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| Size | 8 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1450 items) |
| Abstract | Sigma Alpha Iota is an international music fraternity for women founded in 1903 at the University of Michigan School of Music. The Iota Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota was chartered on April 29, 1946 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1955, the chapter of went inactive. At the time, only music majors were admitted to the fraternity, and because few women entered UNC as first-years or sophomores at that time (many instead transferring in from women's colleges as juniors), there weren't many students eligible to pledge the organization. The chapter reactivated on April 7, 1977 with eleven members and has remained active since. Today, the organization is open to any woman student with an interest in music who has taken at least one music class. The chapter supports the Music Department, provides receptions for recitals and concerts, hosts formals, semi-formals, and other events, funds a Music Department scholarship, and promotes community among students involved in music at the University. These records include meeting minutes, flyers, programs, yearbooks, member manuals, and photographs and scrapbooks documenting the chapter's activities. |
| Creator | Sigma Alpha Iota. Iota Tau Chapter (University of North Carolina). |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Erin Baucom and Jennifer Coggins, April 2016
Encoded by: Gergana Abernathy, May 2016
Updated for addition, July 2017
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Historical Information
Sigma Alpha Iota is an international music fraternity for women founded in 1903 at the University of Michigan School of Music.
The Iota Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota was chartered on April 29, 1946 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1955, the chapter of went inactive. At the time, only music majors were admitted to the fraternity, and because few women entered UNC as first-years or sophomores at that time (many instead transferring in from women's colleges as juniors), there weren't many students eligible to pledge the organization.
The chapter reactivated on April 7, 1977 with eleven members and has remained active since. Today, the organization is open to any woman student with an interest in music who has taken at least one music class. The chapter supports the Music Department, provides receptions for recitals and concerts, hosts formals, semi-formals, and other events, funds a Music Department scholarship, and promotes community among students involved in music at the University.
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These records include meeting minutes, flyers, programs, yearbooks, member manuals, and photographs and scrapbooks documenting the chapter's activities.
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Iota Tau Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1977, 1990-2016 and undated.
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