americans that broke through a race barrier and achieved big success. So why is it different for these young ladies who happen to not be of color? I am sure the same nerves felt by the aforementioned were present when they decided to compete in a "Traditionally Black" event. Instead of calling for conspiracy we should be congratulatory and extend a hand. We should be proud that our culture has made its way into main street America. If a lesson can be taken from this "non-issue" it should be: Don't expect anything, forget about entitlements, and know you need to work hard." For all of the college kids who competed this should be a life lesson that you are no longer suppose to be or do something because of your race. We are entering a new America, albeit not perfect and slow to change, but still a new improving America. To the AKA sisters give credit where credit is due, the other girls out stepped. Use that as fuel for next year, but don't diminish their win or your reputation as a fine sorority by mixing hurt feelings with race. One love!

HAHA. I BET IF WHITE PEOPLE TRIED TO BE BETTER AT BLACKS AT OTHER THINGS WE COULD DO. WE JUST CHOOSE TO LET THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES SO THEY DONT PROTEST. I BET THESE GIRLS WON ALOT MORE MONEY OFF THE BET THEY COULDNT WIN.

next thing you know white people will be beating blacks at things like crime! and foodstamps!

Hey 1915=idiot...is tumbleweed blowing by your window or something?? Who the heck has never heard of grown folks business?!? Are you reading this from a hole in the ground?!? And as you think really, really hard for a reply...and type my screen name...with your fingertips…I want you to think super hard about “keeping my inches off your fingers”. Dunce! (look that word up) P.S. Not only did you spell the word wrong, but it was GRAMMITICALLY incorrect. Sick and sic are homonyms. (google it and start there)

@Midwestguy. You didn't see the wrong video, but you also didn't see the entire video. If you search further on youtube, you'll see that the same audience members cheering them on in this video immediately start booing the girls after they're announced as the winner. These "unseen, miniscule group of blacks" are neither unseen or miniscule. They had their chance to do the right thing and applaud these girls, but they chose to be childish and ignorant, trying to put down these girls during their moment in the spotlight.

OR POSSIBLY EVEN MAKING BABIES THEY CANT AFFORD. OR SCORING LOWER ON TEST. OR HOPEFULLY OUR UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOMELESS RATES CAN SURPASS THEIRS ALSO.

@1915 No I have never heard of that phrase, and just because it is popular does not mean it is GRAMMATICALLY correct. By the way, that is the correct spelling of grammatically, you should really make sure you can speak proper English before you start attacking others for their mistakes.

I guess we should go back up in the mountains and procreate with our family..

Well 1914, my morning starbucks was just fine thank you!! But the real question is why is my cup of coffee with one shot of espresso called a "red eye"...but with two shots of espresso it's called a "black eye"?? I mean, come on. Two shots make it black?? Sike, it's not that serious. Again, I think the white chicks did great...and yes the overalls were a bit much. Get over it! With even more love, Sprint

Umm...idiot, you're a joke. I'm done. That is all.

what u tryin 2 say dat black people be eating KFC all da time. I be riding by there and seeing white poeople order more times than blacks. dats a stupid statement. everyone loves chicken so stop using dat against us like its a bad or something.

1915: "Not only did you spell the word wrong, but it was GRAMMITICALLY incorrect" 1915=idiot: "GRAMMATICALLY correct. By the way, that is the correct spelling of grammatically" This is the definition of owned.

OMG I CANT BELIEVE WE R STILL EVEN TALKING ABT THIS. WE SHOULD BE FLATTERED THAT SOME WHITE GUILS APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY THAT IS STEPPING FROM OUR ARFICAN HERITAGE. i KNOW IT SUCKS TO FEEL AS THOUGH SOMETHING MAY BE TAKEN AWAY FROM US BUT THE FACT IS THAT SOMETHINGS COME MORE NATURALLY TO US SUCH AS STEPPING. IF THOSE GURLS STUDIED PRACTIED AND WORKED HARD KUDOS TO THEM.WE SHOULD STOP JUDGING EACH OTHER SO MUCH. CAN BLACK PEOPLE NOT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS? OR ARE WE ONE RACE OF PEOPLE WITH ONE MIND AS SOME TRY TO PORTRAY US. a FEW OPINIONS DO NOT JUSTIFY SOME OF YOU ALLS NEED TO BAD MOUTH MY RACE! NOT GONNA HAVE IT!WHITES FELT AS THOUGH WE WERE TAKING OVER THE COUNTRY BY ELECTING A BLACK PRESIDENT CANT WE FEEL THREATENED ABT WHITES IN STEPPING. WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO FIND OUR OWN AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICE IN A LAND WHERE PEOPLE CONSTANLY REMIND US THAT WE ARE FOREIGNERS. TAKE PRIDE IS THE FLATTERY OF THEIR VICTORY.

