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{{Primary sources|date=February 2023}}{{Short description|International music fraternity for women}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Sigma Alpha Iota
|letters= ΣΑΙ
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΣΑΙ}}
|name= Sigma Alpha Iota
|crest= [[Image:SAI-crest.png]]
| crest = SigmaAlphaIotaCrest.png
| image_size = 140px
|founded= {{start date and years ago|1903|06|12}}
| alt = Coat of Arms of Sigma Alpha Iota
|birthplace= [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|University School of Music]], ([[Ann Arbor, Michigan]])
| founded = {{start date and years ago|1903|06|12}}
|type= Professional
| birthplace = [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|University School of Music, University of Michigan]]
|emphasis= Music
| affiliation = PFA
|mission=
| affiliation2 = National Interfraternity Music Council
|vision=
| status = Active
|motto= "Vita brevis, ars longa."
| type = Professional
|English translation of motto= "Life is short; art is long."
| scope = International
|maxim=
| emphasis = Music
|colors= Red & White
| mission =
|symbol= Pan Pipes
| motto = ''{{lang|la|Vita brevis, ars longa.}}''<br />Life is short; art is long
|flower= Red [[Rose]]
| member badge = [[File:Sigma Alpha Iota badge.jpg|100px]]
|jewel=
| pledge pin =
|publication= Pan Pipes, Tempo!
| maxim =
|philanthropy= Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
| colors = {{color box|#C41E3A}} [[Red]] and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]
|chapters=
| symbol = [[Pan flute|Pan pipes]]
|members=
| flower = [[Rose|Red rose]]
|lifetime=
| jewel =
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| publication = ''Pan Pipes, Tempo!''
|free=
| philanthropy = Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
|address= One Tunnel Road
| chapters = 220+ collegiate; 114 alumnae
|city= Asheville
| members =
|state= North Carolina
| lifetime = 124,690+
|country= USA
| address = One Tunnel Road
|homepage= [http://www.sigmaalphaiota.org/home/ www.sigmaalphaiota.org]
| city = [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]
| state = [[North Carolina]]
| ZIP code = 28805
| country = United States
| homepage = {{url|http://www.sai-national.org|Sigma Alpha Iota homepage}}
}}
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'''Sigma Alpha Iota''' ('''ΣΑΙ'''), 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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sai-national.org/| title = Sigma Alpha Iota| publisher =Sigma Alpha Iota | accessdate =2007-08-27}}</ref> Sigma Alpha Iota is a fraternity for women, yet it is not a member of the [[National Panhellenic Conference]]. Sigma Alpha Iota is a member of the [[Professional Fraternity Association]]. Sigma Alpha Iota operates its own national philanthropy, Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
'''Sigma Alpha Iota''' ('''{{lang|grc|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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sai-national.org/| title = Sigma Alpha Iota| publisher =Sigma Alpha Iota | access-date =2007-08-27}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Fraternity Association Members|url=http://www.professionalfraternity.org/#_p.Membership%2FFraternal%20Members|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Sigma Alpha Iota (Alpha Chapter) was founded on June 12, 1903 at the [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|University School of Music]]<ref name="About Sigma Alpha Iota">{{cite web|date=June 21, 2006 | url =http://www.sai-national.org/AboutSAI/1903.html| title = About Sigma Alpha Iota| publisher =Sigma Alpha Iota | accessdate =2007-08-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928034901/http://www.sai-national.org/AboutSAI/1903.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.music.umich.edu/current_students/student_orgs/index.htm| title = Student Organizations| publisher =University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance | accessdate =2007-08-27}}</ref> 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 Anderson.


===Founding===
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.
Sigma Alpha Iota (Alpha Chapter) was founded on June 12, 1903 at the [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|University School of Music]]<ref name="About Sigma Alpha Iota">{{cite web | date =June 21, 2006 | url =http://www.sai-national.org/AboutSAI/1903.html | title =About Sigma Alpha Iota | publisher =Sigma Alpha Iota | access-date =2007-08-27 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928034901/http://www.sai-national.org/AboutSAI/1903.html | archive-date =2007-09-28 | url-status =dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.music.umich.edu/current_students/student_orgs/index.htm| title = Student Organizations| publisher =University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance | access-date =2007-08-27}}</ref> 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.
==Purpose==
*To form chapters of women college students and alumnae who have a sincere interest in music.
*To uphold the highest standards of music.
*To further the development of music in America and throughout the world.
*To give inspiration and encouragement to members.
*To organize the cultural life of Sigma Alpha Iota members as a contributing factor to their educational growth.
*To support the ideals and goals of the member's Alma Mater.
*To adhere to the highest standards of citizenship in school, community and fraternity life.


