by Danielle Boyd | Nov 11, 2011 | News Slider
Kappa Iota Theta will present its second annual Stomp Fest Friday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. Two years ago, Elizabeth Hayes, a social work major from Nashville, shared her interest in creating an annual step show on campus. Inspired by the movie “Stomp the Yard,” Hayes had a new vision of bringing students together through dance and step. In November 2010, Kappa Iota Theta held its first stepping competition between social clubs on campus. “You have talent shows where everybody sings,” said Hayes. “You have Singarama where everybody dances and sings at the same time, but you don’t have anything where they really step.” Now a senior and the president of Kappa Iota Theta, the multicultural association, Hayes feels optimistic that the step show will continue to be an annual tradition that brings students together. “I was shocked and thrilled at last year’s turnout of the first competition,” said Assistant Dean of Student Intercultural Development Tenielle Buchanan. “I am expecting the teams to be bigger and better than last year.” “I’m really happy that Stomp Fest is back again,” said Hayes. “I think it’s going be great. I feel that it is something everyone can enjoy.” One thing students can expect to see different in this year’s competition is the level of creativity. Each group creates a five to seven minute storyline based on a chosen theme, which they will be judged on. The categories include creativity, uniformity, execution, crowd enthusiasm, showmanship and vocal clarity. “I expect the teams to either go hard or go home,” said Buchanan. “The expectations are high.” When asked why students should attend Stomp Fest, ...
by Danielle Boyd | Sep 14, 2010 | News Slider
Kappa Iota Theta – formerly known as Lipscomb University Multicultural Association (LUMA) – is offering more opportunities to get involved in the Nashville community this semester as well as creating ideas which reflect its new motto, “connecting intercultural ties.” Kappa Iota Theta begins this semester with the goal of uniting a diverse student body. Elizabeth Hayes, organization president, said its goal is to “educate students and the community about the different ethnicities here on campus.” The organization is most known for the International Square affair, which takes place during spring semester, which allows students to experience the customs and foods of other cultures. Kappa Iota Theta also hosted its One Mic Stand last semester in Shamblin Theater. “It is important for students to learn and enhance their cultural diversity by building relationships with people of another culture,” Hayes said. Any student interested in joining Kappa Iota Theta should contact Hayes at...
by Nicci Carney | Apr 13, 2010 | News Slider
Kappa Iota Theta, formerly known as LUMA, hosted its One Mic Stand recently in Shamblin Theater. Nicci Carney and Wade Funderburg produced this...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 13, 2016 | News Slider
Additional reporting by Lorena Coleman Teams ranging from Phi Nu’s pageant girls to Delta Omega’s marching band performed at 2016’s Stomp Fest, but ultimately Theta Psi’s monks took home the win Saturday night in Collins Alumni Auditorium. “It felt absolutely incredible,” Theta Psi member Dalton Wanser said. “I wasn’t expecting it, and your heart kind of just explodes with happiness. We had a goal going in to have 100% participation from the crowd, and then our ultimate goal was to win it.” Sponsored by SGA and African American Student Services and presented by Kappa Iota Theta, the seventh annual event featured men and women’s social clubs on campus performing an approximately 10 minute, student-choreographed stomp routine. The Phi Beta Sigma stomp team was the guest performance at the show for the second year in a row, and students Conner Crocker and Jacky Gomez hosted. Junior Roman Ottinger choreographed Theta Psi’s prize-winning stomp routine and said he was glad all the hard work and long nights they put in paid off. “It feels really good,” Ottinger said on his win. “We put a lot of work into it this year. For the past three months we’ve been coming up with stomps, teaching them, mixing the music, choreographing the dances and practicing up to 15 hours per week — up until last week when we started practicing 20 to 30 hours per week.” Men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta received second place for its caveman-inspired stomp, and women’s social club Pi Delta received third place with its flight-attendant theme. A guest panel of judges was brought in for the Saturday performance, and...