@what the heck The President of the United States is just as white as he is black. or did you forget he was raised by his white mother because his father bailed on him.

Really?? This must be a joke. Let's make another huge deal because black girls can't handle the let down. I love me a black man, but I stay away from crazy ass black girls and this is a prime example of why. You say it was supposed to be just for "fun." Well, it just bit you in the ass b/c ZTA's got a standing ovation and won the Nationals!! Laugh at that.

@ YUP NO I DIDNT FORGET BUT I SEE U MISSED THE POINT OF WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY.I SAID" WHITES FELT AS THOUGHT WE (BLACKS) WERE TAKIN OVER THE COUNTRY BY ELECTING A BLACK PRESIDENT!" REGARDLESS OF BEING POLITICALLY AND GENETICALLY CORRECT SAYING THAT OBAMA IS HALF WHITE/HALF BLACK THW WORLD SEES HIM AS A BLACK MAN HENCE HIM BEING REFREERED TO AS THE THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT NOT THE FIRST BIRACIAL PRESIDENT. BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO STOP BEING SO CRITICAL OF EACH OTHER, WE ARE A PEOPLE THAT HAS BEEN TORN APART DIVDED BY THE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM THAT HAD TRANSCENDED FROM PAST EFFORTS TO DIVIDE OUR RACE. THATS RIGHT I SAID OUR RACE, NOT YOURS AND WHOMEVER ELSE WANTS TO TALK NEGATIVELY ABT THEIR OWN RACE! GET OVER YOUR SELF!

O.k. so some white girls won a Greek Sorority competition. Where do you go from here with the complaints? Didn't the sponsors appease the black group by giving them the same money. I see the various points, but I think our complicated peculiar race issues in this country go a little further then some white girls winning a Greek Competition. Let's get back to black boys and girls excelling in overall academics and knocking down some scholastic scores.

@OstendStreet. The issue isn't just that "some white girls won a Greek Sorority competition." This issue wouldn't have blown up like this if it was just people posting ridiculous comments online. There's also the troubling fact that the girls were booed relentlessly after they were announced as the winners. It's not just about appeasing the black population. These girls deserved better than the childish response that the audience gave.

I liken this to when Tiger Woods got into gulf. The game was lazy and lifeless and trifling. People didn't really challenge each other anymore in that game but then Tiger came along and made the game seem so easy and ridiculous that the other players had to step up there game. I'm as black as they come and no one can accuse me of selling out my people because I'm that guy who would make sure all the African Americans in the room knew and understood what the deal was in a room full of whites for example. With that said. Something new has entered into the equation. Now..... You know you are better so be better. Don't hate just come back hard as hell next time. Period!

In this day and age, why are we having black and white sororities, or for that matter Asian and Hispanic sororities. They all should look like the US, like the US skating team at the winter Olympics..three Asians, one Hispanic, one black and six whites!

Trust me -- we as in black people have more to worry about then some white girls winning a Greek competition. Let's hope both groups put the money to good use. Childish response or not they got the money.

What makes you African?? Unless your directly from Africa, your not an African. You're American! Get over it.

There's more, thanks for the heads up on the video. I searched for it on YouTube. After the winner was announced, I heard the cheers much longer than boos. You should listen to the video again. In it you will see both booing and cheering. Care to comment on the ones who cheered them or are you content with pushing the lie that everyone in the audience booed them and they received no applause? I know that probably fits your narrative better. However, that's not what happened.

Also, I've attended greek step shows and Booing happens when there are only black participants. We can even call it childless. But it happensd. I maintain that if there was no problem with the scoring, they should not have awarded the double prize. They did.

You believe that these white girls overcame adversity and I believe that is it crux of your argument. you've yet to demonstrate how they've overcome though.

@Midwestguy The white team overcame adversity by winning a competition in which few (if any) white teams have ever won. They broke boundaries and have opened the door for other white step teams. They are the Jackie Robinson of step dancing.

