Offices you have held: Recording Secretary, Sisterhood
Major: Theater
Instrument(s): Voice
Hobbies: Dancing, Movies, Hanging out with friends/sisters
Favorite SAI Moment: Fall Pinning 2004
Name: Anne Kraley
Offices you have held: President
Major: Music Business
Instrument(s): Voice
Hometown: Wyoming, MI (just outside of Grand Rapids)
Hobbies: Performing, Travelling, Learning
Favorite SAI Moment: The discovery of being able to use the themes of ritual in everyday situations.
Why did you join SAI? As a founder of the chapter, I found the thought of being able to share the love of music with other women and help inspire later "generations" of our chapter an amazing reason. I love SAI!!
Name: Keira Mandley
Offices you have held/currently hold: Fundraising/ Recording-Corresponding Secretaries
Major: Music Education
Instrument(s): Piano
Hometown: Roselle, IL
Hobbies: Reading
Favorite SAI Moment: My initiation day because it was Province Day and there were a lot of people there; super special!
Why did you join SAI? To be a part of a group of girls that share a special bond, and because Sarah dragged me to rush!
Name: Karie Lyne (Mather) Friedman
Offices you have held: Recording Secretary/Treasurer/Fundraising
Major: Special Education
Instrument(s): Voice and Flute
Hometown: St. Charles
Hobbies: Reading, Yearbook
Favorite SAI Moment: Pre-I. Susan, my little sister, was finishing gluing on some roses on a frame she made me, and accidentally left the glue gun plugged in. I went to sleep not knowing the glue gun was under my pillow and I woke up to a warm pillow with burn marks. Lucky thing my head didn't start on fire!
Why did you join SAI? Because I loved the idea of becoming a part of a group that loved music. Music has been a major part of my life since I was little.
Name: Susan Neuhauser
Offices you have held: Fundraising/Music
Major: Music Education
Instrument(s): Voice (Soprano), Piano, and a little bit of everything else :)
Hometown: Warrenville, IL and Sandwich, IL
Hobbies: Sleeping, spending time with Jillian and friends, cross-stitching, movies, and reading.
Favorite SAI Moment: Our first initiation with all of our own stuff, and Pre-I.
Why did you join SAI? To get connected with other women musicians and make friends.
Name: Sarah Ann Neilsen
Offices you have held: Secretary, Treasurer, Music Chair, PAR Chair, President
Major: Music Education
Instrument(s):Voice, Piano, Clarinet
Hometown: Grayslake, IL
Hobbies: Jesus Christ, theology, music, baseball (Go Cubbies!), reading and cross-stitching
Favorite SAI Moment: The day we found out we were gonna charter as a SAI chapter... all the hard work finally paid off and I can't express the joy and excitement I felt at that moment.
Why did you join SAI? I started off with the EC Sisterhood of Musicians and met some of my best friends there. After a year and some hardships, we finally pulled together and petitioned to be SAI. I became an SAI because I thought it was cool, and my friends did too. I had no idea how much of an impact it would have on my life, and I'm thankful that I did this