Greek life means a lot of things to a lot of different people. People are often unaware of other opportunities to get involved in Greek life outside of Panhellenic, or "Greek row," organizations. All too often an innocent bystander comments on my letters, only to have no idea what I'm talking about when I say I'm a sister of Sigma Alpha Iota. I am a Musical Greek -- we are the few and the proud. To me, this is what Greek life looks like. I joined my organization for many of the same reasons as most other girls join their sororities, but with one other, very special reason.

My sorority is full of other beautiful, genuine ladies, who, like me, love music. Let me elaborate on this a little bit, because -- come on -- who doesn't love music? My sisters and I are all musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists alike, but we all have this one thing in particular in common. When we joined SAI, we all joined because we love music. We love making music, listening to it, and supporting others who pursue it in our school and community. Having this commonality among us means that we all value a lot of the same things, which you don't find very often.

To paraphrase a much more complicated thing, that is more beautiful than words can really express, SAI is primarily about two things: as I likely made pretty clear, music, as well as sisterhood. Being a Greek life minority, my organization is small relative to some of the other sororities on campus. We have around 50 sisters, while some of the other Panhellenic sororities have around 300. This trait creates a wonderful environment in which a sister has the opportunity to forge a friendship with everyone in the chapter. SAI is honestly one of my biggest support systems. Where else can you find a room full of 50 women who would drop anything and lend a listening ear? My sisters are, truthfully, a lifeline for me and some of my closest friends. My sisters are consistently there for me and I jump at the chance to be there for any of them also. And I think that that is a really beautiful thing.

I remember my recruitment very vividly, the last night especially. The last event is always the same. We have breakfast for dinner and then do speed dating with the potential new members, so we all have a last chance to talk to each other before recruitment is over. One of the things I was asked during this event was "why do you love music?" My answer was fairly simple: Because it is the art form that best has the ability to make one feel a whole gamut of emotions. Music has all the tools to move you to tears, or fill you with joy, or make you sit on the edge of your seat with anticipation, or rage with anger -- sometimes all in the same piece. This is very special to me. This is why I'm a musician. And I get to share this beautiful, sacred, wonderful, amazing thing called making music with all of my sisters. So I will proudly wear my letters that no one can identify because that is why I joined a music sorority.