| A Bit of History |
| About Sigma Alpha Iota |
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| Sigma Alpha Iota was founded June 12th, 1903 at the University of Michigan School of Music Ann Arbor, Michigan. The founders were seven upper class, graduate students--Elizabeth Campbell, Nora Crane Hunt, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Georgina Potts, Mary Storrs Andersen, Frances Caspari, and Minnie Davis Sherrill The founding is described in a brief, "History of Sigma Alpha Iota," by Elizabeth Campbell in the Pan Pipes of April 1910, "...when seven gifted, young musicians solemnly pledge themselves to help each other with sisterly affection, to stand for the highest musical scholarship, for nobility and uprightness of character and for the maintenance of friendly and unselfish relations among women in the musical profession. Incorporation papers, under the laws of the state of Michigan, were signed December 1st, 1904 and recorded December 15th, 1904. The first extension as a National Fraternity came when requests from student groups brought the installation of : Beta Chapter, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, December 1904; Gamma Chapter, American Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois, November 1906; Delta Chapter, Detroit Conservatory, Detroit, Michigan, March 1907. |