The Camille Armstrong Memorial Step Show is sponsored by the UAB Black Student Awareness Committee (BSAC). BSAC is a programming committee designed to promote culture enrichment for all UAB students. The Camille Armstrong Memorial Step Show is held annually as a fundraiser for the Camille Armstrong Memorial Scholarship. The show features creative and rhythmic steppers from fraternities and sororities throughout the Southeast. Each show has over 3000 people cheering and applauding for their favorite Greek organization or step teams.
The 2007 Camille Armstrong Memorial Step Show will be held on February 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the UAB Bartow Arena. The theme is "A Step Back In Time." Tickets are $10 in advance for UAB Students with a valid CampusCard (limit 4) and $12 on the day of the show. Non-UAB Students with a valid college ID may purchase tickets in advance for $12 (limit 2) and $15 on the day of the show. General Admission tickets are $15 in advance and on the day of the show. Tickets may be purchased at Bartow Arena on the day of the show beginning 90 minutes before showtime.
To order full-price General Admission tickets on-line, visit the UAB Ticket Office. Tickets ordered on-line after Saturday, January 27, 2007, will not be shipped and will be available at the Will Call window 90 minutes before showtime. On-line ordering ends Friday, February 2, 2007, at 3 p.m. Sorry, discounted tickets cannot be ordered on-line.
The first Camille Armstrong Memorial Step Show was held in 1990 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This step show began as a scholarship fund in memory of the late Camille Armstrong. Camille was a UAB political science senior with a career goal of law. She was tragically killed in an automobile accident on March 11, 1986. Camille was involved in many student activities, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, served as a UAB Ambassador, and was best described as "a hard working, dedicated student." The scholarship fund was established in 1987 to honor the memory of Camille and to preserve the spirit of the life she shared with us. In October 1992, the scholarship was endowed, thus ensuring its continuation. The Camille Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Fund benefits deserving undergraduate African-American students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, preferably in the Political Science field. Anyone interested in applying for the scholarship should contact the Office of Student Life at 205-975-9509.