IFC/Greek Council Rant....and some questions.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by gpb1874

Would PMA play by the rules of the other fraternities in regards to recruitment? Would they not offer membership to someone already in an NIC (or former NIC) fraternity?

This has been a major question, I think, as some PMA chapters have debated whether to seek IFC membership. But in all instances I am familiar with, if the PMA chapter is a member of IFC, it is exclusive with regard to other IFC fraternities, so that dual membership is not a problem.

You said PMA was a social fraternity. In my experience, social is not a primary object as it is tends to be with the NIC type fraternities. I thought PMA existed to advance the enjoyment and skill in music, not be social. I realize it can vary from campus to campus.

Phi Mu Alpha is a social fraternity, but one with a special interest (not completely unlike FarmHouse, Alpha Gamma Rho or Triangle). There are, however, still some lingering "leftovers" from our years (50s-early80s) as a professional fraternity

It is becoming more common for campuses to start some type of Greek Council for special interest Greeks (music, service, academic, professional) so they can collaborate on activities, common interests and solve similar problems together.

I've seen this, too. The reality is that some PMA chapters find that IFC/Greek Council works for them, while others find that something else works better for their situation.