Sigma Alpha Iota

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Sigma Alpha Iota
ΣΑΙ
Founded	June 12, 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-12) University School of Music, University of Michigan
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA National Interfraternity Music Council
Status	Active
Emphasis	Music
Scope	International
Motto	Vita brevis, ars longa. ("Life is short; art is long")
Colors	Red and   White
Symbol	Pan Pipes
Flower	Red Rose
Publication	Pan Pipes, Tempo!
Philanthropy	Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
Chapters	220+ collegiate; 114 alumnae
Members	124,690+ lifetime
Headquarters	One Tunnel Road Asheville, North Carolina 28805 United States
Website	Sigma Alpha Iota homepage

Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ) is an international music fraternity. Formed to "uphold the highest standards of music" and "to further the development of music in America and throughout the world", it continues to provide musical and educational resources to its members and the general public.^[1] Sigma Alpha Iota operates its own national philanthropy, Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. Sigma Alpha Iota is a member of the National Interfraternity Music Council and the Professional Fraternity Association.^[2]

Sigma Alpha Iota (Alpha Chapter) was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music^[3][4] in Ann Arbor, Michigan by seven women: Elizabeth A. Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts, and Mary Storrs Andersen.

The next chapter of the fraternity, Beta, was chartered in 1904 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Chapters have now been chartered at over 300 universities, conservatories, and colleges.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, enacted on June 23, 1972, prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs receiving federal funding. This prohibition extends to professional societies for students enrolled at universities that receive federal funds for student financial aid or other programs. However, social organizations, such as social fraternities and sororities, are specifically exempted. In order to remain a fraternity of women, Sigma Alpha Iota petitioned for an exemption from Title IX from the U.S. Department of Education as a music fraternity that would initiate only women at the undergraduate level, and men and women at the professional level. In 1981, the fraternity was officially granted exemption from Title IX by the DOE to remain single-sex as a social organization.^[5] Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity remains a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

Created in 1974, Sigma Alpha Iota, Inc. is the charitable arm of the fraternity. Its mission is to "promote all aspects of music creation, performance and scholarship; and encourage service for and through music on the campus, in the community, in the nation, and throughout the world."^[6] SAI Philanthropies, Inc. funds a wide range of projects. This includes grants to individual SAI collegiate and alumnae chapters; grants for chapter-run community outreach programs; and grants, scholarships, loans, and awards to individual members. It also funds the publication of Pan Pipes, the fraternity journal.^[7]

SAI Philanthropies also supports Pan's Cottage, a house at MacDowell, a retreat for Creative Artists in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The cottage was donated by SAI in 1918 and houses artists in residence. Pan's Cottage can accommodate up to 12 artists and is the largest residence at MacDowell. SAI also provides continuing financial support to the cottage, including utilities, general repairs, and replacement of furnishings. In 2018, members of SAI supported a $100,000 renovation project for Pan's Cottage. SAI also supports the greater MacDowell mission, including a $75,000 donation in 2007 to restore and preserve Edward MacDowell's music room at Hillcrest Farm.^[8][9]

The Inter-American Music Awards is a triennial competition for young composers from North, Central, and South America. The first award was presented in 1948. Selected by a panel of well-known composers, the winning composition is premiered at a Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention and is published by C. F. Peters Corporation under the direction of Sigma Alpha Iota. The composer receives a monetary prize and royalties are shared between the composer and Sigma Alpha Iota.^[8]

Since 1959 SAI Philanthropies, Inc. has assisted blind and musicians with visual impairments by contributing to the Braille Transcription Project and Bold Note Music Project, which help transcribe music into formats more easily accessible for the vision impaired.^[8]

Since 1963, SAI's People-to-People project has provided material assistance (instruments and accessories, scores, books, teaching materials) and encouragement to schools, music organizations, and musicians in developing countries. Musicians in more than 75 countries have received aid through this program.^[8]

SAI Philanthropies, Inc. began the, then called The Composer's Update, in 1949^[10] which is now called the Composers Bureau. In modern day, this is a database of information about Contemporary American Composers. This group is composed mostly of currently acting American composers who have been recognized at the national or international level. The Bureau focuses on Concert Music. The first publication was in 1949 and contained four pages written by the first director of the Bureau, Marguerite Kelly Kyle^[11] who acted in the position for 32 years.

