You’ve heard the Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend,” but did you ever realize that the music video features members of Kappa Alpha Psi? “Just A Friend”...
Time for another blast from the past! This time we have collected a list of HBCU women’s sports teams and athletic groups from the early 1900s....
It’s time for another throwback and this time we are taking you back to 1988! We at Watch The Yard recently came across a video of...
It’s time for another throwback! This time we are bringing you a video of the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi doing Kanework at Sam Houston State...
Chubb Rock was holding it down for Black greeks in the 90s! Check out his video for “Just The Two Of Us” featuring 90’s Kappas and...
Do you remember how the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi used to represent at Langston University in the 90s? We at Watch The Yard recently came...
In honor of Black History Month, a group of students at Coppin State University got together to reenact a photo from the 1970s that was shot...
It’s time for another throwback step show video and this time we are going back to 1991 at North Carolina A&T where the Nupes HELD IT...
Have you seen how the sorors of Delta Sigma Theta used to hold it down at FAMU in the early 90s? We at Watch The Yard...
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma held it down in the late 80s at the University of Michigan and we have proof! We at Watch The...
The sorors of Zeta Phi Beta held it down in the late 90s at Wilberforce University and we have proof! We at Watch The Yard recently...
Have you seen how the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma used to hold it down at Saint Augustine’s University in the early 90s? We at Watch...
Have you seen how the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi used to hold it down at FAMU in the early 90s? We at Watch The Yard...
Have you seen how the Alphas from Clark Atlanta University used to hold it down back in the 90s?! We at Watch The Yard were recently...
What do you know about the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi?! The brothers of the “Lighthouse” Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi held it down...
Time for another blast from the past! This time we are taking you to Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan to show you what Black greek...
Check out this Xavier University Neophyte Show from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s, Fall 2000 line! These ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Epsilon Tau Chapter stepped...
Bet you didn’t know that McDonald’s did a parody of Black fraternities in a commercial in the late 80s… Black fraternities and sororities were so popular...
In the 1940s, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity sought to further address the educational, economic, political, and social needs of black Americans. News of the fraternity’s exploits...
Black don’t crack and that is a FACT! The Fall 1980 line of Delta Sigma Theta’s Mu Nu Chapter at the University of Southern Mississippi recently...
These AKAs will take you ALL the way back with this routine! The Western Michigan University ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Inc.’s, Delta Chi Chapter,...
If you want to see how the AKAs in the 90’s used to get down at a step show, look no further! The Eta Omicron Chapter...
Have you seen how the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi used to hold it down in 2000? Texas A & M University’s Nu Alpha Chapter of...
Do you remember how the Nupes used to break it down in the 90s? We just came across this video of the Gamma Omicron brothers of...
Watch how Virginia State University’s Alpha Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., put on probates back in 1996! We just came across this throwback video...
Many of you might know that Keenen Ivory Wayans is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., but have you ever seen pictures of him...
Ready for another throwback video?! We just obtained this video of the women of Delta Sigma Theta stepping in 1992. The video is of neophytes from...
The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha at Morehouse College have always held it down! We at Watch The Yard recently came across this video from the...
It’s time for another throwback and this time we are looking at an amazing AKA step show from the 1980’s. The video is from the Alpha...
Time for another throwback! An amazing look at what probates looked like back in the early 90’s. Check out this video of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Gamma...
Check out this throwback from 1998 of the Ques, Sigmas and Kappas in Snoop Dogg’s “Woof” music video. They are hopping, stepping and twirling canes and...
We found this gem online while searching for throwback Zeta step shows. It’s an Alpha Omicron Chapter Zeta Phi Beta step show from the 1990s. Do...
The following photograph depicts the Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. of New Orleans, as they gather to receive and regale the famous contralto and AKA...
You probably already knew that Cedric The Entertainer is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, but have you ever seen pictures of him as an undergrad...
Time for the sweet sound of old school Iota songs. Whether you are a new member of a seasoned brother in the bond, the following gallery...
Did you know that former All Pro and arguably the “best receiver of all time”, Jerry Rice is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.?...
Want to see how Bruhz used to break it down back in the day? Check out this video of this Que doing his thing on Soul...
