Undergraduate members of Eta Sigma Phi are invited to submit papers for consideration for presentation at the convention on Saturday March 23, 2019 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Creative works and artistic performances (musical, dramatic, etc.) may be proposed in lieu of a paper. The papers will be…
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…
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 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…
Submissions are now open for Kerberos, King’s College London’s undergraduate classics research journal, at kclkerberos@gmail.com. Undergraduates as well as recent graduates everywhere may submit any work (university or independent) written during their time as undergraduates. Submissions must relate to classics or classical studies in some way (archeology, classical receptions, ancient history,…
Two dormant chapters of the society in the District Columbia re-activated this academic year. The Epsilon Beta chapter at George Washington University and the Gamma Xi chapter at Howard University both initiated new members in festive ceremonies. Epsilon Beta inducted ten new members on February 23, and Gamma Xi six…
Issue 92-1 of Nuntius is now available . Hear about the adventures of last year’s scholarship winners, knitted purple owls, and SCS papers in prose metaphorically louder than the Homeric messenger Stentor! Active chapters of the society will receive five hard copies in the coming weeks.…
Call for Papers for presentation at the ninety-eighth anniversary meeting of the Southern Section of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, October 18-20, 2018 in Winston-Salem, NC at the invitation of Wake Forest University Eta Sigma Phi will again sponsor a panel of scholarly papers presented by…
The Gamma Sigma chapter at the University of Texas at Austin announces its first annual Texas Intercollegiate Certamen. Certamen is widely played at the high school level, but there is not really a comparable equivalent for students attending college. Certamen is a kind of competitive academic trivia competition about the Roman world. It includes…
Registration is now open for the 2018 Convention of the society to be held March 23-25 in Carlisle, PA at the invitation of the ΔΘ chapter of Dickinson College. Registration must be completed by March 9 to avoid late penalties. Hotel reservation must be made by March 2 to secure a…