SAI Philanthropies, Inc. supports the arts through a service called "Music Therapy."^[12] These are specific projects focused on music that benefit communities such as veterans, hospital patients, nursing home attendants, school children, and more. These projects began after World War II with services giving out different types of musical instruments and portable music players.

SAI Philanthropies, Inc. gives out Grants^[13] for different needs based on their membership and outside the membership to produce involvement in music in America.

Music Education Outreach Grants can be awarded to different public schools in America for grades K-12. The purposes of these grants are to help fund and assist music programs for certain needs or projects. These grants can be up to $5,000 per music program.

Professional Development Grants are grants awarded by SAI Philanthropies, Inc. to encourage any music-related educational paths and Professional development with those opportunities given to current alumnae and affiliated patroness members of Sigma Alpha Iota.

“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.”

To study and practice the goodness of life, the beauty of art, the meaning of music.
To sing the song of sincerity and universal peace.
To speak the words that build, that bless and comfort.
To play the harpstrings of loving kindness, tolerance, appreciation, and genuine gratitude.
To strive for the joy of simplicity, for the noble, to be faithful over a few things
To listen, to be still and know the harmony from within.
To falter never in seeking loving service, wisdom, and understanding.
In a word, to be loyal to Sigma Alpha Iota and her teachings; to find joy, hope, inspiration; to remember that "every good gift and every perfect gift is from above" and "whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men."
And again to practice.
This is to be our Symphony.^[14]

Sigma Alpha Iota has been honored to welcome a multitude of artists from all walks of life, including musicians, teachers, composers, and conductors. Here are just a few of the many men and women who have been honored with Distinguished Membership by Sigma Alpha Iota:

This category of Distinguished Membership given to "an initiated member of the Fraternity who has achieved international distinction in the music profession. She may be a performer, composer, teacher, author, musicologist or philanthropist."^[15]

• Joyce Johnson (organist)^[16]
• Libby Larsen (composer)^[3][17]
• Jessye Norman (operatic soprano)^[18]
• Dr. Loretta Long (Susan from Sesame Street)^[17]
• Linda Robbins Coleman (composer)^[19]
• Marilyn J Ziffrin (composer)^[20]
• Katherine Hoover (composer/conductor/flutist)^[21]
• Florence Gillam Birdwell (voice/educator)^[22]
• Radie Britain (composer)^[22]
• Joan Wall (mezzo-soprano/educator)^[23]
• Dr. Dika Newlin (musicologist)^[18]
• Sheila Johnson (violinist/co-founder of BET)^[24]

• Sheryl Crow (singer/songwriter)^[25][26][27]

Honorary Members are women who have "achieved international distinction in the music profession who is [are] not an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Iota. She may be a performer, composer, teacher, author, musicologist, or philanthropist."^[15]

• Marin Alsop (conductor)^[28]
• Marian Anderson (contralto)^[28]
• Martina Arroyo (soprano)^[28]
• Rachel Barton Pine (violinist)^[29]
• Nadia Boulanger (composer)^[30]
• Jacqueline du Pré (cellist)^[31]
• Gloria Estefan (singer) ^[32]
• Renée Fleming (soprano)^[33]
• Myra Hess (pianist)^[34]
• Jennifer Higdon (composer)
• Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (music educator)^[35]
• Ruth Laredo (pianist)^[36]
• Anne-Sophie Mutter (violinist)^[37]
• Marni Nixon (soprano, "The Voice of Hollywood")^[38]
• Leontyne Price (soprano)^[29]
• Joan Sutherland (soprano)^[39]
• Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)^[40]
• Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano)^[41]
• Deborah Voigt (soprano)^[42]
• Beverly Sills (soprano)^[39]
• Mimi Stillman (flutist)
• Dolly Parton (singer/songwriter)^[43]
• Kristin Chenoweth (singer/actress)^[44]
• Dearbhail Finnegan(Irish Harpist)^[45]
• Gertrude Price Wollner (composer)^[46]

