The smell of carnival food, the music blaring from the big speakers, and the cheering crowd are the first things you hear when you enters the stadium. Soon after, there is clapping, stomping and shouting as the Greek organizations compete for the grand prize, recognition and bragging rights. People dance and support their favorite bands while performing the routines the bands have been practicing for days. The final group performs and leaves the stage exhausted from all the energy they put into the performance. Everyone is crossing their fingers and hoping their Greek organization wins. Different colors, such as salmon pink and apple green, surround the stadium representing the different groups. The MC (Mic Controller) comes out and wowed everyone with the final results. Once the results are announced, shouts and jokes erupt from the crowd as he is waved off. Everyone leaves and hangs out with friends and their favorite Greek organization. While sitting at the podium, one wonders why such activities entertain them. Many overlook the important goals of joining a sorority. History can only tell why sororities were created and where they originated. Before the 18th century, people didn't even know what a sorority was; not to mention what a sorority meant to the community. Today, everyone knows what sisterhood means and what it accomplishes for the community. The American Heritage Student Dictionary's definition of sorority is “a primarily social organization of female students at a college or university; an association of women” (882). The dictionary definition gives the impression of a general sorority. Lawrence Ross defines sisterhood as more than the wearing of letters, or...... middle of paper...... eek words which formed the motto of the sorority, "by culture and by merit" ( Brown 184). Works Cited Barker, Cyril J. “Who are the Black Greeks and why?” New York Amsterdam News. February 18, 2010-February 24, 2010: 17+. Print.Brown, Tamara L., Gregory Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips. African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and Vision. Lexington: University of Kentucky, 2005. Print.Fine, Elizabeth C. Soulstepping: African American Step Shows. University of Illinois: Urbana, 2003. Print. Kimbrough, Walter M. Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities. Cranbury: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2003. Print.Ross, Lawrence C. The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. New York: Dafina, 2001. “Sorority” print. The Student Dictionary of American Heritage. 2003. Print.