Published on February 9, 2005 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³ students will present Step Sing, the 54-year-old tradition in which competing groups sing and dance their way to the coveted Sweepstakes award, Feb. 17, 18 and 19.

Performances are at 7 p.m. each night in Wright Center Concert Hall. Ten competing groups will vie for honors. Two exhibition groups, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the Â鶹¹û¶³ Dance Team, will also entertain.

This year's Step Sing community service project will support Sav-A-Life, Inc. Audience members may leave baby items or monetary contributions at a drop-off station in Wright Center Lobby.

Step Sing tickets are $10, Thursday; and $13 (floor) and $15 (balcony), Friday. The Saturday performance is sold out. Tickets may be purchased online at: www.samfordtickets.com. For information, call (205) 726-2345.

Allison Tyler, a senior from Birmingham, is Step Sing director.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.