Distinguished membership given to "a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts."^[47]

• Wynton Marsalis (jazz trumpet)^[48]
• Dr. Keith Lockhart (conductor)^[49]
• Beegie Adair (jazz pianist)^[50]
• Robert Ward (composer)^[51]
• Dr. Samuel Adler (composer)^[50]
• Bradford Gowen (concert pianist/educator)^[52]
• Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor/composer)^[53]
• Dr. Horace Boyer (vocalist/educator/scholar)^[54]
• Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/violist/conductor)^[55]
• Paul Fritts (organ builder)^[56]
• Rayburn Wright (trombonist/composer/conductor)^[51]
• Marta Istomin (violinist/cellist/artistic director)^[57]

"A woman actively interested in community musical affairs, in the endeavors of the collegiate or alumnae chapter, and the purpose of the Fraternity, who has been invited by a collegiate or alumnae chapter to join SAI."^[58] Some famous patronesses:

• Mamie Eisenhower (First Lady, 1953–1959)^[59][60]
• Pat Nixon (First Lady, 1969–1974)^[61][62]
• Bess Truman (First Lady, 1945–1953)^[63]

• Alpha – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Alpha Alpha – Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas*
• Alpha Beta – University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Alpha Chi – Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, Chickasha, Oklahoma**
• Alpha Delta – Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio*
• Alpha Epsilon – Columbia-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (merged with Omega at Chicago Conservatory)*
• Alpha Eta – Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma*
• Alpha Gamma – Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio
• Alpha Iota – University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
• Alpha Kappa – Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
• Alpha Lambda – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
• Alpha Mu – Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Alpha Nu – Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio*
• Alpha Omega – University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
• Alpha Omicron – Occidental College, Los Angeles, California*
• Alpha Phi – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado*
• Alpha Pi – Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas*
• Alpha Psi – Texas Fine Arts, Texas**
• Alpha Rho – Our Lady of the Lake College, San Antonio, Texas**
• Alpha Sigma – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico*
• Alpha Tau – Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin**
• Alpha Theta – Columbia University**
• Alpha Upsilon – University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
• Alpha Xi – Chicago Musical College, Chicago, Illinois**
• Alpha Zeta – Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Beta – Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
• Beta Alpha – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Beta Beta – University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• Beta Chi – McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Beta Delta – University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
• Beta Epsilon – University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana
• Beta Eta – Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Beta Gamma – Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
• Beta Iota – Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana
• Beta Kappa – Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas*
• Beta Lambda – Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
• Beta Mu – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois*
• Beta Nu – Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, California**
• Beta Omega – Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, California**
• Beta Omicron – Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
• Beta Phi – The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC*
• Beta Pi – University of Houston, Houston, Texas
• Beta Psi – East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
• Beta Rho – Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
• Beta Sigma – University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
• Beta Tau – New York University, New York, New York*
• Beta Theta – Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
• Beta Upsilon – California State University, Los Angeles, California*
• Beta Xi – University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• Beta Zeta – Meredith College, Raleigh, NC*
• Chi – Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota**
• Delta – Detroit Conservatory, Detroit, Michigan**
• Delta Alpha – Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania
• Delta Beta – University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
• Delta Chi – University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
• Delta Delta – Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
• Delta Epsilon – Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Delta Eta – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
• Delta Gamma – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Delta Iota – University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
• Delta Kappa – Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota*
• Delta Lambda – State University College, Fredonia, New York
• Delta Mu – Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Delta Nu – Howard University, Washington, DC
• Delta Omega – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Delta Phi – Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania
• Delta Pi – Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee
• Delta Psi – Lincoln University*
• Delta Rho – North Central College, Naperville, Illinois**
• Delta Sigma – University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
• Delta Tau – Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
• Delta Theta – Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota*
