Chowan University’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Wins Runner-Up in Hawks’ First CIAA Step Show Appearance
Chowan Press Release: MURFREESBORO, NC – In its first ever appearance at the CIAA Tournament’s annual Step Show competition, Chowan University brings home the Runner-Up Award with a performance by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
“On Friday night, our Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha competed at the CIAA Greek Step Show. This is the first time a Chowan team has competed, and the Chowan Alphas won second place in the competition,” stated Randy Harrell, Chowan University’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, in an email announcement to the campus. “Join me in congratulating our Alphas on this accomplishment.”
Held on Friday night, February 27th in Charlotte, the team from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. won second place in the Greeks vs. Greeks themed battle, as well as special recognition for Most Incorporation of Black History Information in the Routine.
You can view amateur footage of the event at www.chowan.edu/ChowanStepShow2015.
As one of the fastest growing universities in North Carolina for the past ten years, Chowan University, a Christian liberal arts university founded in 1848, enrolls nearly 1,500 students each year and is located in the Historic Inner Banks community of Murfreesboro in Northeastern North Carolina. The university is in close proximity to the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads Virginia. Chowan’s park-like campus features 390 acres including Lake Vann, the beloved “Squirrel Park” and the original McDowell Columns Building, erected in 1851 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Chowan offers over 80 undergraduate academic programs among The School of Arts and Sciences, The School of Education and The School of Business, and offers Masters Degrees through the School of Graduate Studies. Several departments are also individually accredited, such as Teacher Education Program’s accreditation by NCDPI and NCATE, as well as the Music program’s institutional accreditation by NASM. Chowan offers 16 varsity sports, as well as co-ed cheerleading, with 12 programs in the CIAA conference and all with dual-affiliation in the NCAA D-II and NCCAA.
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