We began the year by staffing a booth at “The Source,” an information fair during freshman orientation. There we got a list of incoming and returning students interested in the Classics. A week later, we hosted an Eta Sigma Phi mixer during which we introduced the interested students to our…
This year our chapter began holding regular monthly activities for all its members. We held multiple movie nights where we showed movies such as the original Clash of the Titans, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and parts of the Rome miniseries. We found that this…
This year the Zeta Xi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi organized an assortment of new events that emphasized the gathering of Classical Studies enthusiasts. The chapter established a new Classics Club, for both ΗΣΦ members and non-members alike, so that anyone with interests in Greek, Latin, ancient history, and culture…
In September, the chapter provided staffing for the Department of Classics table at the “First Look Fair,” a two-day event at which new and returning students can get information about clubs and academic programs at the University. We handed out brochures describing the department’s major tracks and answered lots of…
In the fall of 2010, we initiated nine new members into our chapter. In an outreach project, our chapter encouraged high school Latin students by awarding official Eta Sigma Phi medallions, ribbons, and certificates to the outstanding Latin students in our local high schools. Also under our auspices, at our…
This semester, we re-established our chapter, had an initiation dinner, reenacted the death of Cesar on the Ides of March, held an event in which students partook in telling myths as well as answering trivia, and we also screened Gladiator for the student body. It has been a very successful…
This year has proven to be a very successful year for our chapter. In March, we hosted a Dionysian Festival that included ancient rituals and skits performed by Classic majors, as well as non-Classic majors who just happen to love ancient history. The biggest treat of the festival came when…
Zeta Beta Chapter has had a productive and entertaining year celebrating Classics and spreading the word about Eta Sigma Phi. We started off the year with a hot dog fundraiser during welcome week for freshmen, and had officers and professors advise incoming freshmen about starting a college career in general…
Greetings to you all from the Epsilon Xi chapter at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota! Another year of working and playing to promote the study of Classical Culture and Language has come and gone. Here is what we have been up to: The 1992 Nobel laureate in poetry…
This year our chapter participated in various events at Augustana. In the fall our group joined the homecoming festivities by selling baklava and participating in a rope pull and cardboard regatta. Although we were not victorious in the rope pull, our boat secured first place in the mixed bracket and…