Vol. 79, No. 2, Summer 2005 - Monmouth College

Published by Eta Sigma PhiVolume 79 Summer 2005 Number 277th Annual National ConventionHeld at St. Olaf College, April 15-17Minutes submitted by Megas GrammateusAndrew O’Brien (Beta Psi)The 77th Annual National Conventionof Eta Sigma Phi was held in Northfield,Minnesota on March15-17, 2005. The hostchapter of this year’sconvention was DeltaChi of St. Olaf College.Twenty five chapterscame from around thecountry through allmeans of transportation,but eventually everyonewound up at BuntrockCommons on the St.Olaf campus in timefor registration. Everyregistrant received asmart t-shirt and guidesto the convention, St.Olaf College and Northfield in general.During registration, everyone was treatedto ice cream sundaes, a tradition at St.Olaf College events.After the ice cream social, StephanieStudents enjoy the opening night ice cream social.Below, conventioneers attending the business meeting.Walker, serving as both Megale Prytanisand convention host from Delta Chi,formally opened the convention with somewelcoming remarks to all the attendees.She then gave a brief introduction andorientation to the convention.She also paidthanks to everyone whohelped in planning andorganizing the nationalconvention. Stephanie’swelcoming speechwas followed by a fewremarks by ChristopherThomford, president ofContinued on page 3Megale Prytanis Stephanie Walker welcomesmembers to Northfield.

ETA SIGMA PHI2005–2006OfficersMegalē PrytanisKaren M. KellyGamma Omega of Baylor UniversityMegalē HyparchosCatherine LarsenEta Delta of Hillsdale CollegeMegas GrammateusSharif SaidBeta Sigma of Marquette UniversityMegas ChrysophylaxThomas EvisonEpsilon Iota of the University of FloridaBoard of TrusteesSister Thérèse Marie Daugherty (2006)ChairBeta Kappa(College of Notre Dame of Maryland)Martha A. Davis (2007)Zeta Beta (Temple University)R. Leon Fitts (2006)Delta Theta (Dickinson College)Daniel Levine (2008)Beta Pi (University of Arkansas)David Sick (2008)Beta Psi (Rhodes College)Honorary TrusteesW. W. de GrummondBrent M. FrobergC. Wayne TuckerExecutive Secretary and Nuntius EditorThomas J. SienkewiczDepartment of ClassicsMonmouth College700 East BroadwayMonmouth, IL 61462Phone: 309-457-2371Fax: 815-346-2565e-mail: toms@monm.eduFroberg Scholarship WinnerThe Summer Scholarship Committeeannounced that the recipient of the 2005Brent Froberg Scholarship to the AmericanSchool in Athens is Joseph O’Neilwho joined Eta Sigma Phi as a member ofthe Gamma Omicron Chapter at MonmouthCollege. After graduation fromMonmouth, Joe earned an M.A. in ancienthistory at the University of Illinois inChicago and this year has taught Latin atSt. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. Nextfall he will begin a doctoral program at theUniversity of Toronto.There were no recipients of the summerscholarships to the American Academyin Rome or to the Vergilian Society insouthern Italy. The Summer ScholarshipFox Scholarship WinnerDawn McRoberts, a Latin teacher atKenwood Academy in Chicago, Illinois,has been selected by the Board of Trusteesto receive the second Bernice L. FoxTeacher-Training Scholarship. The awardof $500 will be used to support Dawn’sattendance at the 2005 CANE SummerInstitute.A member of the Gamma OmicronChapter at Monmouth College, Dawnwas the local chair of the 73rd annualEta Sigma Phi Convention at MonmouthCollege in 2001 and was Megas Hyparchosin 2001-2002. She started teaching at KenwoodAcademy in September of 2004.Eta Sigma Phi offers the annual scholarshipto an Eta Sigma Phi member whois teaching, or preparing to teach, in thesecondary schools. The award is to be usedfor a summer activity contributing to therecipient’s preparation for teaching, suchas attendance at the Summer Institute ofthe American Classical League, the KentuckyLanguage Institute, or the IllinoisPedagogy Workshop; or attendance atuniversity courses leading to certification.There is no application form, but thosewishing to apply should submit a proposalthat includes a description of the program,a budget, any other financial supportCommittee encourages all eligible membersof Eta Sigma Phi to apply for the 2006scholarships.expected, and their contributions to EtaSigma Phi when they were undergraduates.They should also ask an appropriateperson (department chair, principal, supervisor,etc.) to send a letter of support. Theyshould indicate the chapter into whichthey were initiated, as well as the date ofthe initiation, if possible.Proposals should be sent by February 1,2006, to Executive Secretary Sienkewiczfor consideration at next year’s Boardmeeting.

