Sigma Alpha Iota was
founded June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. It was founded by seven upperclass and
graduate students--Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis
Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts, and
Mary Storrs Andersen.
Sigma Alpha Iota is an international music fraternity for women. It
joined other professional fraternities in 1925 to form the Professional
Panhellenic Association. As a fraternity, SAI supports numerous national
and international philanthropies dedicated to furthering the love and
education of music in America and around the world. For more information
on the philanthropic work of SAI, check out
SAI
Philanthropies on
the
national
homepage.
The open motto of the fraternity is "Vita brevis, ars longa" which
means: "Life is short, but art is long". The fraternity colors are
crimson and white, and our flower is the rose.
There are currently 189 college chapters, 111 alumnae chapters, and 1
international chapter representing Sigma Alpha Iota. Over 92,000 women
are sisters in SAI.
