I completely agree about making sure that joining and sorority and participating with the marching band isn't going to be too time consuming. I just joined my sorority (I'm not initiated yet) and I already find myself spending sometimes as many as five days a week participating in sorority activities. Now, I am doing more than the minimum requirement of activities, but I think that in order to get as much as you can out of your sorority you need to put as much as you can into your sorority.
I know that at UGA marching band members are not able to participate in fall recruitment because they have serious, mandatory practices during the same week. Do you know if this is the case at your school?
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Remember that the music groups have their own fraternal orgs where you can enjoy being Greek and have the flexibility of having more intimate understanding marching band obligations.
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My friends here in the marching band have joined UGA's women's music fraternity and they all love it. It gives them the opportunity to be greek with the events and the relationships without as much of a time commitment. Just something to think about.
Don't think that I'm trying to discourage you from rushing. If you are someone who has really great time management skills (which I'm assuming that you do since you have a 4.0 and a large marching band commitment) then joining a sorority may be great for you. My advice? I noticed during fall rush that the sophmores in my group actually ended up in the groups that they wanted. Why? They had many friends in the group. I would advise you to definitely get to know the greek women in your classes and around campus, keep up your grades, and good luck with whatever you choose to do!