Kappa Alpha Psi Week: A Recap

Kappa Week was truly a highly anticipated week that did not disappoint, with little to no hiccups. Kappa Week is a week where there is at least one event that day, put on by the Nupes, for SU Jaguar students to enjoy. On Sunday, the fraternity held a church service at Philadelphia Baptist Church, entitled Brotherhood Sunday. It was led by Pastor Anderson. The Nupes commented, «They wanted to start off Kappa Week right, by having God in control of this week, and by doing so will make it all the more successful.”
The DJ battles were held between 12 p.m.– 2 p.m. in the Union. Upon the event starting no one was around due to class and other student life activities. However, as the event progressed down the line around 1 p.m. more students dressed in gorgeous dresses and unique outfits began showing up and showing out. The union was packed and so vibrant that some students started jigging and singing along to the songs. Everyone was having a good time and loved the music selections played by the DJs.
On Tuesday, between 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. the Nupes hosted “Pie a Nupe” and at first, the event was looking listless, once again due to class and other student events. The event didn’t start to pick up till 12:45 p.m. until a group of female students started to “Pie Nupes” they had encountered.
The next day the Union courtyard was packed and decorated in the colors of red and white to represent Kappa Week, for this special Pretty Wednesday. The Kappas put on a show for all students by stepping and passing out roses to the female students in the audience.
Later that same day at 7 p.m. the Kappa’s hosted the Miss Krimson & Kreme Pageant, and upon entering, the stands were packed and the energy was overflowing. The lights dimmed and a stage light focused on the host. He then announced that there would be three rounds of modeling and a talent portion of the pageant. During the first round, all the pageant contestants then show off their business professional attire. The crowd cheered for the contestants due to their creativity and the outfits they wore. Next was the game day portion. The contestants strutted their stuff in their best SU attire.
A brief intermission took place, and the contestants were ready for the second round which was swimwear. After the girls exhibited some of their beautiful swimwear outfits, the SU crowd did not hesitate to show their love. Moving on to the talent round, the contestants put on a range of talents ranging from contestants singing iconic songs all the way to contestants putting on eye-catching dance performances. While the next intermission was unfolding, the DJ turned on some line dance music, and no Jag could sit still.
At last, the host announced the last round of modeling, which was formal wear. The contestants then show off their snazzy formal wear. The crowd was loving the pageant contestants outfits. The round concludes and colorful lights start flashing in disco style rhythm, and a live band starts to play for the audience. After that, everyone is enjoying the music played by the band, and the energy skyrockets. A SU student Inan Mckinley, a sophomore political science major from Houma, La said,” I enjoyed the live band, they sounded really good! And it was just a pleasant pageant all around.”
After the performance, the hosts called all the contestants to the stage and the room grew quiet. The announcer stepped on the mic, and yelled,” CONGRATULATIONS! Amya Winborne, you are our new 2023-2024 Miss Krimson & Kreme.” Winborne then covered her mouth and cried as a group of people came to hug and congratulate her.
Finally “Shimmy Like a Nupe” was held in the event center. Upon entering the stands, there was plenty of space for all students at the event to sit. However, the seats on the floor closer to the Nupes and all the activities were packed. The host then came on the mic and said, “There will be 3 teams of dancers, and 3 categories of music for them to dance to.” The announcer then continues on to say, “The team with the highest-quality songs for those categories and choreographing will be the winner of Shimmy Like a Nupe.”
He then revealed the categories the contest would be participating in, which were New School, Old School, and Slow. The New School performance was first and Team One took the stage. They then started to perform and mid-performance they started to shimmy like a Nupe and the audience loved it. After leaving the stage, Team Two took over. The dancers formed a line facing each other which formed a cool pattern. Then performed the same Nupe dance move and combine it with their own dance moves to blow the audience away. They then exited the stage and Team Three came in and did something that blows everyone away. As they exit the stage, they form a pyramid mid-dance and shimmy like a Nupe as they lean the pyramid. The crowd compliments them with admiration as they shimmy.
The second round of Old School begins. All teams played old school classics from Mindless Behavior to Chris Brown. The audience energy level increased due to song selection, and until the end of each team performance, the audience energy level did not die down. In the final round, the Slow category, all the teams’ dancers performed eye-catching and breath-taking moves in sync. The highlight of the performance category was when three female dancers from team three pulled three Kappas in for the show. They sat them down in chairs and danced and performed with so much grace that the audience couldn’t control their excitement.
The round concludes. While the judges decided on a winner the Kappas and dancers stroll all over the event center. Meanwhile, the audience is dancing and having fun in the stands. All teams then assemble in the middle of the event center and the announcer comes on the microphone and said, “In last place he has team 1,” he then says, “The winner of the Shimmy Like a Nupe is Team 2.” The team then runs around the event center in excitement and the event concludes.
Carrie Algobaga, one of the dancers on team 2, a sophomore music education major from Houston, TX says,” All the performers did their all, but I feel we deserved the win because of the dedication and work me and my team have been putting in all week.”