"Let Our Voices Rise"
Hosted by Gainesville Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota
We will start our day with a meet and greet along with an ice breaker activity so that sisters in attendance can get to know sisters from other chapters in the province. As the day continues, there will be other opportunities for sisters to network, hangout, attend workshops/breakout session, enjoy a musicale, sing Sigma Alpha Iota songs, and purchase craft items from chapters at Phlea Phlam supporting Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.
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For our theme "Let Our Voices Rise, our guest speaker will share her knowledge and wisdom on
"Leading the Way with Music"
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It's a day of music, sisterhood, and fraternity spirit with everyone that you won't want to miss!
Guest Speaker:
Leslie Odom Miller, DMA
SAI National President
Leslie Odom Miller is completing her second term as National President. She previously served the
fraternity as National Vice President, Alumnae Chapters for two terms (2006-2012); National Vice
President, College Chapters for one term (1997-2000); as Director of the SAI Listserv; and as a
Province Officer. Leslie earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance at Butler University
in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was initiated into the Zeta Chapter of SAI. She also attended the
Eastman School of Music, where she earned a Master of Music in Music Theory and a Doctor of Music Arts in Oboe Performance. While at Eastman, she received the coveted Performer's Certificate. Leslie has performed extensively as a solo artist throughout North and South America and Europe. Leslie is Associate Professor of Oboe and Music Theory at the University of Florida and plays principal oboe in the Gainesville Orchestra. She is a recipient of several honors for outstanding service to SAI: the Sword of Honor, the Rose of Honor, Region V Alumnae Leadership Diamond Sword of Honor, and the Ring of Excellence. She is a member of the International Double Reed Society, Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honorary, and an Honorary Member of Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi. Her solo CD, Scene Rustique, was released in June, 2016 by PARMA Recordings, LLC.
(Picture and biography retrieved from https://www.sai-national.org/officers-and-project-directors/18-ruth-sieber-johnson.html)
