Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Alpha Iota
ΣΑΙ
Founded	June 12, 1903 (1903-06-12) University School of Music, (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Type	Professional Social
Emphasis	Music
Mission statement	To encourage, nurture and support the art of music.
Colors	Crimson      White
Symbol	Pan Pipes
Flower	Red Rose
Publication	Pan Pipes, Tempo!
Philanthropy	Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
Chapters	220 active collegiate chapters and 113 alumnae chapters, including one international chapter.
Members	118,238 as of August 2013 collegiate
Headquarters	One Tunnel Road Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Homepage	http://www.sai-national.org

Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ) is an International Music Fraternity for women. 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 Professional Fraternity Association.^[2]

History

Founding

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 at Evanston, Illinois. Chapters have now been chartered at over 300 universities, conservatories, and colleges.

Title IX and membership

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.^[5] Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity remains a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

SAI Philanthropies, Inc.

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]

MacDowell Colony, Pan's Cottage

SAI Philanthropies also supports Pan's Cottage, a house at the MacDowell Colony 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 the Colony. SAI also provides continuing financial support to the cottage, including utilities, general repairs, and replacement of furnishings. SAI also supports the greater MacDowell Colony, including $75,000 donation in 2007 to restore and preserve Edward MacDowell's music room at Hillcrest Farm.^[8][9]

Inter-American Music Awards

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]

Support for musicians with special needs

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]

People-to-People

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]

Symphony (by Esther Requarth, Nu Chapter)

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.^[10]

Famous members of SAI

Over a century old, Sigma Alpha Iota has been honored to welcome a multitude of women from all walks of life, including musicians, teachers, composers, and conductors. Here are just a few of the many ladies who have joined the sisterhood of Sigma Alpha Iota:

Member laureates

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."^[11]

• Libby Larsen (composer)^[3][12]
• Jessye Norman (operatic soprano)^[13]
• Dr. Loretta Long (Susan from Sesame Street)^[12]
• Linda Robbins Coleman (composer)^[14]
• Marilyn J Ziffrin (composer)^[15]
• Katherine Hoover (composer/conductor/flutist)^[16]
• Florence Gillam Birdwell (voice/educator)^[17]
• Radie Britain (composer)^[17]
• Joan Wall (mezzo-soprano/educator)^[18]
• Dr. Dika Newlin (musicologist)^[13]

Initiated as collegiate sisters

• Sheryl Crow (singer/songwriter)^{[19][20][21][22]}
• Sheila Johnson (violinist/co-founder of BET)^[23]

Honorary members

Distinguished membership given to "a woman who has achieved international distinction in the music profession who is not an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Iota. She may be a performer, composer, teacher, author, musicologist, or philanthropist."^[11]

• Marin Alsop (conductor)^[24]
• Marian Anderson (contralto)^[24]
• Rachel Barton Pine (violinist)^[25]
• Nadia Boulanger (composer)^[26]
• Jacqueline du Pré (cellist)^[27]
• Renée Fleming (soprano)^[28]
• Myra Hess (pianist)^[29]
• Jennifer Higdon (composer)
• Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (music educator)^[30]
• Ruth Laredo (pianist)^[31]
• Anne-Sophie Mutter (violinist)^[32]
• Marni Nixon (soprano, "The Voice of Hollywood")^[33]
• Leontyne Price (soprano)^[25]
• Joan Sutherland (soprano)^[34]
• Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)^[35]
• Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano)^[36]
• Deborah Voigt (soprano)^[37]
• Beverly Sills (soprano)^[34]
• Mimi Stillman (flutist)
• Dolly Parton (singer/songwriter)^[38]

National Arts Associates

Distinguished membership given to "a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts."^[39]

• Wynton Marsalis (jazz trumpet)^[40]
• Dr. Keith Lockhart (conductor)^[41]
• Beegie Adair (jazz pianist)^[42]
• Robert Ward (composer)^[43]
• Dr. Samuel Adler (composer)^[42]
• Bradford Gowen (concert pianist/educator)^[44]
• Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor/composer)^[45]
• Dr. Horace Boyer (vocalist/educator/scholar)^[46]
• Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/violist/conductor)^[47]
• Paul Fritts (organ builder)^[48]
• Rayburn Wright (trombonist/composer/conductor)^[43]
• Marta Istomin (violinist/cellist/artistic director)^[49]
• John Williams (composer)^[43]

Patronesses

"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."^[50]

• Mamie Eisenhower (First Lady, 1953-1959)^[51][52]
• Pat Nixon (First Lady, 1969-1974)^[53][54]
• Bess Truman (First Lady, 1945-1953)^[55]

Chapters

Collegiate chapters

• 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 - Mankato State University, 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 Technical 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 - The Hartt School, 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 School 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 Delta - University of Toledo
• Mu Epsilon - George Mason University
• Mu Gamma - Hampton University
• Mu Kappa - Western Illinois University, Macomb,IL
• Mu Mu - Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
• Mu Zeta - Kutztown University
• Mu Theta - Texas A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, TX
• Mu Xi - Chicago College of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL
• Nu - Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
• 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 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 College, 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)^[56]

Alumnae chapters

• Aberdeen Alumnae - Aberdeen, South Dakota
• Abilene Alumnae - Abilene, Texas
• Albuquerque Alumnae - Albuquerque, New Mexico*
• Ann Arbor Alumnae - Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Arlington Alumnae - Arlington, Texas
• 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
• 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, California*
• Hot Springs Alumnae - Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Houston Alumnae - Houston, Texas
• Houston Bay Area Alumnae - Houston Bay, Texas*
• Indianapolis Alumnae - Indianapolis, Indiana
• International Chapter
• Iowa City Alumnae - Iowa City, Iowa
• Ithaca Alumnae - Ithaca, New York*
• 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 - Lansing/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
• 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*
• Moorhead Alumnae - Morehead, 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, New York
• 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 - Greater 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 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 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. Paul/Minneapolis Alumnae - St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota*
• 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 - Tri-Cities, New York*
• Tucson Alumnae - Tucson, Arizona
• Tulsa Alumnae - Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Twin Cities Alumnae - Twin Cities, Minnesota*
• Urbana Alumnae - Urbana, Illinois
• Volusia County Alumnae - Volusia County, Florida
• Warren-Youngstown Alumnae - Warren-Youngstown, Ohio
• Washington, DC Alumnae - Washington, DC
• 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)^[56]

References

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Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members Professional Fraternity Association Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Alpha Omega Epsilon Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Theta Phi Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Tau Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Sigma Phi Delta Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Phi Phi Delta Chi Phi Rho Sigma Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta Omega Tau Sigma North-American Interfraternity Conference Alpha Gamma Rho Sigma Phi Delta Independent professional fraternities Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Zeta Omega Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Phi Chi Psi Omega Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu

Music fraternities National Interfraternity Music Council Delta Omicron Kappa Kappa Psi Mu Phi Epsilon Phi Beta Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Independent Music fraternities Mu Beta Psi Pi Nu Epsilon

External links

• Professional Fraternity Association webpage