@Midwestguy. Are we watching the same video? The boos are clearly louder than the cheers. The video is named "Crowd Boos Zeta Tau Alpha: Epislon ~ Winners of 2010 Sprite Step Off Challenge" for a reason. Also, please show me where I stated that these girls "overcame adversity." Oh wait, I don't seem to have written that. Hmmm. My point is solely that these girls deserved better than they got. Period. The audience should've rewarded the girls for their hard work by at least showing some restraint. As audience members, you have a wide choice of what you can do. This audience chose to take away these girls' moment in the spotlight.

Stomp, what history of continuous adverse fortune did they have? This is a good question because if they've never competed in an event and WON then the only thing they could've possible overcome is the expectation game.

There's more, yep, I found the video on youtube as you suggested. You believe there was relentless booing. I do not. Difference in perception.

Difference in perception? Have you seen 1:35 to 2:00 of the video? I guess you consider the random background chatter as people are angrily leaving "cheering."

For real? OK so here's a deal or you...you don't think white people should be able to be in step competitions because "that's just the way it is" so how about us white folk just not let you into public places because, you know, in the old days "that's just how it was" but we accepted that you're here and you're people so you can suck it up and accept that we're people and we just might be better dancers. So unless you're ready to go back to the way it used to be--where you can step your asses off all you want(without white people) but other than that you can't do anything. Does that sound good to you?--I didn't think so. And, no, I am not racist--I'm jut telling it like it is.

This is a non-issue. Coca-Cola sponsored this event and the people that they appointed as judges chose Zeta Tau Alpha to win. It's their money and they can do whatever they want with it. We can protest or agree, but to spend this much time, energy and brain cells on this issue takes time and energy on more pressing and important issues. Some will use this as an opportunity to spout white supremacy, others will use it to prove the cultural theft that the white power structure is infamous for. But, in the end, what matters most is ignored. I wished that $100,000 went towards Haiti or Chilean Earthquake Relief or towards those who don't have medical insurance and have life threatening diseases or to schools that are in danger of being shut down due to lack of funds. But if Coca Cola wants to give it to Zeta Tau Alpha for stepping, there's not a damn thing that I or you can do about it. Except bitch and moan and that's exactly what most of you are doing.

Guess they judges must have all been of the Tiger Woods mind set, they were alright, but, not winners. But, that's what happens when you let white folks take your history, they rip off your style and take the money, from Elvis, Justin Timberfake, Eminem and the rest of them. Time to end step competition, and maybe even HBUC's as they want those as well becoming home coming queens and kinds. But, you won't see the white Greeks letting blacks in and certainly not "winning" thier traditions

And corporate America needs to be out of it, although I sure Coca Cola was pleased as punch with the winners, until the outcry and they had to spend more coins LOL!

And, even funnier are the ones posting here who claim they are steppers and say they were the best on the stage, what a joke. But, they always are the ones who know it all and of all things black when it comes to white folks in the act ready to preach from a soap box.

HSmart, you summed it up best with all the long posts here about how wonderful the white Greeks were, and how bad the AA's were, have the white chicks or the black men supporting them had anything to say? And, Omar, props to you for having common sense, the whole thing is a waste of money when you see all the real life issues out there in 2010, but, if Coke's shareholders let them, go for it.

This argument has come full circle since my last observation. What the heck is Coca-Cola doing investing 200K in a step competition when so many other things need to be addressed? Who cares if they can step if they can't add or speak English? Our priorities are out of whack and we got caught up in another "Beer Event" at the White House. Now Obama will be forced to have them all come over and dance for him as Sasha and Malia watch them all drink a coke and beer? This issue is a non issue designed to stir-up controversy. We stepped in it now.

Welcome to B. H. Obama's "post-racial" america...

@Midwestguy regarding --> "Why_complain, is it even humanely possible to NOT expect somebody to complain about a white group winning a competition that blacks have always placed 1st in? You can always find someone willing to complain. You should be sick and tired of lumping black concerns into one neat little package. You are acting like a rabid dog extolling angry rantings about some unseen, miniscule group of blacks. Unless I'm watching the wrong video, these white girls were being cheered on by a majority black audience. Yet, here you are complaining about the ignorant, close-minded among us. Get a mirror why don't you." <-- Maybe you should re-read what exactly I wrote before you make comments like the one you wrote above to me.. I do not need a mirror, as I was not referring exclusively to the blacks cheering them on.. It was a general statement about those whom are complaining about the white sorority winning. Also, if the group of people that are complaining and are "unseen, miniscule group of blacks" then why did they give out pity money to the other group.. Obviously there must have been a lot of complaining otherwise they wouldn't have given pity money. With that said, I am not the one that is close-minded, nor am I the one that needs a mirror. Perhaps you should realize that the statement I made was a general statement directed at those that do complain...

