SAI Trivia!
 

I was inspired by this post about Kappa Alpha Theta's History/Facts trivia and I thought it would be a lot of fun to do this for my sororities! (Sorry if this thread has already existed for SAI). I will start with the first question. :)

Q: Who is the "invisible pipe of pan" that our Founder's refer to? :)

^^^There isn't an SAI trivia thread. (:

A: Who is Elsa Stanley?

Hooray! You got it. hahaha.

Hmm...

Q: Who was the first sister to be initiated on March 7, 1904?

A: The first active sister was Blanche Abbott, and Mrs. William Howland the first patroness.

Q: The founders had a nickname for the car they rode around in. What was it?

^^^^I've got no clue and have been digging through the history book looking for the answer.

I do have a question, though, when an answer is given!

Oh wow, I haven't the slightest idea! And I read that history book cover to cover too! :D

Any guesses out there?

I'll give the answer, since it's been a really long time. It's Old Stonewall! My chapter named a teddy bear after the car that we pass from sister to sister as a sharing item. I found the information in my Fraternity Education binder (I was co-chair for 2 years).

I'll let someone else put up a question!

Two of our Founders died within days of each other. Who are they?

Well I know it wasn't Georgina Potts, right? Oh man, I seriously need to brush up on SAI Trivia!

Actually......

Minnie Davis Sherrill and Georgina Potts died within 10 days of each other.

Q: Which chapter is credited with the creation of the Ring of Excellence?

Since no one has answered.....

The answer is Beta Chapter. They established the Ring of Excellence as a local award before it was a National one.

Someone else ask a question!

SAI voted on our colors. Red and white obviously won. But there were two other color combinations that were on the ballot. What were they?

Anyone? ha Bueller?

I'm going to just guess!

Red and gold, and blue and green.

I know it's in the history book but I haven't been home to look it up since Wednesday.

If memory serves me, wasn't brown included?

I didn't read anything about brown but maybe I am wrong (I have a horrible memory hahah). But I find that really interesting!

As soon as I get moved and find my history book I WILL be looking up this answer.

Haha. Well the two other choices were white and pink or grey and pink...but I don't recall brown. huh...

You know where the brown came from? When I read it, the pink made me think of GPhiB which has brown as one of their colors.

Q: During the mid-1900s, SAI had set up space for sisters to use in a variety of big cities. Where was the first one?

Ooo another one that I have no clue about! hahaha. Give us some options! ha

I can't...until I dig out my history book. hehe. My stuff is being delivered today.

Okay, I'll try to word the question better.

In the 1930s, Sigma Alpha Iota began securing "National Houses" in area hotels to serve as a space for all local chapters to hold business meetings, musicales, pledge services, initiations, parties, etc. The first one, called Chicago House, was at the Allerton Hotel on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. The second one, New York House, was established at the Tudor Tower on Prospect Place in New York. Where were two other SAI houses established?

I'll guess LA and...Ann Arbor. Ha. I have no clue.

You are half correct.

One was in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and another was at the Miami Biltmore Hotel in Florida.

Q: At the 1917 convention the question was asked: "Is there a national prejudice against Jewesses becoming members of Sigma Alpha Iota?" The response was "No." Yet, from 1918 through 1926 the National Bylaws forbid a different religious group from being elected for any form of membership. What religious group was it?

I'm thinking either atheist or Buddhist. I really have no idea.

It was actually Mormons.

I recall in the SAI History book that there was a chapter that had an African American member and the chapter refused to drop her as a member. Am I remembering this right?

When I left my active chapter I gave the sisterhood my History book as a gift (our chapter is super poor and couldn't even afford to buy the History book so I did and donated it). But I wish I had taken notes on it.

Anyways, I am really proud of SAI and how we've handled a lot of things.

I believe you are correct. I will look for it in my history book.

Q: who designed out badge?