<p>I went to this dartmouth direct program and heard this AMAZING A Capella group (I'd never heard A Capella before) and got hooked on A Capella. So I'm wondering how the A Capella groups are at this school. Can anyone offer some picture of the "A Capella scene"?</p>
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<p>man you beat me to it wharf :D I just read it in the paper Sun that got delivered to the incoming frosh @ their home addresses. I read it cover to cover haha. Yeah cornell a cappella is nuts supposedly. a guy who graduated in the 70s randomly started talking to me about how the a cappella alums get together and sing at reunions. sounds like it was pretty memorable since he didn't even sing. I'm going to audition for percussion/beatbox :D</p>
<p>The whole a cappella thing is big at cornell to the point of being absurd. As far as major extracurricular activities amongst the student body, i'd say it ranks third (after drinking and hockey, respectively). There are probably a couple dozen groups, with all sorts of demographics (all-male, all-female, jewish, etc) and they all perform a lot. The big groups like the Waiters have major performances a couple times a semester that are held in a pretty large venue like Statler Auditorium (these usually sell out). Also, the groups will perform once every few weeks just out in the open, often on North (usually Balch arch or under the Court skybridge). These are cool, usually held on weekend nights, and are a fun way to fill some of that dead time before the parties get going. So yes, if you are interesting in A Cappella, whether it be performing or observing, there is going to be something for you.</p>