The Beta Gamma chapter welcomed eleven new members this spring and celebrated with a trip to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, to see its newly renovated galleries of ancient art. In the fall, members participated in a campus-wide event called Trick or Treat Street, a Halloween festival for families…
This Spring 2011, our chapter co-sponsored two lectures with the Classics Club. The first, scheduled for February (to coincide with Carnival season), was entitled “The Greek Way of Mardi Gras” and was a lecture on Greek festivals, by yours truly. The second lecture, given in April, immediately following the Eta…
The Alpha Eta chapter experienced a tremendous renaissance during the 2010–2011 academic year. We excited the undergraduates, graduate students, and even faculty and staff with our revitalization efforts. Our calendar included an event or general purpose meeting each week school was in session. Highlights include: September • Kick-off event October…
It was a quiet year for Alpha Delta, with our chapter president abroad during the fall term. We welcomed a special guest for our fall initiation ceremony, Professor Katherine Geffcken. Professor Geffcken is an emerita professor of Classics from Wellesley who graduated from Agnes Scott as a member of ΗΣΦ…
Alpha Gamma Chapter at Southern Methodist University inducted nine new members and two associate members in February 2011 at a candlelight ceremony in the Rotunda of Dallas Hall. Following the ritual and ceremony, new initiates and members along with several alumni gathered to eat, meet, and greet new and old…
Omega remains active under the auspices of the Classics Club at the College of William and Mary. In addition to weekly meetings, occasional movie nights, road trips to museums in Richmond and DC, and tutor ing, we organized a few larger events. For Parents’ Weekend in September, our bake sale…
The 2009–2010 academic year has been a dynamic and productive one for the Iota chapter of Eta Sigma Phi at the University of Vermont. The Iota chapter is part and parcel of the campus Goodrich Classical Club, and with weekly meetings throughout the academic year, we have increased both our…
During the 2010–2011 academic year, members of the Epsilon Nu chapter at Creighton were involved in a number of activities. As a group, we watched two mini-series: I, Claudius and Rome. Afterwards, discussions were held among those in attendance. Eta Sigma Phi, along with the Department of Classical & Near…
Epsilon chapter began the year by organizing a booth at the UI Student Organization Fair, where chapter VP Larry Houston’s papyrus fliers were a big hit. We got the word out for our semester-opening meeting, which was enhanced with pizza by a Caristia grant from CPL. In November, we organized…
The Beta chapter holds weekly study sessions for Classics majors and minors, where students can chat, do homework, and get free tutoring from upper level students in Greek or Latin. During the Fall Quarter, we held a Classics mixer for students to meet and speak with the faculty of the…