Those white girls brought it home. There is no need to complain. They deserve the accolades that they are getting. Still hard to believe that they're white girls though. Enough said!

Congratulations to both groups for a great performances. This just shows us even more that no matter what color we are we are the same. High minded/low minded, rhythmic/awkward, accepting/bigoted. We have all come so far, yet we all have a way to go. I feel bad for all the girls that put in so much hard work to have it spoiled by some people who are not having their best moments. The detractors will probably look back on this some day a wish they had acted a little better.

Where's the video of the co-winning black team from Indiana University? Anyone have a link to that video (if it exists)?

It seems to me accolades going to the white girls are generated as much by the novelty of their performance (i.e., white girls performing in a step show) as it is by the quality of their routine. If nothing else it is further evidence of the influence of black culture on the larger society.

I definitely don't see where this qualifies as breaking down any prior racial barrier or anyone overcoming any adversity. That notion in this context surely turns the history of racial oppression in America on its head.

I guess racism isn't dead. Does this mean whites shold do what theydo best and the same for blacks. Wait, the whte girls beat the black colleges, do they are the best. Or Black colleges should be separate and all their activities shold only be with other black coleges. I believe that is racist! Just in reverse. I guess that makes it right?

Well Mike, the whole step thing is silly as is the fact that blacks are in the Greek system. That said, maybe the black girls didn't win, and, like most black things that whites have co-opted, it was bound to trigger some discord.

"I believe that is racist! Just in reverse. I guess that makes it right?" What is racist is that in this day and age we have black and white sororities instead of integration. Pretty pathetic!

It seems to me that we need the Revrund Jacksuhn and Revrund Sharptuhn to come investigate this here tragesty. Why white folk be wanting all the glory? Nutin says racism like white folk winning a stepoff and getting the benjamins. Guess they sponsors be ok now that they givin AKA some cheese too.

our little world has big problems

As a particpant and observer of many stepshows, I must say that the ZTA girls ROCKED THAT SHOW like no one ever has!! They deserved to win. Black white or whatever. They were the best. Period.

After all that arguing back and forth...the judges made a mistake and decided to make it a tie... between to groups... I do believe some of them girls was biracial.. but does it really matter.

I see you all are still going on about nothing on this thread. We did not own this tradition to start with. Some of you need to take the same energy you are expending on this thread and learn your African history versus trying to ride the coat tails of a culture that raped your ancestors, both literally and figuratively. Wake up people!

"next thing you know white people will be beating blacks at things like crime! and foodstamps" @TheTRUTH - Whites have ALWAYS taken the TOP position in crime and foodstamps! Where have you been hiding - under a rock???

@EtherUtopia..yes, the same rock that fell on them around the time Brown vs. the Board of Education dropped. Since then we've waited on white people to educate us about us. Idiotic, but true. Not on person that has posted here has answered my question, why are people of African descent pledging Greek? They are too busy sleeping under the rock I guess.

H.Smart--Why are African people pledging Greek? Probably for the same reason you speak English- We live in a Euro-centric society whether you want to accept that or not. Also, much of what we know as "Greek" culture is derived from the African and Middle Eastern cultures they explored, traded with and conquered. Nothing is as simple as Black and White. Deal with it.

Let me see the rest of the performances. They were pretty good. If they were that much better than they deserved it. This is coming from a proud HBCU Graduate

i would be the first to give props to any white girls who "rocked it" but those girls were poor imitations of an imitation. white people cheered for them the way white people brag that tommy lee is "big"; a rarity is seen as a win when, in fact, the white girls were off beat in a lot of areas and did the same steps, some of which resembled Hitler's goosestep. Copying and mimicking is not art; just because some white girls copied and mimicked is no reason for 1914 inches [WISHFUL THINKING, HA HA] or that other guy pretending he's black with the poor grammar using "dat" for "that" and the other KFC, greasy chicken jokes. i am so glad that this so-called contest coincides with the college whites who are calling michelle obama a chimpanzee, proving that white racism and hatred of blacks dictate thievery. why do you think whites are now slapping five all over the place as if they came up with it. and aren't chimpanzees white underneath all that brown STRAIGHT hair. and don't chimps have blue eyes, green eyes, hazel eyes? and no lips? so how is michelle obama a chimp while white girls can win even when they miss important steps in the dance?

Now white people lets keep or raciest views and comments to our self. As a black man I can except anyone who wins fair and square. As far as why black people complain so much. This is because a lot of white refuse to except black people as people and equal. The hate runs deep in some white people. We are all the same but have different color packages......

