History of the reorganization of the Ann Arbor Alumnae Chapter
Chartered June 12, 1945
Rechartered on June 1, 1996
In August of 1995, Marilyn Krimm and Jean Harter gathered a group of ΣAIs with the purpose of reactivating the Ann Arbor Alumnae Chapter.
The next month a formal business meeting was held at Peg Faulkner’s house with the election of officers and a schedule of meetings was set up. The new officers were Sally Roach, president, Marilyn Krimm, vice-president, Jean Harter, treasurer, Gay Rosenwald and Frances Carrigan, secretaries and Linda Marshall, chaplain. Gay Rosenwald and Peg Faulkner provided a musical program, consisting of a variety of pieces for duo-pianists.
The members gave concerts at Glacier Hills and Brookhaven Retirements Centers as a service project. Scholarship for an ΣAI at the University of Michigan School of Music was set up, and help was given to the Alpha chapter. The chapter again became active in the Society of Musical Arts with Mu phi Epsilon.
Two friends of the Arts, Terry Meerkov and Kathy Mizruchi were initiated and the chapter grew to thirty members. All of the patronesses took the Fraternity Education course and became full alumnae members.
On June 1, 1996, the chapter was reactivated during the annual Founders Day Luncheon. Virginia Johnson, National Vice-President, and Patricia O’Brien, Province Officer, officiated at the ceremony.