Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter
Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Alpha Iota History
Sigma Alpha Iota was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Incorporation papers, under laws of the State of Michigan, were signed December 1, 1904 and recorded December 15, 1904. Our seven founders are Mary Storrs Anderson, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Francis Caspari, Nora Crane Hunt, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Georgina Potts, and Minnie Davis Sherrill. As of August 2004, our membership includes 101,700 initiated members, 208 active college chapters, and 119 alumnae chapters throughout the United States.SAI is a greek music fraternity for women. It is an organization whose purposes are to foster interest in music and to promote social contact among persons sharing an interest in music. It is a specialized Fraternity which confines its membership to persons interested in the single academic discipline- music, in accredited colleges and universities. It may initiate members of the general or social college fraternities. Sigma Alpha Iota organizes its group life specifically to promote competence and achievement within its field.In the early days, Sigma Alpha Iota was referred to as a sorority. In 1926 the word "fraternity" replaced "sorority". "Fraternity", which comes from the abstract feminine noun fraternitas, refers to both men and women. It has been used by all the music fraternities for many years. As a fraternity based upon a single academic discipline, Sigma Alpha Iota differs from general fraternities, general sororities, and honor societies. Sigma Alpha Iota is a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.