After reading this article and seeing the coverage on CNN, I felt I should contribute something to this article. I haven't seen all of the video(I am stationed in Japan and don't have access to Youtube at the moment)but there are some things that confuse me. The women that won, what little footage that was shown all I saw were a group of dancers doing a routine. Did they really blow out all the other groups? I can't say for sure, but this is one thing I will say. They didn't overcome any adversity. Last time I checked ANYBODY can step and compete. There is no policy saying "BLACKS ONLY" for these events, so you can't even put them in the same catagory. For all the people on here, you can't compare what we as a people went through in the 60's to this. And for the ones that say why can't there be a WET or White History Month, simple answer. Back then what did we have? Every month was White History month, every channel had nothing but white people on it. There are now different observations for all minorities, and I for one will be happy when we can all love each other no matter what the color of our skin is. I think the African American women could have handled the situation a bit better, but who knows what one will do until they are in that situation. As a black man being overseas I deal with racism on a daily basis. But it's more directed to foreigners rather than skin color. If you are going to debate an issue, do it in an intelligent manner, not with racial slurs and derogatory comments.

White sororities showing up in "black Greek" step shows, particularly in the SE U.S. is nothing new. I know for a fact it has been going on for at least 15 years because I saw it back when I was in college. Now what you WON'T see is a white fraternity doing any "John Travolta" act on stage. :) (Not unless they're gay) Anyway, why do white folks keep getting all this complaint about how we steal everything from blacks? If that's the way y'all feel, then imagine how you would be living your lives if white people could somehow take away all of the things from your convenient, comfortable lives which are a result of their overcoming adversity throughout the centuries. We have electricity and artificial light because some white men thought it would be a great idea to develop and harness renewable sources of energy and to get us out of the dark. We have transportation because some white men thought it would be cool if we had steam engines to power locomotives and internal combustion engines to power automobiles (you know to get goods to the market and to get your lazy butt around town). We have industry, interchangeable parts, assembly lines, telecommunications, space exploration, etc. because of white people. The list goes on and on. I am not saying that non-whites have not contributed to the advancement of technology, but just consider all of the things we wouldn't have if not for the hard work of white people. Now when it comes to those more deeply cultural aspects of say, music and dancing, yeah, whites had to learn some soul from blacks. But now that (at least some) white folks have learned to chill out, relax, and have a good time without being so square, don't hold it against us.

i think black people are mad bacause stepping is a historiacally black art form. These girls came out of nowhere and won but did a great job. it made people upset.if were all not so racist then why do we have seperate black and white sororities and frats. What does that say about us as a whole??? i think we still have a far way to go. Yuu can say were equal when there's a mix of soros and frats.

The Zeta's won give them the money. This is real bad.. The Zeta's won the Stomp A' Rama(Augusta, GA) in 1995 and a Delta judge gave them a zero. I replaced her ass. The Zeta's came in second that night. However, 2001 they won the stepshow in Augusta. They were stepping aganist Delta's SC State abd AKA's FAMU. I told the Greeks that Stomp A' Rama was a Greek Show not a Black Show. Zeta Tau Alpha should sue AKA and Coke for thier money.

Black colleges should raise their standards,work with high school and community organizations to increase the number of Black males graduating. Who cares, thats what I have to say about the winners of any step contest.

This is all just ridiculous. Black community is in an uproar because a bunch of white girls won a "black competition". What if there was an uproar when Venus, Serena or Tiger won a major? What if the white community said "no this is ridiculous, and started booing them"...then the PGA said ok Tiger you win but we are making you share your green jacket with Phil Mickelson. It would be the start of another Civil War in the states. Except it would be white vs black and not north vs south. And FWIW I can't stand reading some of the comments like Black people already have their own stuff. What if there was "WET" tv? It's called cable!! The other 1100 channels are "WET"...Why does there have to be "black stuff" and "white stuff"? Last time I checked slavery was over. The white girls out worked the rest of the competitors. That should be the END OF IT. They win! Come back next year. Stop playing the "blacks being held down" card. SO IGNORANT.

- Whites have ALWAYS taken the TOP position in crime and foodstamps! Where have you been hiding - under a rock??? What? Because 75% of jails are filled with white people. Maybe white people do commit more crimes. They are just smart enough to get away. Unless that is the case, the jails say you are wrong.

