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Delta Tau at the University of Delaware

Delta Tau at the University of Delaware

The University of Delaware chapter Delta Tau had a lively 2018/2019 academic year promoting Classics throughout the UD community and the greater Delaware area. The initiation ceremony on April 26th was accompanied by guest lectures by Dr. Bernard Frischer (Indiana University Bloomington) speaking on his “Rome Reborn Project,” a 3D…

Diffugere nives

Diffugere nives

Diffugere nives, redeunt iam gramina campis arboribusque comae; mutat terra vices et decrescentia ripas flumina praetereunt; (Horace, Ode 4.7) As the snows depart, even from Northfield, MN, and the grasses return to the fields, administrative changes will come in turn to Eta Sigma Phi.  The term of Executive Secretary David…

Feriae Aestivae

Feriae Aestivae

The national office will assume summer hours beginning, Monday, June 29, 2020.  Reports and dues received after that date will be processed in August with the start of the new academic year. We will fill regalia orders for graduations, but express shipping may not be possible.  Feel free to send…

Homerathon at the University of Iowa

Homerathon at the University of Iowa

Epsilon chapter at the University of Iowa in conjunction with the University of Iowa Department of Classics will be hosting a 24-hour Homerathon beginning at 5 PM on March 27th, 2019. The event will take place at Kautz Plaza on the University of Iowa campus and will be host to…

Scholarship for Archaeological Fieldwork

Scholarship for Archaeological Fieldwork

Please note the following change of e-mail address for Dr. Ruth Palmer, Chair of the selection committee for the H. R. Butts Scholarship for Archaeological Fieldwork.  Dr. Palmer’s address is palmerr@ohio.edu. All applications for ΗΣΦ summers scholarships are due Monday, March 1.…

Upcoming Deadlines 2019

Upcoming Deadlines 2019

Salvete/χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι/amici! Deadlines for a number of opportunities sponsored by the society are fast approaching: February 8:  Deadline for the Special Rate at the Convention Hotel February 10:  Deadline for Submission of Papers for the 2020 Meeting of the SCS February 15:  Deadline for Scholarship Applications February 15:  Deadline…

Call for Papers: 2020 Society for Classical Studies

Call for Papers:  2020 Society for Classical Studies

Eta Sigma Phi, the national honorary society for classical studies, invites papers from undergraduate members of the SCS.  Papers may deal with any aspect of the ancient Greek and Roman world (e.g., literature, art, archaeology, history, religion, philosophy) or with the reception of classical cultures in modern times.  Eta Sigma…

Daniela Rodriguez, Megale Chrysophylax

Daniela Rodriguez, Megale Chrysophylax

Dani Rodriguez is a rising senior at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI right on the gorgeous shores of Lake Michigan. There she majors in Classical Studies with minors in Ancient Greek, Latin, and Political Science. For our Chicagoans, she grew up in Northbrook before planting roots in Palatine (GO PIRATES!).…

Morgan Stamper, Megale Hyparchos

Morgan Stamper, Megale Hyparchos

Morgan Stamper is a senior at DePauw University where she studies classical civilization and computer science – both of which she describes as ‘unexpected passions’. After taking her first archaeology course and discovering the wonders of fountains, columns, and museum exhibits, Morgan decided to pursue classics with a focus on…

Tyler Valera, Megale Grammateus

Tyler Valera, Megale Grammateus

Tyler Valera is a senior at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a double major in Art History and Greek and Roman Classics. Born and raised in Glenside, Pennsylvania, Tyler’s fascination with classical studies began with her high school Latin class and has not stopped growing since then. At her…