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Leonardo Johnson, a marketing sophomore, and Russell Van Liew IV, a business and marketing sophomore, walk to the main stage for the first time during the Mr. Ivy Pageant presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Lexington. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

‘I dreamed of moments like these,’ Alpha Kappa Alpha hosts Mr. Ivy Scholarship Pageant

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter March 8, 2025

Alpha Kappa Alpha hosted the Mr. Ivy Scholarship Pageant, a Princess and the Frog-themed event, where contestants competed for the title of Mr. Ivy and a scholarship award. Held at the University of...

VIDEO: Alpha Kappa Alpha hosts the return of the Mr.Ivy Scholarship Pageant

Isabella Lindsey, Broadcaster March 8, 2025

After years on hiatus, the Mr.Ivy Scholarship Pageant returned, giving three contestants the chance to compete for the title and a scholarship. Hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the event highlighted...

Students participate in the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s Homecoming Step Show on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

‘Celebrate, love and culture.’ The return of NPHC’s annual Homecoming Step Show

Laurel Swanz, Reporter October 20, 2022

The uproarious hip-hop music, laughter and high energy had nearly everyone in attendance out of their seats at the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s (NPHC) Homecoming Step Show on Oct. 14. UK's Black...

Pan-Hellenic step show celebrates diversity through dance

Catherine Jones October 7, 2017

Diversity and dance ruled the night during Friday’s annual Pan-Hellenic council step show.People packed the Lexington Opera House to witness a celebration of UK’s diverse community through dance.“It...

Alpha Kappa Alpha alumna talks lasting friendships from UK experience

Lexington Souers February 9, 2016

[email protected] As a founding member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kim Burse knows a lot about the lasting friendships UK offers.Burse graduated with a degree in accounting in 1976, and returned to UK as...

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