Oh Cmoney, I know where the hell I live thanks but I also know from which I came and it ain't Greece. And I guess your boxed in mind completely missed the point I made. Why are we glorifying a culture that robed from our culture. Why not pledge African? Or is that not good enough for you? Just because you live in a particular country doesn't mean you have to morph into someone else. I have walked through Chinatown in New York and it's a clear indication that living in America doesn't have to be a complete and utter death of culture. Get your panties tangled if you must, but this argument over white women doing the "greek" thing is a waste of time. Do you..oh bright Cmoney..do you.

I think it is rediculous that a group of white girls (no matter who trained them) could come in and honestly win this competition but they did. We are all in an uproar because it does say something about us as a people- WE'RE LAZY! Those white girls were able to win because they knew they were going to have to work at it and the rest of the competitors didn't want it as bad, simple as that! As a black college alumnus, I have watched the effort, energy and creativity put into step shows steadily decline so it's no wonder a few talented, hard-working, driven white girls came in and cleaned up. Like others have said, if you want to win then stop crying and let this be a motivation to step your game up.

to everybody that has something bad to say about them white girls winning you need to remember in every competition there is an "awe" factor. If you can bring something original and keep the judges attention, that's a recipe for success. Congrats to the girls who won ZTA, I understand why Coke did what they did, they didn't want a race war, even though I disagree with making it a tie. Let's be real ya'll, if it were a black sorority that won a historically white competition and were given the trophy and grand prize but later it was turned into a tie, it wouldn't be a black person who didn't have something bad to say about it. In every competition the best doesn't always win and that's the nature of competition, true competitors will just dust their shoulders off and work harder to win the next one. Teams go undefeated the entire season and lose the last game, the don't get extra points because they usually win all of the time, at the end of the day it is what it is, let it go!!!

Oh come on my people, those girls did an awesome job! Damn if we do and damn of we don't. Why can't you welcome ALL and stop this Rush Limbaugh/O'Reilly/Cheney/Beck hate crap!! As a black female born and raised in the South, I am educated and have two Master's degrees, and I say, good for those girls - they should be entitled just as anyone else!! What is the problem here?!! Leave the racists antics to fools like -Limbaugh/Cheney/O'Reilly/Beck/Jackson/Sharpton. Move on with your lives, get your education and make something out of yourselves!

I clearly agree they should have won. The black sororities and fraternities have a huge problem when it's come to membership you have to be a certain skin tone color and when the founding mothers and fathers founded these greeks organizations they didn't rely on what color you are or how popular you are. Now that a white team beat them okay it's just a matter of time before we no longer have step shows.

It appears that the steppers did a decent job. I wonder if the people that commented on this video also knew about the white female that won the HBCU title..... Times are changing that is for sure.

@1914 Man whoever u are, ur so right man! Those white girls did the damn thing man. Just like black to get all butt hurt when they get their ass handed to them. That KFC finally caught up to them huh? lol

Yep, it looks odd to see White girls doing something tied ethnically to us. But hey, they studied our moves and reproduced them and may have been tutored by some black frats/sororities. Next there will be some white boys winning over Omega and Nupe. We here at Xavier of New Orleans had white frats/sororities come to step with our greeks. I thought it was odd. Why do this. What's the benefit? Comradery I guess. I thought "ok, they're gonna take what they learn and RUN with it". But look at it this way --- We sing their opera and master it, baseball, basketball and master it, etc. Now they've decided they like "stepping", want to be cool like US and experience the "black coolness" of stepping (like they did and do when they got turned on to to blues, rap, r&b, etc). So there we are. We got beat at OUR own game. We need to step it up. They have our shit on their radar and will from now on. And the more movies that come out that feature and popularize "stepping" and showing it to the masses, the more people will want to emulate it. Next it will be a white "DrumLine". Watch out my people, next come the Asians, Mexicans and others.

google greek people!!!!! google greek history!!!! you dont see ah black person nowhere.H smart you are right!!!!

im honestly shocked at all the comments being made upon a step competition !! ZTA won fair and square. point blank period !! the booing was definitely uncalled for i must agree BUT to ramble on about blacks eating kfc and not being in any greek history is crazy !! its 2010 and yet this rascism shit continues. GET OVER IT !! so to every other sorority next year...COME HARD OR STAY HOME !!! it doesnt matter what race u pertain too.

the white girls won fair and square...as black people people we have to stop participating in reverse racism. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER! Next time come harder and stop crying.

every need to stop...zeta tau alpha deserved to win. enough said.

If this is about black tradition why did they let them compete in the first place? Dont complain AFTER the fact complain before. Complaining AFTER make you look extremely bad.