77th Annual National Convention (Continued from page 1)St. Olaf College, who welcomed everyoneto Northfield and gave some reflectionson his own experiences as a Classicsstudent. Following his remarks, the certamencompetition began. After severalrounds of intense trivia that delighted andchallenged everyone participating, theLoungers of Destiny, a coalition of studentsfrom Gamma Omega, Epsilon Omicron,and Eta Delta, came away victorious. Withthe contest over, Friday’s activities came toa close.The next morning at 9 a.m., the MegaleMembers of Delta Chi chapter at theregistration deskSr. Therese asking questions duringthe certamenPrytanis opened the First Business Meetingof the convention in St. Olaf College’sHolland Hall. Megas Grammateus AndrewO’Brien (Beta Psi) presented the minutesof last year’s 76th Annual Convention inNew Orleans. After directing everyoneto last year’s minutes, which had beenpublished in the Spring 2004 Nuntius, theNational Secretary then asked for eachchapter present to give their local chapterreport. After each chapter presentedtheir report, they provided a hard copy toExecutive Secretary Thomas J. Sienkewicz(Gamma Omicron) for publication in theNuntius. Following the chapter reports,Dr. Sienkewicz gave reports on contestsand scholarships. He announced thatDawn McRoberts of the Gamma OmicronChapter at Monmouth College wasthis year’s recipient of the Bernice L. FoxLatin Teaching Training Scholarship. Healso announced the winners of this year’sEta Sigma Phi translation contests. Dr.Joseph Garnjobst reported for the SummerScholarship Committee that there wasonly one winner of the 2005 scholarships.Joseph O’Neil of Gamma Omicron Chapterat Monmouth College was awarded theBrent Froberg Summer Scholarship to theAmerican School in Athens.After those announcements, MegasChrysophylax Richard Harrod (GammaOmicron) gave his treasurer’s report. Healso took this opportunity to talk brieflyabout Eta Sigma Phi’s participation at theNational Convention of the AmericanPhilological Association and the ArchaeologicalInstitute of America, held in Bostonearlier in the year. After the treasurer’sreport, Megale Hyparchos Katie Jones (EtaGamma) gave her report, in which shetalked about her efforts to reactivate deactivatedchapters and about the unprecedentedsix new chapter applications.When the vice president had finishedgiving her report, it was decided thatthere was no old business to attend to.However, for new business, a motion wasmade that Eta Sigma Phi declare 2005the Year of Languages as set forth by theAmerican Council on the Teaching ofForeign Languages. Following a reading ofproclamation the assembly approved themotion by voice vote and Prytanis Walkersigned the proclamation. Following thesettling of new business, the floor wasopened to the three schools making bidsto host the 78th Annual Convention. Bidswere made by three chapters: GammaOmega at Baylor University, EpsilonNu at Creighton University and Eta Etaat Virginia Tech. Representatives fromeach of these chapters gave preliminarypresentations to the assemblage. The

77th Annual National Convention (Continued)Sr. Therese awarding certificates to winnersof the Sight Translation contestSt. Olaf VIPs, from left to right: Stephanie Walker, ChristopherThomford, Anne Groton and James MayCatherine Larsen talking about her composition “The Dido Series” with soprano Hannah Dixon listening

