The OCU chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has begun their rush process for the Spring 2019 semester.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is a national fraternity for men with an interest in music. The chapter on campus is the Delta Zeta chapter.
Marvin Lewis, trumpet performance graduate and the fraternity’s education officer, said the university’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia chapter started about 90 years ago, at about the same time as the university’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, a music sorority.
In the past 90 years, the campus’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia chapter has gone in and out of existence, Lewis said. The members are determining how they want to govern and form their identity.
“The object of our fraternity is the development of the best and truest fraternal spirits, the mutual welfare and brotherhood of music students, the advancement of music in America, and our loyalty to the alma mater,” Lewis said.
Joel Jenkins, acting junior and fraternity member, said he admires his brotherhood’s goal of the advancement of music in America. He said an example of their dedication to this goal is a history of visiting nursing homes and retirement centers to sing to the elderly.
“It’s way different from what you’d traditionally think of as a fraternity,” Jenkins said. “It’s not all the heavy partying and stuff like that. There’s a lot of really interesting history with this fraternity.”
Lewis and Jenkins said the group is fun to be around, in addition to being a constructive, serious group. Lewis said they have a tendency to play video games together as well as musical jamming.
Students may be in another fraternity and still join Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, as long as the other fraternity is not related to music. Members do not have to be music students, but must have an interest in music. The fraternity is open to any student who identifies as a male.
The fraternity has recruitment events planned, including laser tag on Friday at Laser Quest, 10944 N May Ave., and a movie night on Jan. 23 in United Methodist Hall.
The chapter’s Facebook page is “Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia – Delta Zeta Chapter at OKCU.” Lewis said Hollis Taylor, vice president and historian of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia on campus, shares information about rush on his personal page.
Students may email Lewis at malewis@my.okcu.edu to join or for more information.
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