<p>Caruth- I don't know that many specifics about the history department but I can tell you about political science and anthropology which have a lot of crossover. My experience both with the PS faculty and in my department (anthropology) has been great. I love my professors, they could not be more helpful, I go in and talk to them in their offices all the time. They are brilliant, committed and wonderfully accessible!</p>
<p>As for drama participation, my little brother in my fraternity is an active member of some of those organizations and indeed they do have kids like that who help out in non-acting ways. Also, our Film Studies program is always looking for people to help out their student-produced movies so there might be some really fun opportunities there as well!</p>