In the original version of this story, Kappa Alpha Psi was referred to as Alpha Kappa Psi. The CW regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council held its annual homecoming step show Friday in Foster Auditorium, the first event to take place there since its restoration.

The show, hosted by comedian Joe Clair and DJ Serious, began at 8 p.m.

Six NPHC sororities and fraternities competed in this year’s show, themed “The Tide. The Celebration.” Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity were the winners of this year’s competition.

Melissa Ellis, a senior and member of the AKA step team, held the first place trophy to her chest after her sorority’s win.

“It feels really good to win, especially for our chapter because our chapter hasn’t won in ten years,” Ellis said. “We put a lot of work, time, blood, sweat and tears, everything, into this show.”

Ellis said preparing for the step show brought on a lot of stress.

“One week ago, we had two girls go down in injury, so we had to have two girls come in and learn a full show in a week, and they were just amazing,” Ellis said.

Ellis said now that the AKAs have won the step show, they plan to build on their step team, continue to grow, learn and love one another.

Kennard Edwards, junior and vice president of Kappa Alpha Psi, said their win feels great.

“We haven’t won a step show since 2002, so we came into [the competition] with the mindset that we really wanted to win,” Edwards said.

Edwards said their step team was confident when they performed Friday night.

“We worked hard for a month and we knew we had a lot on our shoulders, but we didn’t let that get to us too much,” Edwards said. “We just did what we had to do and tried to be smooth.”

Crowd participation set the Kappas’ winning performance apart from their opponents’ performances, Edwards said.

“We put on good skits to make the audience laugh and to entertain them, not just by stepping, but with a little acting too,” he said. “That helped out a lot.”

Dana Green, a sophomore majoring in human development and family studies, said she enjoyed this year’s step show.

“I think this show was better than last year’s because the seating at the Foster Auditorium was better than last year’s at the Coliseum,” Green said.

Green said the annual homecoming step show is an important part of many students’ homecoming experience.

“It gives people something to look forward to at the end of homecoming week,” Green said. “I was really excited.”

Temani Beck, director of NPHC events and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, said several students and alumni thought this year’s homecoming step show was the best they have ever seen at the Capstone.

“The crowd reaction was amazing,” Beck said. “People were proud of the teams. They were excited. They were anxious. You could tell. It was really like a very, very dramatic movie the entire time. Some people didn’t know what to expect, especially when you got down to who was going to win the show. People were literally on the edge of their seats waiting for the winners to be announced.”

Beck said out of the more than 30 years the NPHC has hosted the homecoming step show, this year was the first time the teams could incorporate audiovisual technology into their performances.

“It added a whole other dimension to the show and a completely different level of rivalry and competition,” Beck said. “I think it was a valuable asset to the program this year.”

Alumni from even ten years back were present at Friday night’s show, Beck said.

“This was literally one of the biggest shows, one of the biggest productions, especially for the African American community, during homecoming week,” she said.

Beck said the step show planning committee sold about 2,600 tickets for the event.

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity secured $700 each with their first place wins, and Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity received $400 for their second place wins.

As a part of their first place prize, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi went on to perform at Saturday’s Alumni Affairs Homecoming Stage on the Quad.