History of Sigma Alpha Iota

Sigma Alpha Iota was founded June 12, 1903 at the University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Founders were seven upperclass and graduate students-Elizabeth Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts, and Mary Storrs Anderson, all deceased.

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, 1904.