UCA Stepperettes

In the fall of 1957, a school-spirit organization was created, the T-Steppers, a 24 member female drill team which performed at football games, basketball games, and parades, and was modeled after the Kilgore Rangerettes. They were an immediate success and went from 24 members in the fall of 1957 to 42 members in the fall of 1958. The T-Steppers experienced a name change in 1967 when Arkansas State Teachers College became State College of Arkansas. The T-Steppers became the Stepperettes and were issued new uniforms.

Their popularity continued to grow, and by 1967, the Stepperettes boasted a total of 80 members. The Stepperettes, like the T-Steppers, were primarily noted for their performances at football and basketball games, and parades, but also served as goodwill ambassadors for UCA. They traveled to different parts of the State of Arkansas, judging tryouts for high school drill teams, and also performed at high school assemblies.

Interest in the Stepperettes began to wane in the mid 1980s, and in 1988 the Stepperettes permanently disbanded due to lack of participation.

In this video are the performances held at the University of Central Arkansas’s football and basketball games with dates and opponents listed below:

September 6, 1975- N.E. Oklahoma College
October 4, 1975- N.E. Missouri College
October 25, 1975- Ouachita Baptist College
November 6, 1975- Mississippi College
January 29, 1976- Harding College

**NOTE** Audio not available for first 55 seconds.

UCA Stepperettes

In the fall of 1957, a school-spirit organization was created, the T-Steppers, a 24 member female drill team which performed at football games, basketball games, and parades, and was modeled after the Kilgore Rangerettes. They were an immediate success and went from 24 members in the fall of 1957 to 42 members in the fall of 1958. The T-Steppers experienced a name change in 1967 when Arkansas State Teachers College became State College of Arkansas. The T-Steppers became the Stepperettes and were issued new uniforms. Their popularity continued to grow, and by 1967, the Stepperettes boasted a total of 80 members. The Stepperettes, like the T-Steppers, were primarily noted for their performances at football and basketball games, and parades, but also served as goodwill ambassadors for UCA. They traveled to different parts of the State of Arkansas, judging tryouts for high school drill teams, and also performed at high school assemblies. Interest in the Stepperettes began to wane in the mid-1980s, and in 1988 the Stepperettes permanently disbanded due to lack of participation.In this video are the performances listed at the UCA Football and Basketball games with the dates and opponents, below:September 6, 1975- N.E. Oklahoma College October 4, 1975- N.E. Missouri College October 25, 1975- Ouachita Baptist College November 6, 1975- Mississippi CollegeJanuary 29, 1976- Harding College*Original full-length video in Small Manuscripts Collection (SMC 1376) UCA Archives**NOTE** Audio not available for first 55 seconds.

Posted by UCA Archives on Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Original Video (below) including UCA’s fifth president, Silas D. Snow, speaking at a banquet for the Stepperettes as well as the performances in the previous video.

UCA Stepperettes Full Video

The full length video of the UCA Stepperettes (SMC 1376) including President Silas D. Snow speaking at a Stepperette banquet. Performances appear after the banquet. Audio breaks off in areas of the banquet.

Posted by UCA Archives on Tuesday, November 21, 2017

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