• Delta Upsilon – Union College**
• Delta Xi – Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon**
• Delta Zeta – Troy University, Troy, Alabama
• Epsilon – Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
• Epsilon Alpha – University of Texas, El Paso, Texas
• Epsilon Beta – Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Epsilon Chi – Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
• Epsilon Delta – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
• Epsilon Epsilon – West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
• Epsilon Eta – Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois*
• Epsilon Gamma – Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas
• Epsilon Iota – University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee
• Epsilon Kappa – Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
• Epsilon Lambda – Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
• Epsilon Mu – Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan*
• Epsilon Nu – University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii**
• Epsilon Omega – University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
• Epsilon Omicron – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Epsilon Phi – Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
• Epsilon Pi – Northeast Missouri State University/Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
• Epsilon Psi – Fairmont State University, Fairmont, West Virginia*
• Epsilon Rho – Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois*
• Epsilon Sigma – Colorado Women's College, Denver, Colorado**
• Epsilon Tau – University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas*
• Epsilon Theta – Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
• Epsilon Upsilon – Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan*
• Epsilon Xi – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota*
• Epsilon Zeta – Boston Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts*
• Eta – College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio (merged with Iota, 1955)**
• Eta Alpha – Mt. Scenario College*
• Eta Beta – University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• Eta Chi – Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois*
• Eta Delta – Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
• Eta Epsilon – Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri
• Eta Eta – East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, Texas*
• Eta Gamma – University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia*
• Eta-Iota – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Eta Kappa – University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan College, Denver, Colorado*
• Eta Lambda – Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana
• Eta Mu – University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
• Eta Nu – Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska
• Eta Omega – University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
• Eta Omicron – University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
• Eta Phi – Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania*
• Eta Pi – Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
• Eta Psi – Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
• Eta Rho – University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
• Eta Sigma – Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
• Eta Tau – Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
• Eta Theta – Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
• Eta Upsilon – Radford University, Radford, Virginia
• Eta Xi – Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
• Eta Zeta – Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
• Gamma – American University, Chicago**
• Gamma Alpha – Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts*
• Gamma Beta – Stanford University, Stanford, California*
• Gamma Chi – California State University, Northridge, California*
• Gamma Delta – State University of New York, Potsdam, New York
• Gamma Epsilon – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
• Gamma Eta – Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
• Gamma Gamma – Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia
• Gamma Iota – James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Gamma Kappa – Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
• Gamma Lambda – Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia*
• Gamma Mu – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
• Gamma Nu – Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico*
• Gamma Omega – Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri*
• Gamma Omicron – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
• Gamma Phi – Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas*
• Gamma Pi – California State University, Long Beach, California
• Gamma Psi – William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri*
• Gamma Rho – University of Tennessee–Knoxville
• Gamma Sigma – Union University, Jackson, Tennessee*
• Gamma Tau – Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Gamma Theta – Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
• Gamma Upsilon – Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
• Gamma Xi – Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota*
• Gamma Zeta – Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
• Iota – Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio (merged with Eta, 1955, to become Eta-Iota)
• Iota Alpha – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Iota Beta – Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
• Iota Chi – Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
• Iota Delta – San Diego State University, San Diego, California*
• Iota Epsilon – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana*
• Iota Eta – Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
• Iota Gamma – Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas*
