Summary--
Strawberry Panic! is a love story between a set of girls that attend an all girl school. The the story revolves around the emotional development of these girls.
Nagisa Aoi is the main focus in this title. She is the love interest of two other girls, Tamao and Shizuma. The story runs in tandem with the growing love between Nagisa and Shizuma and the attempts of Tamao to keep Nagisa to herself. As the love grows between Negisa and Shizuma we gain more insight into the past of Shizuma and the reason that it is difficult to attach to Negisa. The hard time Shizuma has connecting to Negisa is used as a wedge that Tamao uses to develop a relationship with Negisa. The other story of interest is between Hikari Konohana and Amane. This couple quickly become and item. This strong bond is constantly challenged by two factions. The first is Yaya Nanto, Hikari's roommate. She loves Hikari but quickly learns that Hikari has no intention to develop that kind of relationship with Yaya even though Hikari relies on her as her dearest friend. The other competition Amane and Hikari have is with Kaname Kenjō and Momomi Kiyashiki. These two are trying to take over the position of Etoille. Kaname uses her domineering attitude to try to drive a wedge between Hikari and Amane. The point was to make Amane to be uneligible for Etoille, but it later seems that she may have had an alterer motive.

Pros -- 

This anime has has many good points. The best thing are the interpersonal connections that the characters form between each other. They form real bonds that make the characters connect on a human level and draws the viewer into the world that these girls live. They become a believable part of the theme and validate the story.
For instance the growth the Nagisa and Shizuma in opposition to the possessive desires of Tamao, then the qualities of these three would lack the natural human elements of desire that connect us on a personal level with them. Most of us have felt that sensation of desire for something that is out of our reach and as such lets us connect with Tamao. As such, We also connect with Shizuma on the level of having a tragedy in our past that we think even our loved ones may not fully understand and accept. These thing allow us to connect with these characters on a human level. That surpasses the basic plot and takes us to the human element that creates the characters in this story. The plot elements between Hikari and Amane are important in a different way. This is a connection with longing for the person you are meant for. Hikari and Amane are a couple that has connected. They are an item that is not to be separated. As the opposing characters attempt to separate them they fail because of this strong spiritual connection.
This connection lets us feel the human bond between these two and generates a believable environment that encompasses a wide range of feelings and emotions. This scale of humanity is what make this anime a compelling thing to watch.

Cons --
The one major problem I have with this anime is the complete and total lack of any male involvement. They don't even seem to question the fact that men even exist. This makes the girl-girl love less abrasive but what constantly nagged in my mind was, did anyone think this is wrong. It seemed like every girl was a lesbian. This separated from the reality that tied me so closely to the characters. It was the one thing that is a dark spot on an otherwise spectacular love story.

Conclusion and ratings--

This anime is a quality love story with excellent plot and great characters. Other than one tarnish it kept me watching from the time I got off work till the moment I had to go to bed. Every character had this thing that you loved about them, and the villains had the darkness that made you hate yet understand them. They were not evil for evils sake they were truly driven to it by their own desire.

Music-B, Nothing special, it gives environment and feeling but doesn't take my breath away.

Art- B+, really good art, the backdrop, and school are fantastically rendered, the characters have a vast array of expression. But some of their motion seems unnatural but it is rather hard to notice unless your looking.
Story - A- 

Overall- B+