Way back when in 2012, many of us entered movie theaters and came out with a brand new perspective on something unique - that something was collegiate a cappella. The Pitch Perfect film (and the subsequent additions in the franchise) brought attention to the exciting world that was a cappella in college. I wanted to dive deeper into the truth about being in an a cappella group, so I met with a few of my university's members in our a cappella group on campus to get the scoop.

Member one mentioned that the dynamic between collegiate groups is not as tense as the movies make it seem:

"I would say that collegiate a cappella is more centered around different a cappella groups actually encouraging one another whereas the movie Pitch Perfect dove too far into the concept of competition in the collegiate a cappella world."

Member two gave credit to where credit was due by thanking the franchise for getting them interested in a cappella music in the first place:

"When Pitch Perfect first came out in 2012, I fell in love with the movie. It is still one of my favorites. It's honestly one of the biggest inspirations for me joining a collegiate a cappella group."

Member 3 spoke on the fact that the movies do not present a clear picture on just how much work goes into a real rehearsal:

"Pitch Perfect was more spontaneous and had some unrealistic expectations for a cappella groups because you don't see the behind the scenes - you don't necessarily see all the daily hard work and tedious planning that goes into being successful."

All in all, every member I spoke with did seem to think that the Pitch Perfect movies played a large role in their love for a cappella. While Pitch Perfect does not get everything right about the ins and outs of singing with a group, it certainly brought the spotlight to the world of collegiate a cappella for the very first time, and for that, the a cappella community on my campus is grateful.