By Laura D. Reid Singing along to “can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street,” was a rite of childhood and watching the street’s...
Sports teams were one of the ways that Black fraternities showed their influence on college campuses and in the community in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and...
It is very rare to find any video relating to Black greek life before the 1980s but boy do we have something for you. We have...
We have compiled a list of 28 rare pictures of what pledging a Black Greek fraternity/sorority looked like back in the day. We feel that these...
The Alphas in New York have always been able to get a crowd hyped and we have video proof! Check out this video of the Pi...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi had 1970s style on lock! Don’t believe us? Click on the arrows below to see the gallery! Share with a...
This will probably be the most 1980s thing you see this whole week! We found a music video from 1988 called ‘Cold Stupid’ by a female...
By Laura D. Reid When Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Kamala Harris became Senator-Elect in California this month, she walked through a glass ceiling that had previously been...
Do you remember when the Alphas got on stage and performed a step show in Spike Lee’s “School Daze”? For many people, this was the first...
Before Photoshop and social media, if you wanted to promote a party, word of mouth and flyers were about the only options you had to create...
The Nupes at Tennessee State were hands down some of the smoothest brothas on the planet back in 1983. Check out this probate show done by...
We at Watch The Yard recently came across the music video to “Ho Frat Swing” by Ho Frat Ho, a 90s rap group who had some...
When it comes to step shows, the women of Delta Sigma Theta have never played games! Want proof? Check out this Delta Sigma Theta step show...
Now this is something everyone needs to see! In 2011, Rainforest Films produced a television documentary for BET about the story of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Did you know that Grammy Award winning Natalie Cole was a member of Delta Sigma Theta? It’s true! The daughter of Nat King Cole and former Duke...
Are you ready for a Delta Sigma Theta THROWBACK?? We at WatchTheYard.com just came across this full video of a Delta Sigma Theta new membership presentation...
Let it be known that the NUPES of Kappa Alpha Psi had the 90s on LOCK! The original Hayz County Nupes of Lambda Theta blew up...
Check out these Nupes featured in Hi-Five’s “Quality Time” music video from 1993. Fun Fact: R. Kelly wrote this song! Do you remember this video?
There is no other way to describe this throwback video of these Kappas from Tuskegee doing this step show in 1991 than “DOPE!” When old head...
Now this is a REAL throwback! In 1993, Lords of The Underground came out with the song “Here Come The Lords” and it just so happens...
Did you know that the actor who played Goldie in the 1970 blaxploitation classic “The Mack” is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi? It is true, Maxwell...
When old head Alphas tell you they used to “Break It Down” back in the day, this is what they mean! This is a throwback video...
Check out this throwback video of the Ques of Omega Psi Phi SETTING IT OWT on the old Steve Harvey Show. The performance is so good...
This Omega Psi Phi step show from Norfolk State University in 1985 has hit the internet and gone viral over night! “Why?” you may ask? Because not...
It is with great regret that we inform you that Brother Albert C. Spurlock (Beta Chapter 1933) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. passed away on 2/4/15...
The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi had a very strong presence among the ranks of Tuskeegee Airmen who served as the first African-American military aviators in the...
The Zetas at MVSU definitely held it DOWN in the 90s! Check out this video of the Psi Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc....
Are ya’ll ready for a Phi Beta Sigma throwback? We at WatchTheYard.com just came across this full video of a Phi Beta Sigma probate at Mississippi Valley...
Did you know that “The King of Pop” had an honorary degree from an HBCU? It is true, in 1988 Michael Jackson was given an honorary...
We just came across this video of unseen footage of Michael Jackson in 1993 getting introduced to Divine 9 style stepping and we rushed to post...
Old School SGRhos in the house! We were just sent this rare throwback video of an SGRho probate from 1994. The video was shot on November,...
Do you remember “Chocolate City” by J.R. Swinga? The song was released in 1994 by J.R. Huston aka J.R. Swinga and shows you a perfect look...
Tennessee in the house! A lot of you may have missed it but back in 2007, G-Unit rapper Young Buck enlisted a group of background dancer...
The younger members might not realize it but the 90s were a golden era to be a Nupe! Check out this compilation video of what it...