===Title IX and membership===
[[Title IX|Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972]], enacted on June 23, 1972, prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs receiving [[Administration of federal assistance in the United States|federal funding]]. This prohibition extends to [[Professional association|professional societies]] for students enrolled at universities that receive federal funds for [[Student financial aid (United States)|student financial aid]] or other programs. However, social organizations, such as social fraternities and sororities, are specifically exempted. 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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sai-national.org/home/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hc61lItdqQk%3d&tabid=235| title = Sigma Alpha Iota| publisher =Sigma Alpha Iota }}</ref> Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity remains a member of the [[Professional Fraternity Association]].


==Mission==
== Symbols ==
Sigma Alpha Iota's motto is ''{{lang|la|Vita brevis, ars longa}}'' or "Life is short; art is long." The fraternity's colors are red and white. Its symbol is the [[Pan pipes]]. Its flower is the red rose. Its publication is ''Pan Pipes, Tempo!''
"The Mission of Sigma Alpha Iota is to encourage, nurture and support the art of music."


== Vision ==
=== Symphony ===
Esher Requarth of the ''Nu chapter'' wronte the Sigma Alpha Iota Symphony:<ref>{{cite book |title=Sigma Alpha Iota Manual for Members}}</ref><blockquote>To study and practice the goodness of life, the beauty of art, the meaning of music.<br />To sing the song of sincerity and universal peace.<br />To speak the words that build, that bless and comfort.<br />To play the harpstrings of loving kindness, tolerance, appreciation, and genuine gratitude.<br />To strive for the joy of simplicity, for the noble, to be faithful over a few things<br />To listen, to be still and know the harmony from within.<br />To falter never in seeking loving service, wisdom, and understanding.<br />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."<br />And again to practice.<br />This is to be our Symphony.</blockquote>
The vision of Sigma Alpha Iota is to be recognized throughout the world as the foremost fraternity that:


== Chapters ==
*Supports and encourages women musicians of all ages, races, and nationalities
{{Main|List of Sigma Alpha Iota chapters}}
*Supports and promotes successful and innovative educational programs in music for all stages of life
The fraternity has chartered more than 220 collegiate chapters and 114 alumnae chapters.<ref name="SAI Chapters Map2">{{cite web |title=SAI Chapters Map |url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Chapters/ChaptersByRegion/tabid/97/Default.aspx |access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref>
*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


== Philanthropy ==
==Symphony (by Esther Requarth, Nu Chapter)==
Created in 1974, Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, 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."<ref>{{cite web|title=Philanthropies|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Philanthropies/tabid/55/Default.aspx|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI Philanthropies|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Philanthropies/tabid/55/Default.aspx|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>


=== MacDowell, Pan's Cottage ===
*To study and practice the goodness of life, the beauty of art, the meaning of music.
[[File:MacDowell Colony.jpg|thumbnail|Pan's Cottage (left) and Colony Hall at MacDowell.|280x280px]]
*To sing the song of sincerity and universal peace.
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.<ref name="SAI Philanthropies">{{cite web|title=SAI Philanthropies|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Y6RbI6ceaIM%3D&tabid=235|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pan's Cottage|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Philanthropies/TheMacDowellColony/tabid/251/Default.aspx|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*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.


