All Orgs That were founded before 1930/Why I pledged stories

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Sigma Alpha Iota: University School of Music, Ann Arbor Michigan-1903

I joined Sigma Alpha Iota because I wanted a sisterhood of only women and having already had a negative experience with NPC in formal recruitment, I thought I may be more comfortable with a relaxed recruitment. I also love music. I studied voice classically for five years before realizing I would never survive the broadway curcuit. SAI was a way for me to nurture my musical abilities and dreams with other women who had the same passion. We are also relatively new to campus-just chartered in 1999. I saw the potential to help an org grow and change in a way that established chapters can't.

Phi Sigma Pi: State Teacher's College at Warrensburg, Missouri (now Central Missouri State U)-1916

I joined Phi Sigma Pi because I was looking for camaraderie. I wanted to broaden my horizons and meet more people outside of the music and education buildings. I was looking for a place where I would feel comfortable confiding in each and every member and an organization that provided financial support to collegiate members. (SAI only offers scholarships to music fields-even though our membership is much broader) While I loved being apart of a brand new org and watching it grow, I also wanted to be apart of something that was strongly established so that I could spend more time enjoying the members.

It's hard for me to explain, really. I've been asked before why did I join Phi Sig after SAI. I guess the easiest answer is that, while I cherish and love everything SAI is about---I really found my heart and my home with the brother of Phi Sigma Pi. Phi Sigma Pi is the place that I can relax, kick back and just be myself.