This year our chapter continued to provide opportunities for students to learn more about Classics. In the fall, we participated in the cardboard regatta during Augustana’s homecoming festivities. Our boat made it to the final round in the mixed group bracket which helped raise awareness for our group and the…
The officers of Eta Sigma Phi, Iota Delta Chapter, respectfully submit this chapter report. • The Iota Delta Chapter, under the guidance of Professor Paul Arena, elected new officers in February, 2011. These new officers are: Rhiannon Pare, President; Jerry Davis, Vice President; Ryan Alcorn, Treasurer; Jonathan Lang, Secretary. •…
This year we hosted several classically themed movie nights where we watched Clash of the Titans, 300, Life of Brian, Agora, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. To raise funds, we sold Owl Cupcakes and Baklava at our Classics Bake Sale. Among our other activities…
This was the third year of Eta Sigma Phi at Wright State. We initiated 11 members last spring (2009). This current year we have initiated six new members. Our chapter president, B.J. Reynolds, has attended university mandated training in order for our chapter to continue its status as an official…
We have been working hard to increase our activity. This year, we have established weekly “Classics Table” lunches, where Classics students can get to know one another and discuss Classical interests. We have also hosted a few readings, including Ovid, Vergil, and Martial. We had two initiations (one in the…
Together with Hamilton’s Classics Club we have proposed a wide variety of activities for the Classics lovers in our community. In the fall we enjoyed our annual Halloween party, complete with carving Eta Sigma Phi pumpkins (see the picture in NUNTIUS 84-2). Recently we hosted a delicious Greek and Roman…
The 2010–2011 academic year has been a good one for our chapter. Our first event, held in November, presented the study abroad opportunities available to those interested in the fields of archaeology and Classical Studies. The presentation focused on the experiences of current Seton Hall students, who related their experiences…
This year has been a good one for our chapter, and one filled with exciting activities, including the initiation of 21 new members. Members of our chapter presented their Classics scholarship at two undergraduate research symposia; some to a group of four local colleges at our yearly Parilia festival, others…
The Eta Tau Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi has had a good year considering we are without our academic advisor, Dr. Lora Holland. Dr. Brian Hook, interim advisor, has done a wonderful job in her place. During the fall 2009 semester, we put on an OctHomerFest. We read the first…
On April 1st 2011 our department hosted the twenty-eighth annual Tracy Lecture, given this year by Professor Sander Goldberg of UCLA. Many of our members attended. Before the lecture began, the annual prizes were announced, and of the four prizes being awarded, three went to our members. Anesstasia Riem took…