Stepping:
"Stepping" is a historical form of communication and storytelling that is widely performed by fraternities and sororities that belong to the National Pan-Hellenic Council, an organization which directs the traditionally African-American national sororities and fraternities.

Stepping is partly rooted in the experience of African-American men working on the railroad. To keep up their morale and esteem and to forget about the pain, they stepped. It was a tune that they marched to, a tune about a story and pain. Step served as a sort of code for African Americans to tell their story since speaking out was often times too dangerous. Since then it has grown and evolved.

Today, fraternities, sororities and high school stepteam's perform step as a means of sending a message to the audience and some step routines are simply for entertainment. Step shows convey positive messages and captivate audiences.

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