Right, members of theGamma Omicron delegationenjoying the banquetBelow, participants in theBest Dressed Vir/FeminaContestMegas Grammateus then acceptednominations for 2005-2006 NationalOfficers. At this point, the assembly brokeoff into committee meetings.Following the committee meetings,the society reconvened in Holland Hallto hear the presentation of papers. Therewere three papers presented this year. Thestudent presenters were John J. Fraser(Beta Sigma) with “A Glimpse of a SoulBeautiful,” Julie Arnold (Delta Upsilon)with “Character Driven Choice: A lookinto epithets and fate in Homer’s Iliad,”and finally Erin E. Peretti’s (Beta Pi)“Boudica: Life and Legacy of the WarriorQueen.” Following these excellent papers,the First Business Meeting ended, andeveryone had lunch.The afternoon activities began witha performance of Catherine Larsen’s(Eta Delta) “The Dido Series” in FosnesRecital Hall. Catherine composed threepieces about Dido, using lines from Vergil’sAeneid as her libretto. Catherine playedthe musical accompaniment, while HannahDixon (Eta Delta) sang. Followingthis moving performance, the attendeeswent on to the Olympic Games at theTostrud Fieldhouse. At this point, theweather outside had turned quite nasty, soeveryone was happy for indoor activities.The convention organizers had set up fourgames. The first was a chariot race on theindoor track, in which one rider sat on asmall skateboard and two “horses” (i.e.fellow students) pulled the “chariot” withropes. Rushing down the field and aroundthe meta, the chariots contended witheach other vigorously, with some dramaticcrashes and turnovers. The next game wasthe toga relay race. Each team consistedof two students with one leg tied together,who then ran to one end of the indoortrack, adorned themselves with a toga (inthis case, a bedsheet), and ran back to thestarting line. The third game was the friscusthrowing contest, in which competitorsstrove to see who could throw a frisbee the

77th Annual National Convention (Continued)Winners of theOlympicsfarthest. The fourth game was the naumachia,a naval battle that took place in asmall kiddie pool. Captains steered theirships (rubber duckies) with rulers, andwhoever survived the tumult was declaredthe winner. The overall winners of thesefour games were then presented with thechance to personally participate in bougonia,“slaughtering” the papier-mâché bullwith baseball bats. The bull was filled notwith bees but with golden candies, whichwere shared by all.Following the intensity of the games,everyone settled in at the Viking theater tohear Dean James May deliver his lecture“The Athenian Trireme: The History,Reconstruction, and Operation of anAncient Warship.” May had participatedin the reconstruction of an authentic, seafaringtrireme, and he delighted everyonewith his knowledge of the trireme and hisexperiences at sea on the reconstructedwarship. His lecture was accompanied byinteresting photographs and video footageof the reconstructed trireme at sea.After the lecture, the attendees gatheredin Fosnes Recital Hall for anothermusical presentation, this by the St. OlafCollege Early Music Singers and CollegiumMusicum. Director Gerald Hoekstraconducted the group, which performed anumber of Medieval and Baroque pieces inOutgoing prytanis Stephanie Walker inducts new officers. From left to right, prytanis Walker,outgoing hyparchos Jones with new hyparchos Catherine Larsen, new chrysophylax Tom Evisonwith outgoing chrysophylax Richard Harrod, and incoming grammateus Sharif Said.Latin, including two settings of lines fromthe Aeneid. At the close of the concert, theafternoon activities ended, and everyoneprepared for the evening’s banquet.In the Black and Gold Ballrooms, theconvention attendees were treated to adelicious meal. During the dining, theparticipants of the Greco-Roman CostumeContest made stops at the tables, showingoff their carefully made costumes. Afterthe banquet, Executive Secretary ThomasJ. Sienkewicz made several announcementsand awarded prizes. Erin E. Peretti’s(Beta Pi) paper “Boudica: Life and Legacyof the Warrior Queen” was honored, andEta Delta (Hillsdale College) was awardedthis year’s Outreach Award for its serviceto its local community. The delegation

