Each Sigma Alpha Iota is a rosebud, giving her own unique gift to music. Ninety-five years ago, seven young women planted the first Sigma Alpha Iota rose bush in the University garden at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The species was red, lovely and lasting. When you know that many of the world's finest musicians claim a flower from this bush, it makes even the humblest, most earnest musician desire a part in its growth. Eileen Farrell, Marian Anderson, and Joan Sutherland are examples of rose buds which blossomed to their fullest beauty in Sigma Alpha Iota.
Every bud can add joy to someone's life.
This is the ultimate goal of each girl who claims the red rose of Sigma Alpha Iota. Perhaps you are wondering what happens to each rose when it leaves the campus. Our girls become music educators, choir directors, and community music leaders.