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Hmmm, well yes and no.
Phi Mu Alpha is huge at my school. It's older than any of the social greek organizations, and it has a really strong and steadfast brotherhood. Although they are a professional music fraternity, they are also very social. They have their own house, and hold parties throughout the year, as well as mixers with other greek organizations. (We had a pirate mixer with them last fall... they serenaded us at the end. I thought it was the sweetest thing!) SAI has only been around since for about 10-20 years. I think they still do social things, but I don't see them nearly as much as the Phi Mu Alphas.
The only reason why I am reluctant to classify them as "real" greeks is because they are not members of NPC/IFC/NPHC. So they're not listed on the rush booklets sent out to incoming freshmen, and rush separately. There are many other greek-letter honor societies and professional/interest groups, and in my opinion, this is the category into which the music fraternities best fit.
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