Sigma Alpha Iota

PAN PIPES welcomes new article submissions and ideas. Email inquiries to Christine Bruns at SAIPanPipesEditor@gmail.com. Deadlines for submission are as follows: S P R I N G : January 15 S U M M E R : April 15 FA L L : August 15 W I N T E R : November 15 S U B M I S S I O N D E A D L I N E S F RO N T C OV E R National Collegiate Leadership Award recipient Grace Ridley, an initiate of Eta Xi at Central Michigan University. A Publication of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., A Publication of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., the charitable arm of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity the charitable arm of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity Fall 2021 Volume 114, Number 1 Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity was organized in 1903 "to form chapters of music students and alumnae who have a sincere interest in music and uphold the highest standards of music; to further the development of music in America and throughout the world." Its journal PAN PIPES (ISSN-0889-7581) is published four times a year, in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, by Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Periodicals postage paid at Asheville, NC, and at additional mailing offices. The subscription price is $30.00 a year, $35.00 for Canadian and foreign subscriptions, $5.00 per single issue. Send subscriptions, correspondence of a general nature, and changes of address to the National Headquarters in Asheville. Printed in the United States of America. Postmaster: Send address changes to PAN PIPES, Sigma Alpha Iota National Headquarters, One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Email to nh@sai-national.org. instagram.com/sai_nh twitter.com/SAINH facebook.com/ sigmaalphaiotafraternity linkedin.com Search: Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity D ear Members of Sigma Alpha Iota, I am excited to welcome you to a new fraternity year. Why am I so excited? In less than a year, we will all be together at our 50 th National Convention, to be held at the Sheraton-Greensboro/Koury Convention Center July 28–August 1, 2022, in Greensboro, NC. The National Executive Board and the Philanthropies Board were able to meet at our convention site for our summer board meeting this past July, and we were thrilled with the hotel and convention accommodations! During our National Convention, we have inspiring Keynote speakers, amazing performers from across the country, sing-alongs, and informative workshops, just to whet your appetite about attending. You will also be able to stock up on fraternity merchandise as the Whistle Shop will have lots of goodies, along with our fraternity jewelers, Herff Jones, who will be selling must-have items. One of my favorite parts of Convention is singing the chorale with 800+ other sisters; I get chills just thinking about it! I encourage you to start thinking about possible workshops and performances that you would be interested in presenting at convention. Applications will be coming out in a few months, so keep an eye out for that information. One of the great honors of serving on the National Executive Board is the opportunity to select the National Award Winners at the end of each Fraternity year. Choosing this year's winners was just as difficult, if not more so than in previous "normal" years. Despite the challenges that came with the pandemic, our members and chapters successfully adapted their programs, fundraising efforts, and service projects with the end result being another wonderful year in the history of SAI. I know that you will find the stories of our 2020-2021 award winners incredibly inspiring. I am thrilled to read about the marvelous plans already underway as our chapters start our new year. I am impressed with the flexibility and creativeness you all have exhibited since the beginning of COVID in March 2020. It seems like that started a lifetime ago when it has only been a little over a year and a half. Through the dedication of our members, SAI thrived during the pandemic, and I could not be prouder! We all took the challenges of the pandemic in stride and we were still able to fulfill our National Objectives and our Mission. I wish you the best for this fraternity year and hope to see you in July 2022 at our National Convention in Greensboro, NC. Take care and stay safe! Fraternally, Leslie Odom Miller, National President A WORD FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT CHRISTINE BRUNS CHRISTINE BRUNS Editor GREGORY DICKENS GREGORY DICKENS Publications Manager and Art Director LESLIE ODOM MILLER LESLIE ODOM MILLER SAI National President HEIDI FRANKSON HEIDI FRANKSON Chairman, SAI Philanthropies, Inc. RUTH SIEBER JOHNSON RUTH SIEBER JOHNSON Executive Director and Business Manager PAN PIPES PAN PIPES CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS ROBERT BRUNS JAYNE I. HANLIN KATHI BOWER PETERSON STEPHANIE RILEY LINDA ROLF One Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 (828) 251-0606 • nh@sai-national.org • sai-national.org

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