“I think black Greek life has gone through a lot of tarnishing and bad media publicity,” Agnew said referring to the hazing trial of five members of the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. The movie is praised for showing the positive side of greek life at historically black colleges and universities. “I had no idea what Greek life was before I came to college,” said Amelia McDonald, 23, a senior economics student from Plant City. The movie’s producers, Will Packer and Rob Hardy, both alumni of Florida A&M University and members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., have put together a film that tries to show the Greek life to people who are not familiar with it. “I think ‘Stomp the Yard’ will show the technique and the history of stepping and its popularity and make it popular worldwide,” said James Wright, a senior elementary education student from Miami and member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. As he assists the fraternity in the step show, the fraternity teaches him life lessons. While there, DJ, played by Columbus Short, becomes part of a fraternity and participates in a step competition. The movie is about a young man from a troubled neighborhood in Los Angeles who goes to a historically black college in Atlanta. “I am happy that the people who are telling the story are people that actually experienced HBCU life.” “Not since ‘School Daze’ has there been a film that centered about HBCU life,” said Phillip Agnew, 21, a senior business administration student from Chicago. Despite the controversy surrounding the premiere of “Stomp The Yard,” Greeks at Florida A&M University are excited about viewing the film.
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