Are you ready for a Delta Sigma Theta throwback?! We just uncovered 2-hours worth of video from 1995 of a Delta Sigma Theta probate at FAMU!...
Could this 1983 AKA probate be the oldest available on the internet? We just came across this rare video from Tennessee State University of the ladies...
Wait whaaaaaat?! Everybody knows C-Murder and Snoop Dogg’s “Down For My …” song because it is a classic diss stroll anthem for the sororities but did...
By WatchTheYard.com Contributing Writer Laura D. Reid Not even Prince could resist the pretty girls that wear twenty pearls. In 1994, His Royal Badness featured Marva...
Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. was a big Star Trek fan and that in the 1960s he personally convinced Nichelle Nichols, the African-American...
Did you know that Alpha Phi Alpha had a Gatorade commercial in the 90s? Check out this video of the ICE COLD brothers of A-Phi-A quenching...
As you may or may not know, Shaq pledged Omega Psi Phi back in the day. There are not that many videos out there of him...
Back in the day, the whole campus knew you were online when you started pledging. We at WatchTheYard.com have scoured the internet and found 10 rare...
A great depiction of what the yard looked like back in the 90s. This is how the Ques used to do it back in the day!...
Time for some throwback Alpha Kappa Alpha stepping! Check out this video of the AKAs stepping back in 1989 at the Midwest Marchdown step show held...
Before shimmying was a thing, Nupes in the 80s and 90s relied solely on twirling Kanes to impress a crowd. We recently came across what could possibly...
Omega Psi Phi lives long and proud! We have obtained a video of 103-year-old Omega Psi Phi brother, Dosh Jackson hopping to Atomic Dog on his...
The Ques definitely did their thing in the 1980s! Check out this 1980’s Omega Psi Phi Lampados Club tribute that was made for brothers who crossed the...
In honor of Omega Psi Phi, we have created the following list of rare pictures of Lampados Pledge Club members from back in the day when...
We at WatchTheYard receive old school stepping videos all of the time, but this particular video is something more special than others. Here’s a video of a...
Did you know that Montell Jordan is a Nupe? A picture just emerged of the “This Is How We Do It” singer pledging Kappa Alpha Psi’s...
Killed it! The Delta Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Fall ’75 initiate celebrated their 40 years in the bond this year and they did it...
Time for an ICE COLD throwback! Check out this video of the Nu Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at Stanford University stepping at the 1992...
Did you know that all of the members of The Temptations are members of Phi Beta Sigma? We were just submitted this picture of the Motown...
The 70s were a great time for Black Greekdom. At the time, more Black students that ever before were heading off to colleges and universities around...
Time for some old school! When one of the old school Bruhz tells you he used to SET IT OWT back in his day, he ain’t...
Did you know that Alpha Phi Alpha crossed its first non-Black member in 1946? His name was Bro. Dr. Bernard Levin, and he was the first...
Omega Gems used to set it OWT back in the 90’s! Check out this video of the ladies of Omega Psi Phi’s auxiliary group, the Omega...
Now listen up youngins! When a Sigma who crossed in the 90s tells you he used to run the yard, take his word for it. Need...
You can’t mess with them 1980s Alphas! Members of the Beta Chapter Alumni Association didn’t let the threat of Hurricane Joaquin during Howard’s 2015 Homecoming stop...
If you know anything about Kappa Alpha Psi, you know that the Epsilon Nupes are some of the flyest Kappas in the nation. We have just...
The show A Different World was by far the best popular media portrayal of HBCUs ever. A fun fact is that during the time that the...
Check out this throwback step show from Fall 87 done by the Zeta Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. If you want to get a taste...
It does not matter how old you are, once you become a member of a Divine 9 org if someone gives you a chance to represent...
How did women in your sorority do their hair back in the day? With most of the Divine 9 hitting the century mark, we at WatchTheYard.com...
Now this is something we want to see more of! The Xi Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma compiled 25 years of chapter footage into one...
Watch out y’all, this Omega Psi Phi hop show from 1987 shows that Ques had the 1980s on lock! Check out this throwback video from Norfolk State...
This throwback Delta step show video from 1992 will make your day! The Deltas have always been amazing steppers but there is something special about the...
