International music fraternity for women
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]
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.[10]
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."[11]
Sheryl Crow
Initiated as collegiate sisters
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."[11]
Marian Anderson in 1940
National Arts Associates Distinguished membership given to "a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts."[43]
Patronesses Mamie Eisenhower, patroness, Epsilon Beta chapter (Gettysburg College ) "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."[54] Some famous patronesses:
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)[60]
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, California * 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, 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 - 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, 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)[60]
See also
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