Okay, honestly this is completely rediculous. ZTA brought their game and brought it hard. And they were the rightful winners no questions asked. But I can see why the African American community was upset by the choice. You see it's all a constant loop that everyone who has sight will be in possibly forever. White people get extremely upset when an African descent person get's into one of the sports they call their own. So it is the same with African Americans. Basically if you live amongst someone long enough you're bound to pick up their ways and their prejudices. Racism is alive and well but I won't get into that right now. But look at all of the hatred many of these people suffer. That one African man that placed in Nascar, Tiger Woods, Jackie Robinson, and even our current President of the United States. They are suffering insurmountable amounts of garbage all because of a color that God made them. If people pulled half the stuff on G. W. Bush that they pull on President Barack Obama they would have thrown them under a prison... So it's time to give credit where it is due. These women did their routine and it was completely an outstanding routine to boot. Not many can even fathom to match it. These ladies worked hard and it shows. The problem is they weren't being recognized as a formidable opponent. Well that's what happens with underdogs, they come out and overtake the alpha dogs unexpectedly. To these ladies I have to say, you shocked and amazed me. To everyone else with all of their racist banter, I have to say... The last thing we need in this world is more hatred for stupid reasons like skin color or where someone happens to come from. So you racists can do the world a favor and jump in a 6 foot ditch and have someone cover you up. ^_^ Make the world a better place... Only then, would you have done your part. This goes out to all of you. The Black, White, Hispanic, etc. Supremists... All of you... I don't discriminate. You can be proud of your heritage without tearing down another. If you can't do that, then you are the poster children of bigotry. So either change yourselves or do that favor for the world I mentioned above. Take Care...

Every time a white girl challenges a black girl to something and actually wins it goes straight to her head. The real problem is that from now on these white girls be looking to sign up every year for this crap.

Did ANY of you even bother watching both videos before leaving your comments? Watch both teams. Clearly, the "white girls" performed better. So what kind of world we live in where a team of black girls gets a 100,000 dollar prize, even though they had the lesser impressive routine? Obviously the people at Coca Cola are experts in P.R. and those experts know not to mess with the current "white racism is okay and feel sorry for black people" mentality of this society, therefore they chose to give away an extra hundred grand to avoid the problem. How FAIR and EQUAL is THAT?

Deathonwheels, I didn't get upset when Tiger Woods got into golf. I said "Oh that's awesome, I bet those old farts are so pissed! Go Tiger!" I didn't get upset when Obama won the election. I said "Maybe he'll be the one to turn this country around." ZHANAYA, Hitlers goosestep? It only looks like that to you because some white girls are doing it. It doesn't look like "Hitler's goosestep" when your fellow sisters use the move. Think about THAT.

This won $100,000? I teach dance, I could have our girls doing better than this in three weeks. I am so shocked. I was reading up on this just today and thought I would see some great dance or real skill. I have seen some Chi-town step and that was unique and required some skill and practice. I though I would see a dance team that must have dedicated 1000's of hours. What a let down! Go online and look up some top level clogging teams. yeah, another siilar dance form white poplle have gotten from blacks and run with. Talk about Coke pandering to blacks. They paid $200,000 for this crap? Any more comps like this? I'm gona get my girls for a few weeks and make a million in no time...lol

Yup, 1914 hates black people. Right. I guess you'd have to be greek to get it?

H. Smart, blacks and whites pledge greek because they are Greek-letter organizations. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha (my fraternity) There is no celebration of Greek culture outside of the use of the letters. As far as the concept of white vs. black organizations, it is more of a historical and cultural concept than anything... similar to HBCU's. As far as I know, there is no rule against whites pledging a 'black fraternity' and I know for a fact that, as far as Lambda Chi Alpha goes, there is certainly no rule against non-whites. Sure, we were predominantly white, but during my time in Chops we had members from almost all religions and ethnic groups. The same goes for almost every "white" fraternity that I've been in contact with.

These girls killed it. Everything they did was precise. Just like the MC said, "Close your mouth!" If they entered into the contest, then they should be judged as anyone else is. It doesn't surprise me though that somehow AKA's ended up getting money also after so called scoring discrepencies. Just give it up AKA. If you didn't win fair and square, don't make up accusations.