from Epsilon Nu (Creighton University)was awarded the prize for best costumes,and the Loungers of Destiny, the victoriousteam from Friday night’s certamen, weregiven their prizes. Various delegates alsoentertained the convention with an a capellaversion of “The Eta Sigma Phi Song”arranged specifically for this occasion byStacy Heinrich of Monmouth College.After dinner, the attendees returnedonce again to Fosnes Recital Hall for arendition of Plautus’ Curculio. The playwas a boisterous and funny affair, withsongs, puns, and physical comedy throwntogether. In a nice touch, the performersspoke many of their lines in Latin as wellas in English, giving the assembled Classicistsmuch delight. At the close of theplay, Saturday’s activities adjourned, andeveryone retired for the evening.Prof. Grotonhawkingprograms atthe playBelow, castof playThe next morning, the Megale Prytanisopened the Second Business Meeting.To start off the morning, those chapterscompeting in the T-Shirt contest presentedtheir wares, and after much deliberation,the convention awarded Gamma Omega(Baylor University) the prize of Best T-Shirt. The order of business next turned tothe Committee reports. The New Chaptercommittee gave their assessment of theapplications, and, after some discussion,all six applications were approved fornew chapters at the following schools:Purdue University in Indiana, Austin PeayUniversity in Tennessee, the Universityof Alabama, Franklin and Marshall inPennsylvania, Roger Williams Universityin Rhode Island, and Union College inNew York.The Finances Committee discussedthe society’s funds and distribution, and

77th Annual National Convention (Continued)Let us not forget the opportunity of serving on committees— who says that Eta Sigma Phi doesn’t prepare us for the“real world”? We were a mixed bag: from different places; somewere young, and some… were young at heart. Many were intelligentacademians, and some of us were less than academic. PertheContest and Scholarship Committeeproposed the creation of an e-mail list tobetter facilitate awareness of the scholarshipsand contests sponsored by Eta SigmaPhi. The Convention Site Committeepresented their report on the details ofhosting a convention, and the ResolutionsCommittee performed a lively and amusingsong about St. Olaf College and theconvention’s activities. Finally, the OfficersCommittee discussed the details of theirmeeting, which went over the duties andresponsibilities for National Officers.After the Committee Reports, ExecutiveSecretary Sienkewicz gave his report,and Sister Thérèse gave the report fromthe Board of Trustees, announcing thechanges to the Board’s membership. Retiringfrom the board was Dr. Alden Smithof Gamma Omega Chapter at BaylorUniversity. Replacing him on the boardwas Dr. David Sick of Beta Psi Chapterat Rhodes College who was elected fora three-year term. The term of TrusteeDaniel Levine of Beta Pi Chapter at theUniversity of Arkansas was also renewedfor three years. The order of the conventionnext turned to elections. The bid ofEta Eta chapter at Virginia Tech to hostthe 78th Annual Convention was approved,and the national officers were thenelected. Karen Kelly from Gamma Omega(Baylor University) was elected in absentiaas Megale Prytanis, Catherine Larson ofEta Delta (Hillsdale College) was electedMegale Hyparchos, Tom Evison from Ep-ResolutionsResolutions Committee, Eta Sigma Phi Convention, 2005St. Olaf College, Northfield, MinnesotaThis Resolution is the work of the followingClassics Lovers:Michael Cantrell Robert MorrisTristan Overcaster David SickTanner Kinkead Leon FittsSarah AllenTerry PapillonDon Burrows Daniel Levine (chair)Erin PerettiO King Olaf! O Vikings! O Leif Erickson, Norwegian Immigrants,Lake Woebegone, Lutherans… and Others! Our EtaSigma Œ glauk«piw Phi Committee 'AyÆnh, on toËton Resolutions êeide ëgion salutes you all — Salveteomnes! Œ glauk«piw — and 'AyÆnh, begins with toËton other êeide invocations ëgion as well.tÒpon glauk«piw polÊtropon, 'AyÆnh, …w toËton xei, flerå êeide =°zvn, ëgionŒ tÒpon glauk«piwglauk«piw glaukvpiw polÊtropon, Ayhnh, 'AyÆnh,'AyÆnh,…w touton toËtontoËtonxei, flerå éeide êeideêeide=°zvn, ègion ëgiontÒpon ëgiontopon da›tã polÊtropon,polutropon, te t¤ma ≤mçw, …w DiÚw xei,§xe, dÉ flera §tele¤eto flerå =°zvn,=ezvnn, boulÆ.tÒpon