Published on February 3, 2025  

Phi Mu Step Sing DancePhi Mu’s movie montage “In Motion” claimed the sweepstakes award to cap Samford University's 75th anniversary Step Sing on Saturday night.

“We push our girls really hard and they responded by working so hard. We’re so proud of them,” said co-director Mallorie Reeder from Loomis, California, after the sorority earned its second sweepstakes win in three years.

The performance strung together parody tributes to “Karate Kid,” “Star Wars,” "Ghostbusters” and “Jaws”—culminating with the iconic lift scene from “Dirty Dancing.”

“It’s unbelievable,” said co-director Morgan Negus of Nashville, Tennessee. “We never thought we would be where we are today.”

The diamond anniversary Step Sing featured 19 acts performing four shows across three nights, witnessed by a livestream audience of more than 77,000 viewers from all 50 states and 43 countries. With all shows sold out inside the 2,500-seat Wright Center, event organizers added ticket sales for the Wednesday night dress rehearsal.

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“The girls are amazing, and that’s something that makes Phi Mu so special—the friendship behind it,” said Phi Mu’s third director, Olivia Webber of Nashville. “We’re doing it for fun and because we love each other, and that’s what brings the magic.”

Dudes-A-Plenty took 1st runner-up with their baseball-themed “No Place Like Home,” and Sigma Chi received 2nd runner-up for “No Brainer,” a scarecrow-versus-crow showdown.

For the 25th consecutive year, Alpha Omicron Pi captured the Step Sing Philanthropy Award.

Dudes A Plenty Slide Home Step Sing

Dudes-A-Plenty slid home to finish 1st runner-up at 2025 Step Sing.

Step Sing Judged Awards

2025 Sweepstakes Winner: Phi Mu

1st Runner-Up: Dudes-A-Plenty

2nd Runner-Up: Sigma Chi

Excellence in Music: Phi Mu

Excellence in Choreography: Chi Omega

Excellence in Creativity: Alpha Tau Omega

Other Superlatives

Best Song: Sigma Chi (Murder on the Dance Floor)

Best Moment: Pi Kappa Phi (Disco Ball)

Directors of the Year: Chi Omega

Committee Choice for Group Character Award: Dudes-A-Plenty

Participant Choice Favorite Choreography: Chi Omega 

Participant Choice Favorite Costumes: Sigma Chi

Participant Choice Favorite MC: Dudes-A-Plenty

Participant Choice Favorite Music: Phi Mu

Step Sing Philanthropy Award: Alpha Omicron Pi

Scarecrows Dance for Signa Chi Step Sing

Sigma Chi's scarecrows claimed 2nd runner-up at 2025 Step Sing.

 
Samford 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, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 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. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.