• Iota Kappa – Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Mississippi**
• Iota Lambda – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
• Iota Mu – Drury College, Springfield, Missouri*
• Iota Nu – Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pennsylvania**
• Iota Omega – Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
• Iota Omicron – University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
• Iota Phi – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee*
• Iota Pi – Albion College, Albion, Michigan
• Iota Psi – University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota*
• Iota Rho – Mary Hardin Baylor College, Belton, Texas*
• Iota Sigma – University of Kansas City, Kansas City, KS (merged with Tau, 1959, became Tau-Sigma)
• Iota Tau – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Iota Theta – University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• Iota Upsilon – Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas*
• Iota Xi – Chicago YMCA**
• Iota Zeta – University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• Kappa – University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Kappa Alpha – Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
• Kappa Beta – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Kappa Chi – University of Alabama–Birmingham
• Kappa Delta – Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia*
• Kappa Epsilon – University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Kappa Eta – Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania*
• Kappa Gamma – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
• Kappa Iota – Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
• Kappa Kappa – Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Kappa Lambda – West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Kappa Mu – Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama
• Kappa Nu – Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri
• Kappa Omega – Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois*
• Kappa Omicron – Texas Southern University, Houston*
• Kappa Phi – Auburn University, Alabama
• Kappa Pi – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee*
• Kappa Psi – California State University – Fresno
• Kappa Rho – Langston University, Langston Oklahoma
• Kappa Sigma – Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota
• Kappa Tau – Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
• Kappa Theta – University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada*
• Kappa Upsilon – Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
• Kappa Xi – Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland*
• Kappa Zeta – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico*
• Lambda – New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts*
• Lambda Alpha – East Tennessee State University – Johnson City, Tennessee*
• Lambda Beta – Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina
• Lambda Chi – California State University-Fullerton
• Lambda Delta – VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
• Lambda Epsilon – Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas*
• Lambda Eta – Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee*
• Lambda Gamma – Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, Texas
• Lambda Iota – Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
• Lambda Kappa – Alderson-Broaddus College, Phillippi, West Virginia*
• Lambda Lambda – Texas A&M University-Kingsville
• Lambda Mu – Illinois State University
• Lambda Nu – University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
• Lambda Omega – North Carolina Central University*
• Lambda Omicron – Florida International University
• Lamba Pi – Florida Atlantic University
• Lambda Phi – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Lambda Psi – University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama*
• Lambda Rho – Norfolk State University, Virginia*
• Lambda Sigma – Columbus State University Schwob School of Music*
• Lambda Tau – Westminster Choir College at Rider University
• Lambda Theta – Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland*
• Lambda Upsilon – Miami University, Ohio
• Lambda Xi – South Carolina State University
• Lambda Zeta – Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
• Mu – University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota*
• Mu Alpha – Grand Valley State University
• Mu Beta – Virginia State University
• Mu Chi – Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
• Mu Delta – University of Toledo
• Mu Epsilon – George Mason University
• Mu Eta – University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
• Mu Gamma – Hampton University, Hampton, VA
• Mu Iota – Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
• Mu Kappa – Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
• Mu Lambda – Wingate University, Wingate, NC
• Mu Mu – Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
• Mu Nu – Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
• Mu Omicron – Bethel University, McKenzie, TN
• Mu Pi – Fisk University, Nashville, TN*
• Mu Psi – University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
• Mu Rho – Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
• Mu Sigma – Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln U, PA
• Mu Tau – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• Mu Zeta – Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
• Mu Theta – Texas A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, TX
• Mu Tau – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• Mu Upsilon – Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
• Mu Xi – Chicago College of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL*
• Nu – Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
• Nu Alpha – The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
• Nu Beta – Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK
• Nu Delta- Towson University, Towson, Maryland