=== Inter-American Music Awards ===
==Famous Members of SAI==
The Inter-American Music Awards is a triennial competition for young composers from North, Central, and
{{Unreferenced|date=May 2007}}
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.<ref name="SAI Philanthropies"/>
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:


=== Support for musicians with special needs ===
===Member Laureates===
Since 1959 SAI Philanthropies, Inc. has assisted musicians with visual impairments by contributing to the [[Braille music|Braille Transcription]] Project and Bold Note Music Project, which help transcribe music into formats more easily accessible for the vision impaired.<ref name="SAI Philanthropies"/>
*[[Libby Larsen]] (composer)<ref name="About Sigma Alpha Iota"/>

*[[Jessye Norman]] (operatic soprano)
=== People-to-People ===
*Dr. [[Loretta Long]] (Susan from [[Sesame Street]])
Since 1963, SAI's People-to-People project has provided material assistance (instruments and accessories,
*[[Linda Robbins Coleman]] (composer)
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.<ref name="SAI Philanthropies"/>

=== Composer's Bureau ===
SAI Philanthropies, Inc. began the, then called The Composer's Update, in 1949<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Composers Bureau - Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity |url=https://www.sai-national.org/resources/composers-bureau.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.sai-national.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> which is now called the Composers Bureau. In the modern day, this is a database of information about Contemporary American [[Composer]]s. 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<ref>{{Cite web |date=Winter 2024 |title=SAI Composers Bureau- 75th Annual American Composers Update |url=https://www.sai-national.org/images/PDFs/24composerupdate.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=SAI Composers Bureau}}</ref> who acted in the position for 32 years.

=== Music Therapy ===
SAI Philanthropies, Inc. supports the arts through a service called "Music Therapy".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=Music Therapy - Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity |url=https://www.sai-national.org/philanthropies/outreach-projects/music-therapy.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.sai-national.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Scholarships/Grants/Awards - Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity |url=https://www.sai-national.org/philanthropies/scholarships-grants-awards.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.sai-national.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> for different needs based on their membership and outside the membership to produce involvement in music in America. Music Education Outreach Grants can be awarded to different public schools in America for grades [[K–12|K-12]]. The purpose of these grants is 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 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.

==Notable members==
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 is 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."<ref name="Distinguished Members">{{cite web|title=Distinguished Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/tabid/86/Default.aspx|access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Sheryl Crow.jpg|140x140px|thumbnail|Sheryl Crow]]

*[[Joyce Johnson (organist)|Joyce Johnson]] (organist)<ref>[https://www.agoatlanta2020.com/worship/joyce-johnson-dmus/ About Joyce Finch Johnson, D. Mus]</ref>
*[[Libby Larsen]] (composer)<ref name="About Sigma Alpha Iota"/><ref name="Member Laureates">{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#l|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Jessye Norman]] (operatic soprano)<ref name="sai-national.org">{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#n|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*Dr. [[Loretta Long]] (Susan from ''[[Sesame Street]]'')<ref name="Member Laureates"/>
*Linda Robbins Coleman (composer)<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#c|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Marilyn J Ziffrin]] (composer)<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#z|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Katherine Hoover]] (composer/conductor/flutist)<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#h|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[Florence Birdwell|Florence Gillam Birdwell]] (voice/educator)<ref name="http">{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#b|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[Radie Britain]] (composer)<ref name="http"/>
* [[Joan Wall]] (mezzo-soprano/educator)<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Laureates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/MemberLaureate/tabid/234/Default.aspx#w|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
* Dr. [[Dika Newlin]] (musicologist)<ref name="sai-national.org"/>
*[[Sheila Johnson]] (violinist/co-founder of BET)<ref>{{cite web|title=Success Stories|url=http://www.stories.bumpshare.net/sheila-johnson/|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>

===Initiated as collegiate sisters===
*[[Sheryl Crow]] (singer/songwriter)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheryl Crow Biography – IMDB|website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002028/bio|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Famous Sisters|url=http://clubs.atu.edu/sigmaalphaiota/famoussisters.html|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Celebs Who Joined Fraternities|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/network/gallery/greek-row-15-celebs-who-joined-sororities-and-fraternities/photo/sheryl-crow|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>


===Honorary members===
===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."<ref name="Distinguished Members"/>
*[[Marin Alsop]] (conductor)
*[[Marian Anderson]] (contralto)
[[File:Marian Anderson.jpg|154x154px|thumbnail|Marian Anderson in 1940]]
*[[Rachel Barton Pine]] (violinist)
*[[Nadia Boulanger]] (composer)
*[[Jacqueline du Pré]] (cellist)
*[[Renée Fleming]] (soprano)
*[[Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick]] (music educator)
*[[Ruth Laredo]] (pianist)
*[[Anne-Sophie Mutter]] (violinist)
*[[Marni Nixon]] (soprano, "The Voice of Hollywood")
*[[Leontyne Price]] (soprano)
*[[Joan Sutherland]] (soprano)
*[[Dame Kiri Te Kanawa]] (soprano)
*[[Denyce Graves]] (mezzo-soprano)
*[[Deborah Voigt]] (soprano)
*[[Beverly Sills]] (soprano)


