I have sisters who were music majors, and the sorority was very understanding about excusing them to miss some mandatories that conflicted with their performances, etc.

If you do get into a sorority, know that as a performance major, you're going to be someone they will want to brag about b/c it is such an accomplishment to be accepted to a vocal program! Your sisters will come to support your performances, and I have a feeling they will work with you-- we had two girls in my chapter doing musical theatre... they weren't around as much as someone in a more traditional major like business might be, but one lived in the house at one point, the other performed during recruitment, they came to social events, etc-- they had to miss some things, yes, but the sorority was understanding of this as they were legitimate school-related reasons.

I'm glad to hear you're testing the waters-- recruitment is a great week to learn what sororities are all about and to meet a lot of new people! I hope you have a great time!

Im a little confused.I will be living off campus, staying at home with my family. I see alot of mention about "study hours". Would I as a new member have to show up to the Sorority House/Library to study,or is this a requirment for girls actually living in the houses?

:)The whole idea of study hours is to make sure and help PMNs to get their GPAs.

Maybe living at home will help you having come just from HS.

But, it your GPA starts going down, then what?

By Studying with Your fellow PNMs you will get to know them better!;)

Which are you more worried about? Why not spend some time with Your PNMs and Future Sisters!;)

Study Hours are a committment for almost every sorority member. Each chapter of a particular sorority will conduct them differently. In my experience and those of my friends on other campuses, they're pretty flexible and allow you to study in the location and manner that works best for you-- you're given a set of min. (and realistic) number of hours to spend on class work and study time outside of classs each week. And you just track your hours and turn them in.

You may get some kind of incentive if you choose to study at the campus library or with a sister. It just depends on the chapter.

When you go through recruitment, you should ask each sorority about it's academic program. And throw in, "Tell me about study hours..." If you aren't satisified with the answer, add, "Where can members perform their study hours?" and so on.... Also, when you ask about the academic program, this is a great time to tell your recruiter about your academic achievements and to compliment the sorority's efforts with its academic program.

Ok, I have no problem showing up where ever I need to, I was just curious how that worked.Thanks!

I'm going to be repetitive here (what else is new?), but to all PNMs, be careful about making sure that you don't seem reluctant at recruitment.

Too many "how much time does this take?" "what events are required?" "how much does this cost?" type questions can make you seem like someone who will drop out of the group later if it gets too busy or demanding. You want to communicate that you are eager to be involved so you don't end up released in favor of a more interested girl.

You are entitled to know what you are getting into with time and money commitments, but be patient and see what the sororities disclose in second and third round and ask rho chis sometimes, rather than the members, unless you can figure out ways to ask that seem eager and positive.

Does that make sense?

It's really good that you are asking here; but be careful at the actual parties.