• Nu Gamma – Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Nu Zeta – Oakland University, Rochester, MI
• Omega – Chicago Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois*
• Omicron – North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
• Phi – MacPhail College, Minneapolis, Minnesota**
• Pi – Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
• Psi – Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
• Rho – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin
• Sigma – Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan**
• Sigma Alpha – Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
• Sigma Alpha Iota – Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri
• Sigma Beta – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
• Sigma Chi – University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
• Sigma Delta – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
• Sigma Epsilon – Wisconsin Conservatory**
• Sigma Eta – University of Redlands, Redlands, California
• Sigma Gamma – University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Sigma Iota – Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
• Sigma Kappa – University of Wyoming**
• Sigma Lambda – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• Sigma Mu – Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan
• Sigma Nu – Louisville Conservatory of Music, Louisville, Kentucky**
• Sigma Omega – Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
• Sigma Omicron – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Sigma Phi – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Sigma Pi – MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois**
• Sigma Psi – Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin**
• Sigma Rho – Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana**
• Sigma Sigma – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota*
• Sigma Tau – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California*
• Sigma Theta – Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
• Sigma Upsilon – University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
• Sigma Xi – University of California, Los Angeles, California*
• Sigma Zeta – University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• Tau-Sigma – Conservatory of Music / University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri (merged 1959)*
• Theta – Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
• Theta Alpha – Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Theta Beta – Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama
• Theta Chi – University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
• Theta Delta – University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Theta Epsilon – California State University, Stanislaus, California
• Theta Eta – Alma College, Alma, Michigan
• Theta Gamma – University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
• Theta Iota – University of Wisconsin, Platteville, Wisconsin
• Theta Kappa – William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey
• Theta Lambda – Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
• Theta Mu – University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee*
• Theta Nu – Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Theta Omega – Texas State University-San Marcos
• Theta Omicron – Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri
• Theta Phi – University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida*
• Theta Pi – Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia
• Theta Psi – Loyola University-New Orleans, Louisiana
• Theta Rho – Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri**
• Theta Sigma – Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Georgia*
• Theta Tau – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois
• Theta Theta – Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
• Theta Upsilon – New Jersey City University, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Theta Xi – Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida
• Theta Zeta – Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama
• Upsilon – Nebraska Wesleyan College**
• Xi – Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
• Zeta – Jordan Conservatory, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Zeta Alpha – Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas*
• Zeta Beta – Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas*
• Zeta Chi – University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
• Zeta Delta – Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas*
• Zeta Epsilon – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• Zeta Eta – West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, West Virginia
• Zeta Gamma – University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
• Zeta Iota – Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio*
• Zeta Kappa – Southern Oregon University*
• Zeta Lambda – Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas*
• Zeta Mu – Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut**
• Zeta Nu – University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
• Zeta Omega – Limestone College, Limestone, South Carolina**
• Zeta Omicron – Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee*
• Zeta Phi – Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia*
• Zeta Pi – Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut**
• Zeta Psi – Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Zeta Rho – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas
• Zeta Sigma – Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas*
• Zeta Tau – University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
• Zeta Theta – Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
• Zeta Upsilon – Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania*
• Zeta Xi – Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia*
• Zeta Zeta – Kean University, Union, New Jersey*