*[[Marin Alsop]] (conductor)<ref name="Honorary Members">{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#a|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#a|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
===Collegiate sisters===
*[[Marian Anderson]] (contralto)<ref name="Honorary Members"/>
*[[Sheryl Crow]] (singer/songwriter)
*[[Martina Arroyo]] (soprano)<ref name="Honorary Members"/>
*[[Sheila Johnson]] (violinist & co-founder of BET)
*[[Rachel Barton Pine]] (violinist)<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#p|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#p|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Nadia Boulanger]] (composer)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#b|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#b|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Jacqueline du Pré]] (cellist)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#d|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#d|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Gloria Estefan]] (singer)<ref>{{cite web|title=HonoraryMembers|url=https://www.sai-national.org/membership/distinguished-members/honorary-members}}</ref>
*[[Renée Fleming]] (soprano)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#f|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#f|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Myra Hess]] (pianist)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#h|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#h|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Jennifer Higdon]] (composer)
*[[Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick]] (music educator)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#k|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#k|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Ruth Laredo]] (pianist)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#l|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#l|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Anne-Sophie Mutter]] (violinist)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#m|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#m|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Marni Nixon]] (soprano, "The Voice of Hollywood")<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#n|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#n|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Leontyne Price]] (soprano)<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Joan Sutherland]] (soprano)<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#s|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#s|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Dame Kiri Te Kanawa]] (soprano)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#t|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#t|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Denyce Graves]] (mezzo-soprano)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#g|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#g|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Deborah Voigt]] (soprano)<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Members|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#v|access-date=14 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111151219/https://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/HonoraryMembers/tabid/241/Default.aspx#v|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Beverly Sills]] (soprano)<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
*[[Mimi Stillman]] (flutist)
*[[Dolly Parton]] (singer/songwriter)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Distinguished Member: SAI Initiates Dolly Parton as Honorary Member|journal=Pan Pipes|year=2011|volume=104|issue=Fall 2011|pages=10–11|url=http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=91010|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Kristin Chenoweth]] (singer/actress)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saihq.uberflip.com/i/645237-sai-pan-pipes-winter-2016/31|access-date=11 May 2016|title=Sigma Alpha Iota – SAI Pan Pipes Winter 2016}},</ref>
*[http://www.dearbhailfinnegan.com Dearbhail Finnegan](Irish Harpist)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dearbhailfinnegan.com|title=Dearbhail Finnegan – Internationally acclaimed harpist|website=Dearbhail Finnegan – Internationally acclaimed harpist|language=en|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref>
*[[Gertrude Price Wollner]] (composer)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hendrix|first=Michael|title=Honorary Member – Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity|url=https://www.sai-national.org/membership/distinguished-members/honorary-member.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.sai-national.org|date=8 December 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

=== National arts associates ===
Distinguished membership given to "a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts."<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished Membership|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/tabid/86/Default.aspx|access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

* [[Wynton Marsalis]] (jazz trumpet)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#m|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#m|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Keith Lockhart|Dr. Keith Lockhart]] (conductor)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#l|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#l|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Beegie Adair]] (jazz pianist)<ref name="SAI National Arts Associates">{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#a|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#a|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robert Ward (composer)|Robert Ward]] (composer)<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#w|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#w|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Adler (composer)|Dr. Samuel Adler]] (composer)<ref name="SAI National Arts Associates"/>
* [[Bradford Gowen]] (concert pianist/educator)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#g|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#g|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Stanisław Skrowaczewski]] (conductor/composer)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#s|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#s|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* Dr. [[Horace Clarence Boyer|Horace Boyer]] (vocalist/educator/scholar)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#b|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#b|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Pinchas Zukerman]] (violinist/violist/conductor)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#z|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#z|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Paul Fritts]] (organ builder)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#f|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#f|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Rayburn Wright]] (trombonist/composer/conductor)<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* [[Marta Casals Istomin|Marta Istomin]] (violinist/cellist/artistic director)<ref>{{cite web|title=SAI National Arts Associates|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#i|access-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163115/http://www.sai-national.org/home/Membership/DistinguishedMembers/NationalArtsAssociates/tabid/240/Default.aspx#i|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref>[[File:Mamie Eisenhower color photo portrait, White House, May 1954.jpg|thumbnail|Mamie Eisenhower|159x159px]]


