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Originally posted by SOLOMON_1906
 I knew you were about to go there...lol...
1898 ALL KNEES SHALL BOW...ALL HAIL SINFONIA
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Before people start shaking their heads and/or getting confused, let me explain something ...
*SINFONIA = Another name for
Phi Mu Alpha, Professional Music Fraternity.
*Kappa Kappa Psi = National Honorary Band Fraternity.
(You saw us proudly representing in the movie, "Drumline")
On many (many!) campuses, PMA and KKY maintain a
(for the most part) friendly rivalry. Every now and then it gets ugly but for the most part we are kissing cousins. That said, it's not unusal for a KKY Brother to "tweak the nose" of a Sinfonian (or vice-versa) -- even on the Internet!
Whats really interesting is that membership in these groups is not mutually exclusive. There are thousands of people who are members of both!
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EDIT: After I made this post, I did some Internet searching and came up with an interesting piece of information. This is from the website of Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi:
"Joint Statement of Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
We believe that there are important roles for both Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha to fill on the many campuses where chapters of the two organizations now exist or will exist in the foreseeable future. We discourage mutual exclusivity of membership and disavow the existence of any interpretation of national policy requiring such exclusivity within either organization.
We believe that each group must recognize its own inherent inability to fill the other's role yet acknowledge in each other an undeniable similarity of purposes. Such awareness leads to the fostering of mutual cooperation and, we believe, will aid in the attainment of our respective goals."
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