Wow this is wierd seeing a DCI post on a Greek Life chat board....maybe I'll see a greek life post on a DCI board =)
I love DCI too
I actually marched 4 years...my last two were with Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment (I just aged out 2 years ago)
The drum corps experience actually mirrors the greek life experience in a lot of ways.
The organizations can be exclusive. Some have secrets (Cavalier, Crossmen, Phantom), most have traditions,and...you become so close to the people that you spend 3 months on the road with.
Unfortunately, some of them haze too, but like GLOs, thats being fazed out more and more every year.
I still talk to a lot of the guys and girls that I marched with on aol, over the phone or through snail mail. They actually come in awful handy when I'm planning a road trip and need a place to stay...or a place to party.
In fact when I was in NYC last week, one of them hooked me up with a sweet underground party in the Bronx. Well...I wouldnt call it sweet
I'm going to the Indianapolis regional and I cant wait!
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