History of Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Alpha Iota was founded June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Founders were seven upper class and graduate students Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts and Mary Storrs Andersen, all deceased.
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 pledged themselves to help each other with sisterly affection, stand for the highest possible musical scholarship, for nobility and uprightness of character, and for the maintenance of friendly and unselfish relations among women in the musical profession."
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.
(Portions taken from Manual for Members)
The Founders were seven upper class and graduate students Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts and Mary Storrs Andersen, all deceased.
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 pledged themselves to help each other with sisterly affection, stand for the highest possible musical scholarship, for nobility and uprightness of character, and for the maintenance of friendly and unselfish relations among women in the musical profession."
(Portions taken from Manual for Members)