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While I have not read each reply on this post, I get the gist of what OP is saying. Here is my take on it.
I am in a professional social organization, Alpha Psi Omega, which is for theatre majors/minors/etc. I say it is professional social because there are aspects in the ritual that make it so. I did not make the ritual, this all went down decades ago with the founders, but when I was active I tried to live the ritual. Some people thought we were trying to be a strictly social greek org. APO was not something you could just sign up for. You had to get a bid and pledge. Pledging was not easy, either.
Since then I joined 2 additional greek honor societies- Sigma Tau Delta and Phi Kappa Phi. I wore APO letters because they were meaningful. STD and PKP weren't as meaningful because all I did was show up. It didn't feel like an honor because there was nothing to it. I didn't know any of my "brothers" names. Yet, that was ok because the purpose of them are different. I think with non NPC, non IFC, non NPHC each org is different. I cherish the time I had being an active APO member, but the others were just for the resume.
For the OP, I hope that sheds some light on the subject.
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