Time for another KAPsi THROWBACK! We just obtained this video of Kappa Alpha Psi stepping at the University of Maryland Block Show 1997! Watch what they...
Alpha Phi Alpha had the 1970s on lock! We at WatchTheYard.com have been sent so many pictures of Alphas in the 1970s rocking giant afros that...
Did you know that Montell Jordan is a Nupe? Check out this rare footage of him performing the “This Is How We Do It (Spring Break...
Technology is AMAZING! Someone was able to digitalize Howard University’s entire yearbook from 1964 and now you can scroll through it as if you are holding...
1970’s Deltas did not play and when it came to hair … these ladies were on point! Click on the arrows below to see 15 pictures...
WatchTheYard.com was just submitted this rare photograph from John F Kennedy’s days as a US senator in the 1960s. The photo was taken at Howard University...
You young Greeks out there might not understand it yet, but once you graduate from college and your line brothers disperse across the country for work, your...
Can you believe that Spike Lee’s “School Daze” came out 27 years ago today? Spike took to Facebook today and let the world know that he...
90s Greeks are you ready to take a stroll down memory lane? Check out this video of Phi Beta Sigma performing at the last official City...
You want to see some real Phi Beta Sigma cane work? Check out this video of the Delta Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma at Memphis...
Now you young SGRhos out there might think you can hold it down but you need to hold up for a second and watch this video...
We love ‘A Different World’ over here at WatchTheYard.com, so we thought we would share this amazing clip of Jasmine Guy stepping! Do you remember this...
Pay attention and take notes young ones. This is what it looks like when you run a yard. These Sigma Chapter NUPEs at the University of...
Check out this slideshow of Sigmas back in the day! Share this slideshow with your friends on social media and give them a look back into...
The Delta Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma steps at a Memphis State step show in 1986! How do you think Sigma step shows have changed...
You all said that you wanted more throwback videos so lets jump in our throwback time machine and go back to 1991. The Sigmas held it...
Time for another throwback probate! Check out this video of the Gamma Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at Purdue University doing their Spring 1990 probate show....
Time to hop in the time machine and go back to see how the Deltas got down in the 90s. Watch the Omicron Lambda & Xi...
Want to see a Zeta/Sigma step show from the early 90s? Watch Phi Beta Sigma & Zeta Phi Beta team up for the Langston University Homecoming Step...
The Ques at Kentucky State University (Majestic Psi Psi Chapter) SET IT OWT for the crowd in this throwback hop show from 1994. How do you...
We found this episode from A Different World called “A Stepping Stone” on YouTube that has to do with stepping. In the episode Whitley’s quest for perfection in the...
Watch this throwback video from the 90’s of the NYC Sigmas introducing one of the coolest steps you will every see. This step is called the...
This is a throwback step show from Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi from 1990. The step team includes GE Fall 88 & Spring 90 Nupes....
We just obtained footage of the Nupes stepping in 1989! Check out this throwback video from 1989 of the Theta Beta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi...
Check out this video of the Deltas winning Stomp in 1996. The ladies are from West Chester University and Temple University’s Rho Alpha and Epsilon Delta...
Remember when Free and AJ used to host BET’s 106&Park? Check out this video of Phi Beta Sigma’s UnKNOWn Step Team stepping on 106&Park back in...
This video includes one hour of RAW footage showing what it was like to be an Alpha at FAMU in 1992. It shows what the yard...
Want to know what “the yard” looked like 23 years ago? This video was shot the day before a big step show at California State University, Chico 23...
This SGRho 90s TLC Tribute Stroll is killin it! SGRhos take it back to the 90’s with a TLC tribute stroll. (Creep, No Scrubs, Ain’t Too...
Check out this throwback video of the Sigmas doing a step show at San Jose State University in 1990. Did you like this video? Let us know...
Sorority and fraternity tribute for Eddie Robinson at the NAACP awards from the mid-late 90’s. Omegas, Alphas, Zetas, AKAs Deltas, Sigmas, Kappas, SGRhos & Sigmas getting...
This a three part of the “94 STOMP ” filmed at Disney World in Florida. It gives you a taste of what Black Greekdom looked like...