October Newsletter

Find us on Facebook Forward to a Friend       Support our chapter!  Can’t make it to events? Don’t have time to fundraise? If you would like to participate in a unique fundraising activity for our chapter, please click here to take part in the Calendar Game! This 100% optional fundraiser allows you the opportunity to fundraise for the chapter even if you are unable to attend many meetings or events.  Contact Kerry if you have any questions. We’re raising funds! Save your bottles and cans to support the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter!  We have an account at the Teall Ave Bottle and Can Return in Syracuse, NY.  All you do is bring in your bottles and cans and tell them to donate your return to the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota.  It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Did you know? Members in good standing are eligible to apply for one professional development/education award per triennium. These grants in amounts up to $500 are designed to encourage music-related continuing education and professional development among alumnae and affiliated patroness members of Sigma Alpha Iota. Interested in this opportunity?  More information can be obtained by contacting Katie Traxler, Professional Development Grant Director. FrEd Fact: Q: Has the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter ever won the National Alumnae Chapter Achievement Award? Join us at Apple Picking to find out the answer! For more information… Visiti our website at http://saisyracuse.wordpress.com/ or find us on facebook to learn more about us and hear about upcoming events.  For Affiliates: September 15th: All Yearbook Directory information was due to Kirsten.  Email her if you forgot to send in your information! November 12th: Chapter dues of $35 should be paid to “SAI – Syracuse Alumnae Chapter” by this time.  Please contact Amanda for information about where you can mail your check if you can’t make the November meeting.  Who we are President: Kerry McDermott V.P. Membership: Victoria Stump V.P. RItual: Maria Mucaria Treasurer: Amanda Manwaring Secretary: Kirsten Meyer     Coming up!   Eta B Province Day *Sunday, October 2, 2011 time TBD Mannsfield University, Mannsfield, PA Sisters intersted in atending Province Day should respond directly to LindsayBrown, Delti Phi Chapter President, at brownlk24@mounties.mansfield.edu. *Please note corrected date from previous newsletter. Apple Picking Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1pm Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards 4472 Route 20, LaFayette All sisters along with their families and friends are invited to join us for an afternoon of apple picking complete with hay rides, cheese curds, hot apple cider, and cider donuts. Members will meet for a brief 15 minute meeting at 2:30pm. Formal Business Meeting Saturday-Sunday, November 12-13, 2011 Various Locations Sisters of the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter along with sisters from the Sigma Iota Chapter at Syracuse University will host Eta B Provice Officer for her official visit to both chapters.  The weekend’s events will include a musicale focused on living female American composers, a luncheon, and affiliation of new members to the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter.  All affiliated members of the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter should make a special effort to attend the musicale, and formal business meeting with new member affiliation.  A schedule of events can be found here.      News of Note My name is Kirsten Meyer and I am the secretary for the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter. I teach instrumental music at Stockbridge Valley Central School in Munnsville, NY. Stockbridge is a small, rural school with approximately 500 students in grades K-12. I am pleased to announce that Stockbridge is a recipient of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies Music Education Outreach Grant. The students and I are so excited to have this opportunity. Through SAI’s generosity, we will be able to purchase new instruments for our marching band. These funds will give us the opportunity to grow our music program and for the kids to look and sound even better. I would like to thank SAI Philanthropies for their continued support of music education and especially for supporting Stockbridge Valley. I’m looking forward to a great year!       Members of the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter met for a Welcome Back Picnic at Pratt’s Falls in Manlius in September.  Above, sisters are pictured with Friend of the Arts Aaron T. Baier.     A memorial service for National Arts Associate Melvin Douglas Soyars will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City. Mr. Soyars is pictured above with members of the Sigma Iota Chapter at Syracuse University along with National Arts Associate Dr. James Tapia.      Pictured above are members of the Stockbridge Valley Marching Band.  These students, along with their teacher and SAI sister Kirsten Meyer, will benefit from the generosity of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.