polÊtropon, …w xei, flerå =°zvn,daita tÒpon da›tãte polÊtropon, tetimòt¤mamaw,≤mçw,Diow …w DiÚw xei, dÉdɧteleito§tele¤eto flerå =°zvn, boulÆ.boulÆ.da›tã §j' oapple te dØt¤ma tå pr«ta ≤mçw, diastÆthn DiÚw dÉ §tele¤eto ge metåboulÆ.t«n§f da›tã o dh te ta t¤ma prvta ≤mçw, diasththn DiÚw dÉ ge §tele¤eto meta tvn boulÆ.da›tã §j' oapple te dØt¤ma tå pr«ta ≤mçw, diastÆthn DiÚw dÉ §tele¤eto ge metåboulÆ.t«ntoutvn §j' •tairvn, filia ka‹ ı d›ow St. Olaf§j'toÊtvn oapple dØoapple dØ•ta¤rvn, tå pr«tatå pr«tafil¤a diastÆthndiastÆthnka‹ ı d›ow ge metåge metåSt. Olaf t«nt«n§j' toÊtvn oapple dØ •ta¤rvn, tå pr«ta fil¤a diastÆthn ka‹ ı d›ow ge metå St. Olaf t«nO toÊtvn bright-eyed •ta¤rvn, Athena, fil¤asing ka‹ of d›ow this holy St. OlaftoÊtvn •ta¤rvn, fil¤a ka‹ ı d›ow St. OlafPlace toÊtvn of •ta¤rvn, many twists fil¤a and ka‹ turns, d›ow as it St. is, OlafPerforming the sacred rites, a feast, and give us honor.And Œ glauk«piw thus the will 'AyÆnh, of Zeus toËton came êeide pass ëgionSingŒ glauk«piwthen from the'AyÆnh,time whentoËtonfirstêeidefriendshipëgionstood amongtÒpon glauk«piw polÊtropon, 'AyÆnh, …w toËton xei, flerå êeide =°zvn, ëgionThese Œ glauk«piw companions, 'AyÆnh, and shining toËton St. êeide Olaf. ëgiontÒpon glauk«piw polÊtropon, 'AyÆnh, …w toËton xei, flerå êeide =°zvn,tÒpon polÊtropon, …w xei, flerå =°zvn,ëgiontÒpon da›tã te polÊtropon, t€ma ≤mçw, DiÚw …w xei, dÉ §tele€eto flerå =°zvn, boulÆ.O tÒpon da›tã shuttle te polÊtropon, service t€ma ≤mçw, (vocative)! DiÚw …w xei, dÉ To §tele€eto flerå you we =°zvn, owe boulÆ. “20 minas, after weinvented da›tã te it, t€ma if we ≤mçw, could DiÚw find it.” dÉ §tele€eto Navigating boulÆ. past the ghost of Jesseda›tã §j' oapple dØ te tå t€mapr«ta ≤mçw, DiÚw diastÆthn dÉ §tele€eto ge metå boulÆ. t«nJames, da›tã §j' oapple through dØ te tå t€mapr«ta wispy-cereal ≤mçw, DiÚw diastÆthn spiced dÉ §tele€eto air, ge we metå made boulÆ. t«n our way to thecrenellated§j' oapple dØ tå§j' oapple dØ tå glory,pr«tapr«ta the mightydiastÆthndiastÆthn fortressgege abovemetåmetå thet«ntoÊtvn •ta€rvn, fil€a ka‹ ı d›ow St. Olaf t«n Norwegian Valley,§j' toÊtvn the oapple campus dØ •ta€rvn, tå pr«ta of Hagios fil€a diastÆthn Olafios’s ka‹ ı d›ow hill-gracing ge St. metå Olaf t«n limestone walls:ThetoÊtvntoÊtvn College•ta€rvn,•ta€rvn, Built onfil€afil€a a Bluff.ka‹ d›ow St. Olafka‹ ı d›ow St. OlaftoÊtvn •ta€rvn, fil€a ka‹ d›ow St. OlafIt was a balmy 40 degrees in Minnesota, and the St. Olafstudents were out frolicking in their summer attire. We surely enjoyedthe “warm” Minnesota welcome, but those of us from thered states were a bit taken aback when asked to leave our guns atthe door, before entering the hesychiastic synousia of gargoyles.We basked in the security of this metascandinavian haven, andthe peerless xenia of godlike young Oles.Gratias maximas discipulis sancti Olaf Deltaque Chi for introducingus right away Friday night to the frozen North of Minnesotawith Ice Cream — was it “Land O’ Lakes”? — and for the bracingCERTAMEN, where we saw a wondrous event, a victory by theLOUNGERS OF DESTINY; oh yes, and an actual questionabout Isocrates!Saturday morning our sometimes loquacious chapter reportersdelivered month-by-month (and sometimes day-by-day) accountsof their events. At times nail-bitingly exciting, inspiring, andinformative, these RES GESTAE left us all proud of our manyaccomplishments… and surprised at how many of the same movieswe all watch. We rejoice in these activities, which are alwaysfun, and often bring “classics to the masses.”Three excellent student papers reminded us of the importance ofgood scholarship, and how pleasant it is! John Fraser led us to ask“O Socrates, where art thou?” Julie Arnold’s thoughts on fate inthe Iliad convinced us all, based on an impressive list of quotations.Erin Peretti’s paper on Boudicca inspired us to ask, “is the soul of awild woman made, or born?” Perhaps John and Erin could work onthis question together, and report back to us next year.

