Fraternity Phi Beta Sigma and sorority Zeta Phi Beta hosted their annual Yard Show on Monday, as part of their combined Blue and White Week for the organizations. 

Blue and White Week is a week of events put on by Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta for students to “come out and get to know them individually,” Zeta Phi Beta senior Tyler Holliman said. This year’s theme is “Home Improvement,” after the completion of the new Greek housing project that gave both organizations new housing. The two organizations, along with the other National Pan-Hellenic Council Greek organizations (also called the “Divine Nine”) have been doing the step show for over 10 years. Multicultural Greek organizations Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta also participated in the Yard Show. “It is specifically for Divine Nine … we do have them (Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta) participate because they are considered our cousins,” Phi Beta Sigma member Jay Wells said. This year’s Yard Show was his last as a senior at the University. “Over the years, other IFC and (Pan- Hellenic) have … joined in,” Phi Beta Sigma chapter president A’Davius Chambers said, who’s participating in his third Yard Show. “They got invited for … certain things, but it’s based upon the Divine Nine.” The yard show displays the Greek organizations stepping and strolling, which comes from African culture. The organizations dance together in various formations as one group. “The way we look at it is like … a way to just advertise our organizations to … the students, especially the first years,” Chambers said. “Just trying to get them to want to join our organizations.” Fraternity Omega Psi Phi took part in their first Yard Show in three years. New member Chris McClendon said the fraternity was “happy to be back on campus,” and is ready to serve their community. For Holliman, it was her final year participating in the Yard Show and said the moment was “bittersweet.” Historically, the two Greek organizations are the only organizations in the Divine Nine that are constitutionally bound as being brothers and sisters, so the two organizations made sure their houses were close to each other when Greek housing was being planned out. Originally, Zeta Phi Beta had a small house behind Falcon Heights, but now they have a new house, with Sigma Phi Beta across the walkway from them. The next event for Blue and White Week is a Money Management workshop. It will take place Tuesday in BA 1002 from 7 p.m. to 8:30. A list of their other Blue and White Week events can be found on their Twitter page, @BG_Elite1914.