Leave a comment from → Events, Fundraiser, Meeting, Musicale, News, Social September Newsletter October 4, 2011 by saisyracusealumnae     Find us on Facebook Forward to a Friend       Support our chapter!  Can’t make it to events? Don’t have time to fundraise? If you would like to participate in a unique fundraising activity for our chapter, please click here to take part in the Calendar Game! This 100% optional fundraiser allows you the opportunity to fundraise for the chapter even if you are unable to attend many meetings or events.  Contact Kerry if you have any questions. Did you know? Composer Libby Larsen is a Member Laureate of Sigma Alpha Iota.  Ms. Larsen is one of America’s most performed living composers.  She has created a catalogue of over 400 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over fifteen operas. Grammy Award winning and widely recorded, including over fifty CD’s of her work, she is constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles, and orchestras around the world, and has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory. FrEd Fact: The Syracuse Alumnae Chapter was first installed in January of 1948 and was re-instated in April of 2009.  For more information… Visiti our website at http://saisyracuse.wordpress.com/ or find us on facebook to learn more about us and hear about upcoming events.  Who we are President: Kerry McDermott V.P. Membership: Victoria Stump V.P. RItual: Maria Mucaria Treasurer: Amanda Manwaring Secretary: Kirsten Meyer     Coming up!   Welcome Back Picnic! Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1pm Pratt’s Falls 7671 Pratts Falls Road Manlius, NY 13104-8504 Sisters along with their families and friends are invited to join us for a picnic lunch at Pratt’s Falls County Park in Manlius.  Those planning to attend should bring a picnic lunch.  Parking is a suggested donation of $1/car. Eta B Province Day Saturday, October 1, 2011 time TBA Mannsfield University, Mannsfield, PA Sisters intersted in atending Province Day should respond directly to LindsayBrown, Delti Phi Chapter President, at brownlk24@mounties.mansfield.edu. Apple Picking Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1pm Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards 4472 Route 20, LaFayette All sisters along with their families and friends are invited to join us for an afternoon of apple picking complete with hay rides, cheese curds, hot apple cider, and cider donuts. Members will meet for a brief 15 minute meeting at 2:30pm.     News of Note The Syracuse Alumnae Chapter initiated Aaron T. Baier as a Friend of the Arts in June 2011.  Mr. Baier is the Youth Transition/Work Readiness Coordinator at Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc., where he works as a disability advocate. He is President of the National Youth Leadership Network, Chair of NYS’s YOUTH POWER!, and Vice-Chair of the NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped State Rehabilitation Council. Locally, he started Youth in Power and many other community activities. Baier earned his Bachelor’s Degree in psychology at State University of New York – Cortland. After trying his hand at baritone horn, he took up the guitar and enjoys playing often with his wife, Gamma Delta initiate and Syracuse Alumnae Chapter member Maria Mucaria, and fellow musicians.         Leave a comment from → Events, Fundraiser, Meeting, News, Social Gearing up for the new year! August 23, 2011 by saisyracusealumnae The Syracuse Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is getting ready for an exciting new year!  The officers met last week and came up with a schedule of events that should include lots of crowd-pleasers.  We’ll post the schedule once’s it’s finalized, but for the time being… SAVE THE DATE! Welcome Back Picnic! Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1pm Pratt’s Falls 7671 Pratts Falls Road Manlius, NY 13104-8504 Sisters along with their families and friends are invited to join us for a picnic lunch at Pratt’s Falls County Park in Manlius. Those planning to attend should bring a picnic lunch. Parking is a suggested donation of $1/car. We would love to have all of the sisters in the Syracuse area along with their families and friends join us for this event.  