Sigma Alpha Iota

sai-national.org • SPRING 2018 • PAN PIPES 5 Wichita Alumnae Chapter. In addition to these ladies working together to create our display, Wichita alumna Diane Briggs helped greet on Saturday morning and joined Jeanne and Stevie in tearing down the booth. At least 60 SAIs stopped by the booth and registered where and when they were initiated. — Jeanne Shoemaker, President Wichita Alumnae Chapter KENTUCKY anks to a Music Education State Convention Grant, the Louisville Alumnae Chapter was once again able to host a booth at the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Convention on February 8-9, 2018. is has become an important outreach activity for both our chapter and the Fraternity as a whole. Many of the sisters in Kentucky live in rural areas, far from an established alumnae chapter, and KMEA is their opportunity to connect with other sisters. We set up our booth in much the same way that we have in previous years. We placed the brochures and handouts provided by National Headquarters on the the table, along with a photo album, email contact form, and decals for sale. We draped the front of the table with our SAI flag and hung the banner from NH behind us. We set a double sided easel out in front of the booth and asked sisters to write why they love SAI on one side, and put a trivia question on the other side. We used the pencils, pens, and window clings from NH as prizes for knowing the answer. (I was surprised that several non-members looked up the answers to earn a prize- those treble clef pencils were a hit!) Once again, we set up a map of our state with all the chapters labeled and invited sisters to place a small sticker on it. is year we color coded the stickers so that we could see the distribution: blue for collegiates, green for affiliated alumnae, yellow for unaffiliated alumnae, and red for Distinguished Members. It was interesting to see where everyone was coming from! We gave out 73 stickers. 32 went to collegiate sisters, 38 to alumnae (including booth workers), and 3 distinguished members. Only seven of the alumnae were currently affiliated with a chapter. We have a large number of unaffiliated alumnae in the state of Kentucky. For most, they are unable to be involved with a chapter (or start one) because they live too far away for it to be practical. In addition, we answered questions about SAI from at least 15 people — a few middle schoolers, some high schoolers, and then some teachers who were not familiar with us. We collected contact information from sisters who wanted more information about affiliating with a chapter near them, and sent them emails aer the convention with information on their closest chapter. is year we contacted Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in advance of the convention and requested to have a booth next to them. While I don't believe that this increased our traffic at all, we were able to collaborate and start a relationship with them. We held a "Philanthropies Challenge" and competed to see which fraternity could raise more money for their respective philanthropic arm. We both put out jars and a sign and encouraged people to donate their spare change to the cause. In addition, we set out brochures and other handouts about Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. next to our jar. While we eventually lost the challenge, we were able to send a donation to SAI Philanthropies and increase interest among the convention attendees. We have already made plans to do this again next year, with more advanced planning and hype so that we can send a larger donation. As always, this was a wonderful experience. ank you for allowing us to have this opportunity! — Kathleen Bartels, President Louisville Alumnae Chapter Fundraising at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference. MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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