Sigma Alpha Iota
Oak Park Alumnae
Chartered October, 1946
75 Years of Music, Service and Laughter
We are all about FUN.
Welcome to the website for the Oak Park Alumnae Chapter in Gamma B Province, Region V of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. Headquartered in Oak Park, Illinois, the chapter is made up of a diverse group of talented women from throughout the Chicago area. We love to be together to perform, hear music and organize for music related philanthropies.
Sigma Alpha Iota is an International Music Fraternity created to uphold the highest standard of music and to further the development of music in America and throughout the world.
Upcoming Events
Sun, Oct 10ZoomOct 10, 4:00 PM CDTZoomCelebrate the rich 75-year history of the SAI Oak Park Alumnae Chapter with this LIVE EVENT featuring SAI's very own Rachel Barton Pine, internationally acclaimed violinist. We will also have special messages from our National Executive Board Sigma Alpha Iota and a visual history of our chapter.
Sun, Nov 14Home of Marty McIntyre
Sun, Jan 09Home of Roxanne Packer
Sun, Feb 13Home of Sally Sloane
Sun, Mar 13Home of Mary Ann Covone
Sun, Apr 10Home of Mary Ann Sadilek
Sun, Jun 12Home of Beth Sennett
May, 2022Location is TBD
DecemberLocation is TBD
Sun, Sep 12Zoom
Vita Brevis Ars Longa
Life is Short, Art is Long
Sigma Alpha Iota
Oak Park Alumnae Member Spotlight
Beth Pellant Lopez
Beth Lopez was initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota by Nu Chapter in 1988. Initially a piano performance major, Beth graduated from DePaul University in Chicago where she studied piano with Mary Sauer and graduated with a BFA and a minor in business in 1993. In 1996 Beth affiliated with Sigma Alpha Iota Oak Park Alumnae Chapter where she held many offices including President and also served the fraternity as National Vice President, Extension 2015-2018 and Gamma B Province Officer 2009-2015. Additionally, Beth has served as Convention Volunteer Coordinator for the 2009, 2012 and 2015 National Conventions. She holds the Sword of Honor, the Rose of Honor and the Rose of Dedication. Currently Beth serves the fraternity as the 2022 Convention Volunteer Coordinator and the Oak Park Alumnae Chapter President.
Beth currently works as a Digital Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility professional for PHOENIX, a manufacturer of plastic closures and holds an OMCP certification for Online Marketing. Beth acts as choir director and cantor at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in the Joliet Diocese. She served as a school board member for her local school district from 2007 through 2015 where she served as board secretary and chaired the strategic planning committee. She is also a 2009 graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizen’s Academy.
Beth loves to spend her free time making BBQ on one of her three smokers, spending time with her six adult children and husband Tony, camping and watching Marvel movies.
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FUN FACTS ABOUT BETH:
Favorite Food: Anything cooked low and slow on a smoker
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride
On Her Bucket List: Going to Prince Edward Island and seeing the Anne of Green Gables museum.
Favorite SAI Memory: The 2009 National Convention in Chicago. It was the last time the fraternity had a “local convention committee” comprised of Alumnae that lived in the area that was chosen to host convention. After 2009 everything was coordinated online to invite sisters from across the country to volunteer. In 2009 we had a great group of sisters from Gamma A and Gamma B provinces working very hard on so many aspects of that convention from registration to decor. It was the most gratifying fraternity experience I have ever had and I solidified some beautiful friendships through that experience.