Sigma Alpha Iota

Fall 2019 30 PAN PIPES 2019 SAI Annual Awards Fraternity COLLEGIATE SERVICE PROJECT AWARDS was intended to reinforce the importance of music education in school curriculum. A L P H A University of Michigan, Alpha A , Region VII In October of 2018, Alpha Chapter was awarded a $1,500 grant from their school to fund several service projects for their fraternity year. They gave various music workshops and recitals around the Ann Arbor community ranging from senior centers, hospitals, schools, and homeless shelters. The highlight project of the year was a collaboration with the University of Michigan Aphasia Program, where the chapter members hosted sing-along concerts during the patients' lunch hour. Music has been scientifically proven to cross the hemispheres of the brain creating new neural pathways for language. Unfortunately, this specific aphasia clinic does not have the funds to hire a music therapist. Therefore, the chapter volunteered their services. Themes were selected for each sing-along by the patients to encourage their participation and chapter members donated their time on a monthly basis throughout the year. It was incredible to witness the patients' faces light up when they heard a song they remembered and were able to sing along to it. ANNELLE CHANDLER MCADAMS ALUMNAE SERVICE PROJECT AWARDS C AT E G O R Y 1 ( 1 - 20 M E M B E R S ) C L A R K S V I L L E Psi C, Region IV SAM (Sisters Advancing Music) through SERVICE (Student support, Education, Representation, Veterans and military families, Inclusion, Community, and Enrichment) is a comprehensive service project intended to serve and impact the Clarksville- Montgomery County Community in Tennessee. This project represents the chapter's seven-fold focus and passions that align with the Fraternity's National Objectives. The chapter has raised thousands of dollars to support this project in which 100% of the chapter's membership participates. As a result, this chapter of 11 sisters has greatly impacted the community in which they live. The chapter selects one or more area school or community music programs and offers to underwrite the cost of 100 student tickets for the concerts of the Clarksville Community Concert Association, on which two chapter members serve on the all-volunteer board of directors. The chapter members volunteer at each of the five concerts, including welcoming the students and assisting with front of the house operations. Chapter members hold multiple workshops for veterans and military families, engaging them in

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