===Patronesses===
===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."<ref>{{cite web|title=Training Curriculum for the SAI Patroness Member|url=http://www.sai-national.org/home/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HLzTQlivZpw%3d&tabid=54|access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> Some famous patronesses:
*[[Mamie Eisenhower]] (First Lady, 1953-1969, honorary)

*[[Pat Nixon]] (First Lady, 1969-1974, honorary)
*[[Mamie Eisenhower]] (Epsilon Beta chapter), First Lady of the United States<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota|year=1968|volume=60|issue=4|pages=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Patroness of Sorority Here is Initiated|newspaper=Gettysburg Times|date=November 21, 1967}}</ref>
*[[Pat Nixon]], First Lady, 1969–1974<ref>{{cite journal|title=Pan Pipes: Sigma Alpha Iota Quarterly|year=1992|volume=85–86|pages=61}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Heintze|first=James R.|title=Esther Williamson Ballou: A Bio-Bibliography|year=1987|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|pages=11, 101}}</ref>
*[[Bess Truman]], First Lady, 1945–1953<ref>{{cite web|title=About SAI|url=http://sai-thetaomega.weebly.com/about-sai.html|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

*[[List of social fraternities and sororities]]
* [[Professional fraternities and sororities]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Professional Fraternities}}
{{NIMC}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.sai-national.org|Sigma Alpha Iota homepage}}
*[http://www.profraternity.org/ Professional Fraternity Association webpage]

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{{Professional Fraternities}}
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Sigma Alpha Iota
ΣΑΙ
Coat of Arms of Sigma Alpha Iota
FoundedJune 12, 1903; 121 years ago (1903-06-12)
University School of Music, University of Michigan
TypeProfessional
Affiliation
  • PFA
  • National Interfraternity Music Council
StatusActive
EmphasisMusic
ScopeInternational
MottoVita brevis, ars longa.
Life is short; art is long
Member badge
Colors  Red and   White
SymbolPan pipes
FlowerRed rose
PublicationPan Pipes, Tempo!
PhilanthropySigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
Chapters220+ collegiate; 114 alumnae
Members124,690+ lifetime
HeadquartersOne Tunnel Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28805
United States
WebsiteSigma 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

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Founding

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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

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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. 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.

Symbols

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Sigma Alpha Iota's motto is Vita brevis, ars longa or "Life is short; art is long." The fraternity's colors are red and white. Its symbol is the Pan pipes. Its flower is the red rose. Its publication is Pan Pipes, Tempo!

Symphony

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Esher Requarth of the Nu chapter wronte the Sigma Alpha Iota Symphony:[6]

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.

Chapters

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Main article: List of Sigma Alpha Iota chapters

The fraternity has chartered more than 220 collegiate chapters and 114 alumnae chapters.[7]

Philanthropy

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Created in 1974, Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, 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."[8] 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.[9]

MacDowell, Pan's Cottage

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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.[10][11]

Inter-American Music Awards

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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.[10]

Support for musicians with special needs

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Since 1959 SAI Philanthropies, Inc. has assisted 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.[10]

People-to-People

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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.[10]

Composer's Bureau

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SAI Philanthropies, Inc. began the, then called The Composer's Update, in 1949[12] which is now called the Composers Bureau. In the 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[13] who acted in the position for 32 years.

Music Therapy

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SAI Philanthropies, Inc. supports the arts through a service called "Music Therapy".[14] 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

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SAI Philanthropies, Inc. gives out Grants[15] for different needs based on their membership and outside the membership to produce involvement in music in America. Music Education Outreach Grants can be awarded to different public schools in America for grades K-12. The purpose of these grants is 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 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.

Notable members

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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

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This category of Distinguished Membership is 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."[16]

Sheryl Crow

Initiated as collegiate sisters

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Honorary members

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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."[16]

Marian Anderson in 1940

National arts associates

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Distinguished membership given to "a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts."[48]

Patronesses

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"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."[59] Some famous patronesses:

See also

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