I don't think it's so much that they did it better as much as it's a fascination when we see white people doing what we don't expect them to do. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Personally, I do think some things, especially those that are historically black (like HBCU's and black frat/sororities) should stay black. And yeah, there are some things I consider white and yall can have 'em. Call it ignorance, call it reverse racism...really call it whatever you want. I wouldn't even want to be in a 'historically white' anything. And I don't get why white people want to be a part of anything 'historically black'.

I'll tell you what though- stop teaching them every thing you know. What did you expect them to do with it? We're the dumb ones.

As muuch as I would have like to critize and degrade their performance....I just cant, They killed it...and I would love to see what my sisters did, because black or white they did an excellent job!...What can you do...

When in the hell did White girls start stepping? I agree that the need to stay in their places! Stepping was started by the blacks just like almost everything else in this world! Just stick to some country ass square dancing or something! AKA deserved it!

Racism is ugly, no matter who's doing to whom. The real villain of this story is Coca-Cola and their ethnic targeting of their unhealthy products.

I'm a Graduate member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. For the most part I'm African-American, and I must admit these young ladies did an AWESOME JOB of stepping. To despite the some the racist comments, some people are still stuck up with stupidity. Job Well Done Z-PHI-Beta 4 Life.

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Man some of are so racist so lets go their,first of all to the person that said Blacks complain about everything as if whites don`t. No your facts before you comment. Complaints are done by every race Hell I know because I have whites and blacks in my family so I have seen both in action. And the one`s who said they just let us blacks win to make us feel good first of all theirs things that each race is better at, like that movie Step UP & save the last dance it`s funny how they are trying so hard & paying millions to make it look like whites can out dance the blacks,but some commented and said they let us win NOT. They lets look at history when it came to song writing like on dream girl the black group had a hit record, what did they do used the black group song and put white girls on the album. Look at the true story of the five heartbeats they used the those black guys voices but put WHITE BOYS on the cover. I am Biracial& im proud of it. I have seen both races of people in my large family & yes I look more white so before some of us try to say the BLACKS DO THIS OR THAT WELL SO DO WHITES. My oldest two sisters are White and they get mad when they invite their Black girlfriends over and their boyfriends pay more attention to the Black girls.Now the chicken racial remakes about Blacks eat Greasy Chicken well it`s funny because all 14 of my Aunts & Uncles are White and they eat more Greasy foods then anybody Black that I know And Dad is a Black man and guess what he do not eat Chicken or Watermelon. Stereotyping is what alot of people do without knowing the FACTS

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I couldn’t read everyone’s comments so I apologize if I am repeating anything. I have a HUGE problem with this sorority winning the show. And it has nothing to do with them being white. But the FACT of the matter is that the team won BECAUSE they were white. They were a novelty act. They stepped well but they were still very average. The mere fact that they were white and stepping the way they did (still average) is what got everyone excited. No one would have written home to mama if that team were black talking about what a great show it was. NOW… the problem with them winning is not that they were white… but because they weren’t a Black Greek Lettered Organization. Stepping is a tradition that is sacred to BGLO’s. It was a result of Blood Sweat and Tears and years of history and ancestry that gave us the RIGHT to step on the stage and STEP. It’s not just about entertainment. And for Organizations that are not part of the D9 to participate IN and WIN something that should be for US is unacceptable. This is because none of its history was part of their initiation or pledge process… nothing about step is sacred to their organization or history of their people. To them it’s just a fad. Something that looks cool for them to do…FOR NOW. I say if people want to do what we (BGLO’s) do… if they want to compete with and against us… if they want the praise and glory that comes with it… then they need to join US. If white people want to break barriers then they need to do it on THIS side of the fence. In my opinion they didn’t break any barriers. They looked over the fence and copied what we do. They didn’t hop over and learn. They didn’t join our orgs. They didn’t learn our history, culture, and traditions. They didn’t earn the right. Going to practice every night learning to emulate is not enough. There is no rule saying that white people can’t pledge a BGLO. I welcome it wholeheartedly in fact. But I think that doing it without earning the privilege taints the art form.

White girls need to stick to what they do best - softball, tennis, rugby, soccer, square dancing, boxing, MMA, and street fighting. Leave the stepping to the black women!

Hey Americans... african, european, white, yellow, black - we gotta whole lot of stuff we need to accomplish TOGETHER for this great country. If white americans want to stomp let em.. if a black americans wants to play golf or run for president or miss america let em.. Be happy that we can all celebrate in their victories as countrymen. dont be haters based on race, in case you haven;t noticed theres enough hate in the middle east, the sudan, asia, and mexico. We need to see each other as partners.. Congrats to obama, Venus, James Graves, and these 'stompers', all americans!

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