Yes and No.
While of course you are greek, and your ceremonies and such prove that.... youre not a social greek, so I dont see you as a peer group.
I guess it depends on your defination of "real." you are a real greek, as you are an intiated member, therefore, you're a real group.
I do not see you as a social greek tho, as 1, your membership is only open to music majors, 2)it is stated that you arent social in your constitution, and on my campus, you dont do the same things as social greeks, mixers, hang withthe other greeks (I have never seen a group of SAI's roll up to the Kappa Sig table to chill between classes.) 3) on my campus they're not well known outside of the Arts builidng, while the social greeks are known by people in all majors. They dont report nor are accountable to the greek advisor, and dont sit on a greek council, IFC PHC, or NPHC.
Adittionally, I dont believe that professional greeks have many chapters where they have active alumni associations, or housing corporations. All those things are what make social greeks to me, social.
now that doesnt mean that your membership means any less to you than mine does to me. I am sure your greek experiences are near and dear to you. They are just from a different setting than mine. However when we strip away the social aspects and who we hang out with, alums, school requirements, we are all probably very simular. We jsut experience our greek affilliations differently. Not better or worse, just differently.
PS: Also, clouding the picture a bit is the groups that have a foot in both camps, Triangle, the social engeneering and science fraternity, and farmhouse, the predominately ag social fraternity.
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