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Originally posted by sairose
At my school, it's very rare that a music major joins a social GLO. Most join SAI, TBS, or Phi Mu Alpha.... So what I really meant was that it can be done; but it would not be easy, and I personally don't know how music majors in social GLOs handle it! I mean, SAI takes up time, but considerably less than the NPC groups.
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I see what both you and docdaisy are saying, and I think you both make valid points. I might approach it a little differently.
In my experience and, from what I can tell, the experience of most brothers I have known from other chapters, Phi Mu Alpha took up just as much time as the NIC fraternities on campus. (At the risk of confirming my broken-record status, Phi Mu Alpha, while not in the NIC,
is a social fraternity.) The difference was not in the time that being part of the Fraternity took but rather the reality that since most (though not all) brothers came from the music school/department, activities and responsibilities were organized in such a way as to fit with academic and musical demands rather than compete with them. This can be harder to do when brothers come from a wide variety of majors/departments/schools.
This situation is heavily dependent on an individual campus culture as well. Majoring in music at many colleges and universities (those that Munchkin03 describes as "devoted to the cause") takes a lot more time and effort than at some others that are, shall we say "less devoted." (Some might say "more sane.") At the same time, GLO involvement at some schools is a full-time job, while at other schools it is not.
All of that said, the Dean needs to be quiet and treat students like people who can think and decide for themselves how to balance the opportunities that college life offers.