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…
This year our chapter led a group of students (both undergraduate and graduate), accompanied by some of our Classics Department professors to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA (during the fall semester) and to the Smith College Art Museum and private Classics collection (during the spring semester). This…
Our chapter held several social events for the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, including movie nights, social gatherings at a local Greek restaurant, and a communal trip to see the film Clash of the Titans.…
Epsilon Mu is happy to announce seven new members this year. In addition to the induction ceremonies, we have undertaken the following activities: 1. Iter Botanicum: Classicists’ tour of NY Botanical Garden that included an overview of the history of botany from Theophrastus to Linnaeus, readings from Cicero, Vergil, and…
This past year was very successful for the Epsilon Iota chapter of the University of Florida. We inducted 21 national members over the spring and fall semesters and engaged our new and old members in a number of socials and fundraisers. During the fall semester our members participated in “Gator…
The 2009–2010 academic year has been quite eventful for the Delta Upsilon Chapter at Valparaiso University. Our chapter organized a trip to see two plays with classical stories, Fedra and Icarus, at the Looking Glass Theater in Chicago. We also had two meetings of our Janus book club, which discusses…
The Delta Sigma Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi has been active in encouraging fellow students’ appreciation of and participation in the study of Classics here at UC Irvine. The chapter held regular weekly homework review sessions in order to help beginning language students more fully understand and appreciate the nuances…
This is the most active that we have seen our chapter in four years! Delta Lambda held weekly meetings (with the exception of two for weather- and academic-related issues), with our senior members giving presentations on their Classical interests. We held a variety of talks, covering everything from alumni’s advice…
We began the year with the annual Ancient Olympics against the Society of Ancient History, including events such as the discus/frisbee throw and poetry recitation. Another fall event was the softball game between the beginning Greek and Latin classes. Before taking finals, we braved the cold to sing Latin, Greek,…