Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Alpha Iota
ΣΑΙ
Founded	June 12, 1903; 121 years ago; 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]

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 in 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 as a social organization.^[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, Pan's Cottage

Pan's Cottage (left) and Colony Hall at MacDowell.

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]

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]

Composer’s Bureau

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.

Music Therapy

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.

Grants

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

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

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.

Vision

“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.”

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.^[14]

Famous members of SAI

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:

Member Laureates

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]

Initiated as collegiate sisters

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

Honorary Members

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]

National Arts Associates

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]

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."^[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]

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 – 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]

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
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