About Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Alpha Iota is an organization which promotes interaction among those who share a commitment to music. Members of SAI are active in all areas of campus music and campus life, working closely with faculty, administration, campus and community groups, music professionals and patrons. In addition to personal encouragement and support, members may receive scholarships, loans and awards in many areas and at all levels of music-related study. Sigma Alpha Iota has long been recognized as a leader in the field of music and provides a lifetime of fraternity contact.

The History of Sigma Alpha Iota:

Sigma Alpha Iota was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan by Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts, and Mary Storrs Andersen.

The Mission of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is to encourage, nurture and support the art of music.

The Vision of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is to be recognized throughout the world as the foremost fraternity that:

• Supports and encourages women musicians of all ages, races, and nationalities

• Supports and promotes successful and innovative educational programs in music for all stages of life
  Cultivates excellence in musical performance

• Promotes programs and activities that stress the love and importance of music in our lives

• Recognizes technological advances in the field of music

• Dedicates financial resources that ensure the continuation of programs necessary to support the objectives of the fraternity in perpetuity

• Has as its members people who exemplify professional and ethical behavior in the spirit of the Sigma Alpha Iota founders

For more information about Sigma Alpha Iota, go to http://www.sigmaalphaiota.org/home/

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