I (the start of this thread) have thoroughly read all posts and have some thoughts on various things.
I think many of you have the wrong perception of SAI. SAI is NOT an honorary society. It is called a fraternity for women because it functions as a fraternity/sorority in that we have ritual, rush, pledging, badges, the whole nine yards. Yes, the "focus" is music...but we don't just have meetings, discuss music, and leave. No. We have meetings about musical things, of course; but we also discuss sisterhood activities, fundraisers, recruiting possible new members, etc etc. And when we have social functions, sometimes music is a theme...but usually not. We'll all go out to eat, or things like that.
We wear SAI shirts, carry SAI keychains and ID holders, and sport SAI lisence plates and decals on our cars. When we dress up, we always wear our badge with pride. How different is that than, say, an Alpha Gamma Delta chapter that the members wear the lettered t-shirts, carry AGD keychains and ID holders, wear their badges, and sport AGD paraphanellia on their cars? It's NOT different. Our chapter is very close, as are most chapters. We are sisters, we pride ourselves in being members of such a wonderful sisterhood, and maybe our focus is music...but as far as sisterhood goes, I can tell you right now we are just as close as say a chapter of AGD would be. My sisters are some of my best friends.
SAI is for life. There are many, many alumni chapters which work closely with the college chapters.
I get the feeling from a few of the posts I've read that some of you don't consider SAI greek because of the music part. And why? Because I can't TELL you how many social greeks on my campus have snubbed me because they consider music people as 'band nerds' and 'choir geeks'. One girl even told me that "band geek sororities are the joke of the entire greek community."
Now please, don't think that I look down at social GLOS; I do not. I only look down on the certain individuals who have snubbed me and my sisters, as well as members of Tau Beta Sigma.
That's my two cents.
Some things to think about.
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