Winners of the 2012 Eta Sigma Phi Maurine Dallas Watkins Sight Translation Contests 63rd Annual Greek Translation Contest Advanced Greek (36 entries) 1st Paul Bisagni, Kenyon College, Theta Pi (The Lawrence Crowson Prize) 2nd Mark Patrick Huggins, University of Tennessee, Beta Delta 3rd Kirsten Block, Hillsdale College, Eta Delta; Celsiana…
Delegates to the 84th annual convention at the University of Missouri-Columbia voted to name the mascot of Eta Sigma Phi Quis-τίς. Give a hoot. What do you think of the new name?…
Eligibility: Eta Sigma Phi members who are now teaching, or preparing to teach, at the pre-collegiate level, who have received a Bachelor’s within the last ten years; or who expect to receive it before the summer of current academic year; and who have not received a doctoral degree. The Award of $500 will support…
The Trustees of Eta Sigma Phi are pleased to announce the following scholarships. Nota bene: Separate application for admission to the desired program must be made to AAR, ASCSA, or VS. The Scholarship to the Classical Summer School at the American Academy in Rome has a value of $3,425. Programs…
The first discussion by the Board at the 2011 meeting in Austin, Texas concerned persons. The names of continuing and newly appointed members of Eta Sigma Phi committees, with designation of the committee Chair and end date of term of service, will appear in the next edition of the NUNTIUS…
There are more sayings about Texas than there are counties in Delaware. The place is like a letter of Seneca, it’s so full of apophthegmata. Some, such as former governor George W. Bush, say “Disciplina praesidium civitatis,” or “Discipline is the defense of the state.” Others say, “Noli vexare Texiam,”…
The 83rd annual Eta Sigma Phi convention took place in Austin, Texas at the invitation of Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin on March 25–27, 2011. After registration on Friday afternoon, the convention opened with over 85 delegates from around 26 different chapters gathering outside the Union…
Eta Sigma Phi will sponsor its third undergraduate panel at the 143rd Meeting of the American Philological Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 5–8, 2012 (Saturday, January 7, 1:30–3:30 PM, room to be announced). The following papers were elected by an anonymous committee of chapter advisors. “Humility, Humiliation, and Mock-epic: Horace…
To explain the current state of the modern Greek economy, with references to Plato, Thucydides, and John Keats Transcribed by the editor, with apologies for any remaining errors. “Greece, meet me at camera 3. Hey, what’s up. It’s me, Jon. I think I know what your problem is, Greece. Your…
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