Eta Sigma Phi
Classical Honorary Society
76th Annual Convention
March 19-21, 2004
At the Invitation of Eta Gamma
Loyola University
New Orleans, Louisiana
2003-2004 National Officers
Mega Prytanis Charlie McGants
Beta Theta (Hampton-Sydney College)
Megale Hyparchos Kelly Duncan
Eta Gamma (Loyola University, New Orleans)
Megas Grammateus Aaron Randolph
Beta Pi (University of Arkansas)
Megale Chrysophylax Rochelle Schnyder
Gamma Omega (Baylor University)
Executive Secretary:
Thomas J. Sienkewicz Gamma Omicron (Monmouth College)
Newsletter Editor:
C. Wayne Tucker Hampton Sydney College, Virginia
2003-2004 Board of Trustees
Sister Therese Marie Dougherty, Chair
Beta Kappa (College of Notre Dame of Maryland)
R. Leon Fitts Delta Theta (Dickinson College)
Anne H. Groton Delta Chi (St. Olaf College)
Thomas J. Sienkewicz Gamma Omicron (Monmouth College)
R. Alden Smith Gamma Omega (Baylor College)
Honorary Trustees:
W.W. de Grummond
Brent M. Froberg
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 19, 2004 Ponchartrain Hotel
7:30 p.m. Registration and Reception
Fountain and Founders Room
8:00 p.m. Opening Session
Welcoming remarks by Kelly Duncan,
Prytanis, Eta Gamma Chapter
Response by Megas Prytanis Charlie McGants
Door Prizes
8:30 p.m. Certamen
Saturday, March 20, 2004 Loyola Universit
Shuttle busses from Ponchartrain Hotel to campus of Loyola University will begin running at 7:30 a.m. and continue running until 8:30 a.m.
The St. Charles streetcar also runs approximately every 15 minutes. The cost is $1.25. You will need to get off at the corner of St. Charles and Calhoun Streets.
Chapters will cars or vans can park in the West Road garage with a special permit which Eta Gamma Chapter will provide. Entrance to the garage is off St. Charles Avenue next to Holy Name Church.
8:00 a.m. Registration
Audubon Room, 2nd floor, Danna Center
8:30 a.m. First Business Session
Audubon Room, 2nd floor, Danna Center
Megas Prytanis Charlie McGants, presiding
Minutes of the 75th Annual Convention
Megas Grammateus
Chapter Reports
Reports of Contests
Reports of Scholarships
Report of Megale Chrysophylax Rochelle Schnyder
Report of Megale Hyparchos, Kelly Duncan
Old Business
New Business
Bids to host 77th Annual Convention
Nominations for 2004-2005 National Officers
10:00 a.m. Committee Meetings Danna Center
New Chapters Octavia I, 2nd floor
Finances Octavia II, 2nd floor
Contests and Scholarships Claiborne I, 1st floor
Convention Site Claiborne II, 1st floor
Resolutions St. Charles Room, 1st floor
Officers Audubon Room, 2nd floor
11:00 a.m. Papers Audubon Room, Danna Center
“Odysseus’ ErroneousMasterpiece”
Steve Malcic, Alpha Mu (University of Missouri)
“Poetic Personas”: The Speech of Pythagoras in Ovid’s Metamorphoses”
Karen Kelly, Gamma Omega (Baylor University)
“Sidus in the Aeneid”
Tasha Genck, Epsilon Xi (Gustavus Adolphus College)
“Vergil’s Illuminated Epic”
Kaija Hupila, Epsilon Xi (Gustavus Adolphus College)
12:00 p.m. Lunch
St. Charles Room, 1st floor, Danna Center
2:00 p.m. Afternoon Activities
2:00 “Lysistrata” Marquette Theater
Directed by Prof. Donald Brady, Drama Department
Adaptation by Prof. Wilfred Major, LSU
4:00 “The Romans Were What They Wore”
Prof. Wade Heaton, SELU, Hammond, LA
Nunemaker Auditorium
Monroe Hall
Shuttle busses from the Loyola University Horseshoe to Ponchartrain Hotel will begin running at 5:15 p.m. and continue running until 6:15 p.m.
The St. Charles streetcar also runs approximately every 15 minutes. The cost is $1.25.
7:30 p.m. Banquet Ponchartrain Hotel
Grand Court A & B
Welcoming Remarks
Keynote Presentation, “Watching What You Eat: The Power and Perils of Dining in the Classical World”
Prof. Karen Rosenbecker, Visiting Assistant Professor
of Classical Studies, Loyola University
Sunday, March 20, 2004 Ponchartrain Hotel
7:30 Breakfast
Garden Court II
8:30 – 12:00 p.m. Second Business Session
Grand Court A & B
Megas Prytanis Charlie McGants, presiding
Committee Reports
Report of the Executive Secretary Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Report of the Chair of the Board of Trustees
Election of the 2005 Convention Site
Election of the 2004-2005 National Officers
Installation of Officers
Closing Remarks
Acknowledgements
This convention would not have been possible without generous support from the following patrons.
Magnas gratias agimus:
Loyola University Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Walter Harris, Provost and Vice President AA
College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Frank Scully, Jr., Dean
Loyola University Bookstore, Ms. Carol Knight, Manager
Loyola University Office of Institutional Advancement, Ms. Patricia Moser, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Loyola University Office of Student Affairs, Dr. James Eiseman, Vice President SA
Loyola University Student Government Association
We owe equal thanks to those who have donated their time, talent and resources to our convention.
The Department of Classical Studies, Dr. Connie Rodriguez, Chair
The Department of Drama and Speech, Prof. Georgia Gresham, Chair
Dr. H. Paul Brown
Louisiana Junior Classical League
Greater New Orleans Convention Bureau
GIFTS