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OCT. 2010 WHAT’S TTTTEMPOEMPOEMPOEMPO!!!! INSIDE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FRATERNITY 2010 CPM Now Available 2 he 2010 edition of the This edition replaces all previous Navigating Chapter Procedures Manual editions of the CPM and must be Chapter is now available from consulted for all pertinent fraternity Finances National Headquarters. matters. T The 2010 CPM includes many The CPM may be downloaded updates to fraternity procedures, from the SAI website in PDF format. including the regional officer positions Printed copies are available from and responsibilities. Also included are National Headquarters for $15 (or $10 protocols for online social networks for replacement pages), plus shipping 3 relating to fraternity and public and handling, and may be ordered Collegiate communication. through the new SAI online Store. Comment New Look, Features for SAI Online Store he updated SAI Shop is online with a new look and new 5 items. The online store provides members and family and Global Gold Market Alumnae friends a quick and secure shopping process for various Comment supplies and accessories. Affects Badge Options TRitual equipment is also available. s worldwide demand for gold continues to Membership fees and chapter Aincrease, prices have likewise elevated. From dues can now be paid through the 2000 to late September 2010, the price of gold shop. As before, donations to SAI in US dollars rose almost 480 percent, from $270 Philanthropies, Inc. can be made to $1,300 an ounce. All markets using gold have been affected, including SAI’s jewelry options. 6 through the secure server. A one- 2010-2011 time registration process saves your SAI has locked in the prices on all gold Directory information for future purchases. jewelry and awards offered through Herff Jones, All SAI Store orders are handled the official jeweler of SAI. While the 10K gold full GREGORY through and shipped from National crown badge is still the premier badge, a vermeil DICKENS Headquarters ensuring customers a safe and easy shopping alternative is being offered this year (see article Publications by NVP, Finance, p.2) experience. Manager The store is located at sai-national.org/shop. RUTH SIEBER JOHNSON Personal Copies of Ritual Books Available Executive Director ll members are encouraged to purchase their own personal copy of the SAI Ritual Book. Published with several of the significant rituals (including initiation), this CONTACT US provides a chance to study and take an in-depth look at the important symbols 828.251.0606 and traditions. Ritual books are $15 plus $7 s/h, and orders may be combined. SubmitA orders through the SAI Shop online or mail to SAI National Headquarters, 1 Tunnel [email protected] Road, Asheville, NC 28805. sai-national.org 2 navigating chapter finances Traveling the Road with SAI: Excerpts from a letter to the chapters BY JENNIFER ZERANGUE SAI Calendar Game NATIO N AL VICE PRESIDE N T , Play this game for 30 days. Follow the directions in each box and keep it handy. At the end of the month, tally up the amount that you owe and send it to the FI N A N CE Phoenix Alumnae Chapter treasurer within a week. This is a fund raiser that does not require you to bake, make, or purchase a thing! Just be a good sport and follow the directions. Can’t be easier! Don’t want to play? Send us $15.00. n planning trips for 100% Participation helps the chapter coffers grow! vacations, family gatherings, or work, it used to be common to 3) I Ipurchase an atlas or use an online mapping system to print directions. However, because our technological world has changed, it is now more common to see travelers using a GPS on the roadway. Although this GPS has many more tools, 15) is relatively easy to use, and is pretty efficient in general, it does come at a higher cost than our old method of paper maps. 22) Similar to this, the Fraternity has evolved and must keep up with new technology, methods of operations, and many other changes in the way we operate as a national organization. The National Executive Board spent considerable time reviewing the Fraternity’s budget and performance over the past few years. In doing this, we realized that while our economy took a major decline the costs of many of our A sample of the Calendar Game from the Phoenix Alumnae Chapter. every day expenses for the Fraternity and overall member and chapter services had steadily increased. Although collegiate member dues increased by $10 this year, the current 10k gold semi-crown badge. The base metal of the vermeil badge is cast increase was long overdue. Prior to this year, membership dues had not increased in sterling silver with a 24k gold electroplate finish. The NEB viewed samples in almost 15 years. With added services, technology, increased postage, and other of this badge at our winter board meeting and