I didn't know that you could be a member of more than 1 PFA organization, regardless of profession. I always thought it was kind of like the NPHC or NPC, etc. rules, where once you were in 1, that was it. (Not that I'm saying you're wrong, I just didn't know & thought it was interesting).
I do know that most, if not all, music GLOs have some kind of clause/rule that prohibits membership in another
music GLO. However, I did see something somewhere (on the web maybe?) about SAI & Tau Beta Sigma (the women's band sorority).. about how this rule was "suspended" between the 2 orgs because of their different focuses or something? Maybe an SAI or TBS could clear this up?
As far as professional vs. social GLOs go: on my campus (which was small, under 2000 undergrads) Greek life was small. The only national GLOs were all members of
PFA. The 6 social GLOs were all locals (3 frats & 3 sororities). There was some animosity & misunderstanding between the 2 "types" of GLOs, although it was continually improving as the professional orgs became more & more involved over time. (My chapter kind of focused on being more involved in Greek life the past few years). Also, my chapter is one of the oldest GLO's on the campus, so I think that helps.
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Just a Note: there WERE NPHC (BGLOs) orgs represented on campus, but were parts of city-wide chapters. Therefore, their involvement in on-campus Greek life was, unfortunately, limited.
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