(* Inactive Chapter, ** Closed Chapter)^[64]

• Aberdeen Alumnae – Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Abilene Alumnae – Abilene, Texas*
• Albuquerque Alumnae – Albuquerque, New Mexico*
• Ann Arbor Alumnae – Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Arlington Alumnae – Arlington, Texas
• Asheville Alumnae – Asheville, North Carolina
• Atlanta Alumnae – Atlanta, Georgia
• Austin Alumnae – Austin, Texas
• Baltimore Alumnae – Baltimore, Maryland
• Baton Rouge Alumnae – Baton Rouge, Louisiana*
• Bloomington Alumnae – Bloomington, Indiana
• Bloomington/Normal Alumnae – Bloomington/Normal, Illinois
• Boston Alumnae – Boston, Massachusetts
• Boulder Alumnae – Boulder, Colorado
• Buffalo Alumnae – Buffalo, New York
• Central New Jersey Alumnae – Central New Jersey
• Charleston Alumnae – Charleston, Illinois*
• Charlotte Alumnae – Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chicago Alumnae – Chicago, Illinois
• Cincinnati Alumnae – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Clarksville Alumnae – Clarksville, Tennessee
• Cleveland Alumnae – Cleveland, Ohio
• Colorado Springs Alumnae – Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Columbia Alumnae – Columbia, Missouri
• Columbus Alumnae – Columbus, Ohio
• Covina Alumnae – Covina, California*
• Dallas Alumnae – Dallas, Texas
• Dayton Alumnae – Dayton, Ohio
• Decatur Alumnae – Decatur, Illinois
• Denton Alumnae – Denton, Texas
• Denver Alumnae – Denver, Colorado
• Des Moines Alumnae – Des Moines, Iowa
• Detroit Alumnae – Detroit, Michigan
• East Bay Alumnae – East Bay, California
• East Texas Alumnae – East Texas
• Edmond Alumnae – Edmond, Oklahoma
• Edwardsville Alumnae – Edwardsville, Illinois*
• El Paso Alumnae – El Paso, Texas*
• Emporia Alumnae – Emporia, Kansas*
• Evanston Alumnae – Evanston, Illinois
• Evansville Alumnae – Evansville, Indiana
• Fargo-Moorhead Alumnae – Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota
• Fayetteville Alumnae – Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Flagstaff Alumnae – Flagstaff, Arizona*
• Flint Alumnae – Flint, Michigan*
• Fort Lauderdale Alumnae – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Fort Wayne Alumnae – Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Fort Worth Alumnae – Fort Worth, Texas
• Gainesville Alumnae – Gainesville, Florida
• Galesburg Alumnae – Galesburg, Illinois*
• Grand Forks Alumnae – Grand Forks, North Dakota*
• Grand Rapids Alumnae – Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Greater Boone Alumnae – Boone, North Carolina*
• Greater Hartford – Hartford, Connecticut*
• Grosse Pointe Alumnae – Grosse Pointe, Michigan*
• Hampton Roads Alumnae – Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Harrisburg Alumnae – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania*
• Hawaii Alumnae – Hawaii*
• Hays Alumnae – Hays, Kansas*
• Hollywood Alumnae – Hollywood, Los Angeles*
• Hot Springs Alumnae – Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Houston Alumnae – Houston, Texas
• Houston Bay Area Alumnae – Houston Bay, Texas*
• Huntsville Alumnae – Huntsville, Alabama
• Indianapolis Alumnae – Indianapolis, Indiana
• Iowa City Alumnae – Iowa City, Iowa
• Ithaca Alumnae – Ithaca, New York*
• Jackson Alumnae – Jackson, Tennessee
• Jacksonville Alumnae – Jacksonville, Florida*
• Jonesboro Alumnae – Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Kalamazoo Alumnae – Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Kansas City Missouri Alumnae – Kansas City, Missouri
• Kirksville Alumnae – Kirksville, Missouri*
• Knoxville Alumnae – Knoxville, Tennessee
• Lafayette Alumnae – Lafayette, Louisiana
• LaGrange Alumnae – LaGrange, Illinois*
• Lake Charles Alumnae – Lake Charles, Louisiana*
• Lake County Alumnae – Lake County, Indiana
• Lansing/East Lansing Alumnae – East Lansing, Michigan
• Las Vegas Alumnae – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Lawrence Alumnae – Lawrence, Kansas
• Lexington Alumnae – Lexington, Kentucky
• Liberty Alumnae – Liberty, Missouri*
• Lincoln Alumnae – Lincoln, Nebraska
• Lindsborg Alumnae – Lindsborg, Kansas
• Little Rock Alumnae – Little Rock, Arkansas*
• Long Beach Alumnae – Long Beach, California