If you plan to attend, please send us an email. Leave a comment from → Meeting, Social Successful Service Projects March 27, 2011 tags: Fundraiser, philanthropy, service by Andrea Wiggins The sisters have undertaken two service projects this year. Both of them were fun and meaningful; we’ve enjoyed these opportunities to work together on projects that make our community and world a better place. In early October, three sisters (and Dakota, the black lab) walked in the American Cancer Society’s “Walk for the Cure” breast cancer benefit. Although it’s not a musically-oriented cause, we are a womens’ fraternity, so the issue of breast cancer is relevant to all of us. Our small team raised a little over $300 for breast cancer research, and sported pink SAI t-shirts for the event. In March, we helped the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra with one of the youth series performances. The sisters manned the “make your own musical instrument” table for the morning performance. We helped set up and made example instruments. We had the ingredients for three kinds of DIY instrument crafts: horns made from wax paper and cardboard tubes; tabourines made from paper plates with jingle bells and beads; and egg shakers made from Easter eggs, rice, and superglue. Once the doors opened, we assisted the kids with making egg shakers, tambourines, and kazoo horns. Things were pretty orderly at the start of the morning… …but by the time the orchestra started playing, we had quite a mess to clean up! It didn’t take long to clear away the evidence of kids having had fun in the concert hall lobby, and even the clean-up was fun. Leave a comment from → Fundraiser, Service, Social 2010 – 2011 Meetings & Events October 17, 2010 by Andrea Wiggins We have planned a great year of events and meetings for the SAI Syracuse Alumnae chapter! Formal meetings are restricted to sisters only, but family and friends are welcome to all other events. Location details are provided on our chapter listserv. September 26, 1 PM, at Ste. Marie Among the Iroquois, followed by a potluck lunch at Onondaga Lake Park. October 3, 12 PM, following the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk, at Andrea’s house. Formal meeting for officer installation and new member affiliation. November 14, 1 PM at Maria Mucaria’s house. Official visit with our province officer and official formal meeting, with a brief musicale. We will be kicking off our holiday Yankee Candle fundraiser effort as well. December TBD, Dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse and a holiday performance by the Syracuse Children’s Chorus or the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Ticket prices and confirmed date to follow… January 16, 2 PM at Kristen’s house. Formal meeting to select officer slate. February 6, 11 AM, at the Open Hand Puppet Theatre showing of “Underground, Over the Moon” in Syracuse’s Little Italy. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children; feel free to bring the family! March 12, 9:30 AM, Instrument petting zoo with the SSO Youth Orchestra. This service project will involve 9:30 AM setup and 10:30 opening. April 10, 1 PM, location TBD. Formal meeting to finish officer elections and installation. Online voting will precede this meeting. May 14, 1 PM, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnett Park in Syracuse. Picnic and day at the zoo, bring your family and friends! June 12, 1 PM, location TBD. Founder’s Day picnic and ritual, with a public musicale. Family and friends are welcome to join in and enjoy a great potluck picnic lunch. This is our third annual Founder’s Day picnic, and we’ve had a great time ever year! Leave a comment from → Events, Fundraiser, Meeting, Musicale, Social Summer Performances July 20, 2010 by Andrea Wiggins SAI Syracuse Alumnae member Maria R. Mucaria has a lot of performances coming up! Here’s a list of events: TASTE OF DOWTOWN – Saturday 17 July 2010, 2 pm in front of the Blue Frog Coffeehouse, 64 Main Street, Cortland, NY : Maria, solo flute and piccolo repertoire LUNCH TUNES – Tuesday 20 July 2010, 12 noon at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flute and piccolo and Lois Pfister, violin duet HAPPY HOUR – Saturday 24 July 2010, 5pm* at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flute and piccolo and Lois Pfister, violin duet ~YOUTH BUREAU CONCERT SERIES – Thursday 5 August 2010 at 7 pm at Veterans Park, Cortland, NY: Old Timers Band ~FOUNDERS AND ALUMNI – Saturday 7 August 2010 at 1pm Kellogg Library, Cincinnatus, NY: Old Timers Band ARTS AND WINE FESTIVAL – Saturday 7 August 2010 at 3pm* at the Courthouse Park, Cortland, NY: Cortland Area Flute Ensemble and Trillium Trio (Maria, Flute and Piccolo; Lois, Violin; Marina, Piano) LUNCH TUNES – Tuesday 10 August 2010, 12 noon at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flute and piccolo and Lois Pfister, violin duet ~CONCERT – Thursday 19 August 2010 at 6:30 pm at Groton*: NY Old Timers Band LUNCH TUNES – Tuesday 24 August 2010, 12 noon at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flute and piccolo and Lois Pfister, violin duet HAPPY HOUR – Saturday 28 August 2010, 5pm* at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flute and piccolo and Lois Pfister, violin duet CELTIC MUSIC – Saturday 28 August 2010, 8pm at the Blue Frog Coffeehouse: Maria, flutes and whistles; Karina Murphy, vocalist; Lois Pfister, fiddle and bass guitar; and Aaron Baier, guitar KEY ~ = bring lawn chairs or blankets * = time and location are still not fully confirmed Leave a comment from → Events Cortland County Musical Events June 30, 2010 by Andrea Wiggins Our own Maria Mucaria (VP Ritual and Fraternity Education) will be in several upcoming free, public concerts in the Cortland area: Wednesday 30 June 2010, at 7 pm, Performing with the Old Timer’s Band on the Homer Village Green in Homer, NY. Featured soloists are: Lois Pfister, violin, and Maria R. Mucaria, pennywhistle. Inclement weather location is the Center for the Arts of Homer. Saturday 3 July 2010 at 6:30 pm, Performing with the Old Timer’s Band at Dwyer Park in Little York, NY, just before the fireworks. Tuesday 6 July 2010 at noon, Performing at the Blue Frog for lunch tunes with Lois Pfister. Wednesday 7 July 2010 at 6:30, Performing with and featured soloist with the Old Timer’s Band, in Virgil, NY. Break a leg, Maria! Leave a comment from → Uncategorized Book Fair and Musicale June 11, 2010 tags: performance, photos, sisters by Andrea Wiggins We had a great turnout for our Barnes & Noble book fair and musicale. Performances by a flute ensemble, a fife and drum corps, soloists, and of course, the chapter members, all came together to make the event special. Leave a comment from → Events, Fundraiser, Musicale Spring and Summer 2010 Events April 17, 2010 tags: business meetings, calendar, Events, Founder's Day, picnic by Andrea Wiggins Our chapter calendar includes three more planned events to finish our chapter’s first year. We will hold two formal business meetings (sisters only): April 18, 4 – 6 PM, at Christ Church in Manlius May 15, 11 AM, at a location TBD: Our last formal business meeting of the year will include the installation of the 2010-2011 Executive Board officers and chairs, as well as the presentation of awards and the initiation of Patronesses and Distinguished Members. We are planning a public event as well: End of Year Picnic and Founder’s Day Celebration Saturday, June 12, 11 AM, location TBD Celebrate 107 years of SAI! Because of the courage and determination of seven women, Sigma Alpha Iota has flourished into an organization of over 103,441 members participating in 212 collegiate chapters at over 208 music schools, over 120 alumnae chapters, and 1 international chapter. Happy Birthday, SAI! Sisters are invited to bring their loved ones to this event. More details will be posted as they become available, and we hope to see you there! 1 Comment from → Events, Meeting, Social SAI Barnes and Noble Book Fair March 15, 2010 tags: book fair, event, Fundraiser, Musicale, philanthropy by Andrea Wiggins On Saturday, March 20, the SAI Syracuse Alumnae chapter is holding a musicale and benefit event. For the entire week beginning March 20, a portion of the proceeds of the book sales at the Erie Boulevard Barnes and Noble book store will benefit our chapter’s philanthropy projects. The sisters will perform a musicale at 2 PM, featuring an a capella chorus, a flute choir, a drum and fife group, and solo performances. Music-lovers and book-lovers are welcome to join in the fun! Directions to the event are available from the Barnes and Noble web site. Can’t make it to Erie Blvd on March 20? Visit bn.com/bookfairs to support us online from 3/20/10 to 3/26/10 by entering Bookfair ID 10148815 at checkout. Comments Off from → Events, Fundraiser, Musicale Categories Events Fundraiser Meeting Musicale Service Social News Uncategorized Tags book fair business meetings calendar event Events Founder's Day Fundraiser Musicale performance philanthropy photos picnic service sisters RSS  RSS - Posts  RSS - Comments Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Vigilance by The Theme Foundry. Follow Follow “SAI Syracuse Alumnae” Get every new post delivered to your Inbox. Powered by WordPress.com