Vision
The Vision of Sigma Alpha Iota 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
History
Sigma Alpha Iota was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Founders were seven upperclass and graduate students: Mary Storrs Andersen, Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Nora Crane Hunt, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Georgina Potts, and Minnie Davis Sherrill.
The founding is described in a brief "History of Sigma Alpha Iota" by Elizabeth Campbell in the PAN PIPES of April 1910, "...when seven gifted young musicians solemnly pledged themselves to help each other with sisterly affection, stand for the highest possible musical scholarship, for nobility and uprightness of character, and for the maintenance of friendly and unselfish relations among women in the musical profession."
Incorporation papers, under the laws of the State of Michigan, were signed December 1, 1904 and recorded December 15, 1907