• Los Angeles Alumnae – Los Angeles, California*
• Louisville Alumnae – Louisville, Kentucky
• Madison Alumnae – Madison, Wisconsin
• McDonough Alumnae – McDonough, Georgia
• Melbourne-Vero Beach Alumnae – Melbourne, Florida*
• Memphis Alumnae – Memphis, Tennessee
• Miami Alumnae – Miami, Florida
• Midland Alumnae – Midland, Michigan
• Milwaukee Alumnae – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumnae – Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
• Minot Alumnae – Minot, North Dakota*
• Mobile Alumnae – Mobile, Alabama
• Moorhead Alumnae – Moorhead, Minnesota*
• Moscow-Pullman Alumnae – Moscow-Pullman, Idaho
• Muncie Alumnae – Muncie, Indiana
• Murray Alumnae – Murray, Kentucky*
• Nashville Alumnae – Nashville, Tennessee
• New Orleans Alumnae – New Orleans, Louisiana
• New York City Alumnae – New York City
• Norfolk Alumnae – Norfolk, Virginia*
• Norman Alumnae – Norman, Oklahoma*
• Northern Delaware – Wilmington, Delaware
• Northern New Jersey Alumnae – Northern New Jersey
• Northwest Georgia Alumnae – Northwest Georgia*
• Northwest Ohio Alumnae – Northwest Ohio
• Oak Park Alumnae – Oak Park, Illinois
• Oklahoma City Alumnae – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Omaha Alumnae – Omaha, Nebraska*
• Orange County Alumnae – Orange County, California
• Orlando Alumnae – Orlando, Florida
• Park Ridge Alumnae – Park Ridge, Illinois*
• Pasadena Alumnae – Pasadena, California
• Peoria Alumnae – Peoria, Illinois
• Philadelphia Alumnae – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Phoenix Alumnae – Phoenix, Arizona
• Pittsburg Alumnae – Pittsburg, Kansas*
• Pittsburgh Alumnae – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Pontchartrain Alumnae – Pontchartrain (Detroit), Michigan
• Portland Alumnae – Portland, Oregon*
• Quad Cities – Quad Cities, Iowa*
• Raleigh/Durham Alumnae – Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
• Reno Alumnae – Reno, Nevada
• Richmond Alumnae – Richmond, Virginia
• Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Alumnae – Riverside-San Bernardino, California
• Rochester Alumnae – Rochester, New York
• Rockford Alumnae – Rockford, Illinois
• Sacramento Alumnae – Sacramento, California*
• Salisbury Alumnae – Salisbury, Maryland*
• San Antonio Alumnae – San Antonio, Texas
• San Diego County Alumnae – San Diego County, California
• San Fernando Valley Alumnae – San Fernando, California*
• San Francisco Peninsula Alumnae – San Francisco, California
• Santa Clara Valley Alumnae – Santa Clara, California*
• Sarasota-Manatee Alumnae – Sarasota-Manatee, Florida
• Savannah Alumnae – Savannah, Georgia*
• Seattle Alumnae – Seattle, Washington
• Selinsgrove Alumnae – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
• South Carolina Alumnae – South Carolina*
• South Atlanta Alumnae – Atlanta, Georgia
• South Georgia Alumnae – South Georgia*
• Spokane Alumnae – Spokane, Washington*
• Springfield Alumnae – Springfield, Missouri*
• Springfield Alumnae – Springfield, Ohio*
• Stanislaus County Alumnae – Stanislaus County, California*
• Statesboro Alumnae – Statesboro, Georgia
• St. Cloud Alumnae – St. Cloud, Minnesota*
• St. Louis Alumnae – St. Louis, Missouri
• St. Petersburg Alumnae – St. Petersburg, Florida*
• Syracuse Alumnae – Syracuse, New York*
• Tacoma Alumnae – Tacoma, Washington
• Tallahassee Alumnae – Tallahassee, Florida
• Tampa Alumnae – Tampa, Florida
• Terre Haute Alumnae – Terre Haute, Indiana
• Topeka Alumnae – Topeka, Kansas
• Tri-Cities Alumnae – New York*
• Tucson Alumnae – Tucson, Arizona
• Tulsa Alumnae – Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Twin Cities Alumnae – Minneapolis, Minnesota*
• Urbana Alumnae – Urbana, Illinois
• Volusia County Alumnae – Volusia County, Florida
• Warren-Youngstown Alumnae – Warren, Ohio & Youngstown, Ohio
• Washington, DC Alumnae – Washington, D.C.
• Waterloo Alumnae – Waterloo, Iowa*
• West Tennessee Alumnae – Jackson, Tennessee*
• West Valley Satellite Branch – Phoenix, Arizona*
• Whittier Alumnae – Whittier, California*
• Wichita Alumnae – Wichita, Kansas
• Winchester Alumnae – Winchester, Virginia

(* Inactive Chapter, ** Closed Chapter)^[64]

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