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Pretty much every collegian I've known has had significant extracurricular involvement outside of the sorority (sports, clubs, resident life assistants, etc), and the majority I've known also have had a job, research assistantship, or internship. Some girls even had more than one part-time job, because they were paying their own dues.

There is lots of good advice in this thread (co-sign on the planner -- I use Google's calendar, because I can sync it with my iPhone and always have it within reach), but I especially like what Pirouette said about how to frame your time commitments in a positive way if the issue comes up during recruitment.