felt that this would be a viable expenses, this $10 increase was certainly not enough to cover the costs of our option, considering the continuous rise in the cost of gold. Herff Jones and their operations. predecessors have produced wonderful, quality badges for us for more than 75 years In reviewing our finances, many options were discussed and several measures and we are confident in their ability to create quality badges that will be cherished were taken to address rising costs on the national level. We trimmed all expenses by our new initiates. The decision to offer the vermeil badge with initiation fees as much as possible without cutting into member or chapter services, and without may be reviewed by the National Executive Board, should the price of gold decrease interfering with the Fraternity’s overall purpose. The staff at National Headquarters to a more economically feasible level. Of course, the premium 10k gold full crown have done a good job of maximizing our resources at NH. In addition to these badge is still encouraged as the “badge of choice” and is available for a badge actions, the following changes have been implemented: upgrade fee. In looking at other initiation fees and their related costs (materials, PUBLications administration, jewelry), small increases were also implemented this fall for The national newsletter, Tempo!, is now being sent to collegiate members as an Patronesses and Distinguished Members. electronic publication. Alumnae Association members will continue to receive a The National Executive Board took a hard look at both revenues and expenses, paper version of Tempo! at this time (unless they request an electronic copy only). weighing all possible options. By reviewing our operations and taking certain steps Additionally, readers of PAN PIPES were surveyed to determine interest in creating now, we are ensuring the continued success of the Fraternity. While we understand an electronic, online version of the magazine. This is being offered for the first time that everyone is in a financial crunch at this point in time, in reviewing many of with the Fall 2010 issue. We are certain this will be of interest to members as the world focuses more and more on conserving resources. these increases we simply needed to move with inflation. Most of the increases Initiation FEES implemented had not been done in several triennia. By using the chapter’s budget In looking at initiation fees and the cost of jewelry, we noted that initiation as your “GPS,” your chapter can make an effective financial plan and use it as a fees had not increased in six years. During this time, the cost of supplies, office roadmap to guide your chapter through the year. expenses, and official jewelry have increased tremendously. A steep increase in It has not been an easy “road” for us in this process, but with your confidence, the cost of gold combined with the increase in other costs forced us to look at the support, and dedication we will be successful in continuing Sigma Alpha Iota’s structure of our initiation fees. mission and spreading the love of music through our wonderful sisterhood! After much consideration the National Executive Board decided that a vermeil semi-crown badge will be the badge included in initiation fees, replacing the See more chapter fundraising ideas on page 20. Tempo! • Oct. 2010 • Sigma Alpha Iota collegiate comment 3 - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Watson, mentioned to White that the National Federation of Music Sigma Sigma Clubs offers a competition for hand bell choirs. White decided Sigma Sigma welcomed four new initiates — Reyna Sawtell, Sara to pursue the competition with the Advanced Hand Bell Choir at Thomas, Beth Ann Kimura, and Rachel Vickers — in the 2009-10 William Jewell College, though she didn't tell the members of the school year. In addition, several members received special honors: choir. She submitted a recording of a performance without their Anna DeGraff, the Province Collegiate Leadership Award (Ruby knowledge. The choir won the award. Pratt and the three newest Sword of Honor); Leah Boetcher and Aja Majkrzak, Swords of Honor; members of the chapter are all players in the Advanced Hand Bell Melissa Huntsinger, the Sigma Sigma Scholastic Achievement Award; Choir, which is directed by their faculty advisor. and, Amber Olfert, the 2010 Collegiate Honor Award. — Vicki Hedger, on behalf of Gamma Psi — Rachel Vickers, editor Alpha Upsilon - University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls The 2009-10 school year featured abundant growth and productivity for Alpha Upsilon. The fall active membership doubled that of the previous year, and all members were ready to make a positive impact on the university’s school of music. The first project was a fundraiser that involved making fleece throws with “UNI School of Music” embroidered along one edge.