SAI EPSILON PI

On March 28, Epsilon Pi was honored and thrilled to welcome our newest members, the Von Balogs! This MIT class of seven had an extraordinarily successful MIT season, and we could not be prouder of them. Each MIT class must hold a musicale, a philanthropy event, a sisterhood, and a fundraiser, and the Von Balogs brought excitement and surprise with each event. Their fantasy-themed MIT Musicale featured music from How to Train Your Dragon, Tangled, Brave, Game of Thrones, and H

We had an absolute blast at our Spring 2026 Music Retreat! This semester, thirteen high school students brought repertoire and received feedback on ensemble and Solo and Ensemble repertoire, with eight who chose to perform at the closing concert. The K-1st grade group worked together to plan and perform "Bluey Remix," arranged by Epsilon Pi member Annie Stanford, featuring singing and dancing! The 2nd-4th grade group performed "Shake My Sillies Out" by Raffi, accompanied by m

Join Us in welcoming our newest initiates into SAI Epsilon Pi! This Fall, we had two new members join our chapter, Daphne Golden and Amelia Evans. On their journey to becoming fully-fledged members, they spent weeks learning about the history and purpose of SAI before passing their exams to become members. During their MIT season, they worked together with their sponsors and our VP of Membership Lexi Balog to host a fundraiser, a musicale, and a service-project. Congratulatio

With the support of Sigma Alpha Iota’s Impact Grant, the North Star New Music Festival took place October 24–25, featuring three guest artists and commissioned composer William Averitt. The festival opened with a performance by the award-winning Vinola Trio, including our own staff pianist Dr. Xiang. Internationally renowned clarinetist Jorge Montilla presented both a masterclass and concert, and interdisciplinary artist Cherie Sampson gave two performances of her one-woman s

This semester, the K-2nd graders learned about rhythm and performed together a piece with rhythm sticks. The 3-5th grade group wrote and performed an original song titled "It's Really Cool to Make Friends." Both groups came together to learn and perform "How Far I'll Go" from Moana. The high school students were able to work on their own repertoire, including audition materials for the upcoming All-District and All-State auditions.  Participants and Members of Epsilon Pi at t

During 2025, we collaborated with Truman Media Network to host our Spring Fling event on April 11th. We welcomed numerous ensembles, including both jazz bands as well as a capella groups and student bands. Some of the student-favorite events included the Faculty Band and their performance of "I Love Rock and Roll" as well as Pie-a-Professor, in which we held a fundraising competition in which people could donate money for the highest-earning professor to get pied in the face.