silon Iota (University of Florida) becamethe new Megas Chrysophylax, and the newMegas Grammateus was Sharif Said fromBeta Sigma (Marquette University). Afterthe elections, the new officers were swornin. Then, the outgoing Megale Prytanis officiallyclosed this year’s convention, bringingto an end the 77th annual conventionof Eta Sigma Phi.The following chapters were representedat the 77th annual convention:Alpha Lambda (University of Oklahoma),Alpha Upsilon (College of Wooster), BetaIota (Wake Forest College), Beta Kappa(College of Notre Dame of Maryland),Beta Pi (Arkansas University), Beta Sigma(Marquette University), Beta Psi (RhodesCollege), Gamma Alpha (Indiana StateUniversity), Gamma Gamma (Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Gamma Iota(Wabash College), Gamma Omicron(Monmouth College), Gamma Omega(Baylor University), Delta Theta (DickinsonCollege), Delta Upsilon (ValparaisoUniversity), Delta Chi (St. Olaf College),Epsilon Iota (University of Florida), EpsilonNu (Creighton University), EpisilonOmicron (University of Massachusetts),Zeta Beta (Temple University), Zeta Iota(University of Georgia), Eta Gamma(Loyola University New Orleans), EtaDelta (Hillsdale College), Eta Zeta (TrumanState University), Eta Eta (VirginiaTech), and Eta Omicron (AssumptionCollege). Observers from Purdue Universityalso attended.haps even less than intelligent. But nevertheless, we all workedtogether and forged ahead.All praises to the prandial gods — the divinities of box lunchesand cold beverages, especially juicy juice, who sustained us andfortified us to brave the generous rain on our way to the Hallof the Muses! We are grateful for the tremendous afternoon ofmusic, to the Early Music Singers and the Collegium Musicum ofSt. Olaf College for such lovely Latin. But chiefly we are boundto thank those two Divas of Dido for a performance of “the DidoSeries” that made the audience leap to its feet in a standingovation, and to beg for the CD. So our great thanks go to KateLarsen and Hannah Dixon of Hillsdale College.And the “Olympic Games” can only be described as a friscusflinging,charioteering, three-legged, cow bashing, rubber-duckyof a good time. The sounds of people falling off small carts ina violent manner rang through the air, and the spontaneouslygeneratedbees tasted like sweet, sweet candy.O short, strong man! We marvel at you, Jim May, at yourmuscle, and your knowledge. You brought to life for us all whatit is like to be 5'5" and row a real-life trireme, while covered withsweat (some of it your own).Saturday’s costume contest served the noble function of gracingeach banquet table with maidens of surpassing beauty, dressed inancient garb. They were a feast for the eyes, as we feasted on ourfood. We all hail the handsome couple from Creighton University,who won the laurels — and wore them, too!And finally, the play. Anne Groton has done it again. HerCurculio was a triumph! A tour de farce! We praise the St. OlafPhysical Plant, which even realistically produced a hot humidMediterranean climate for the audience. The play itself, whilegently bowdlerized, nonetheless kept us rolling with its risivehumor. It neatly combined the stock characters of the ancientstage with the stock character of the Classicist, and its punnedone-liners and musical numbers will keep us laughing until nextyear’s convention.And now, finally (really), we come to the farewell song. Yes, weare in the land of music. We might say that in Minnesota “TheHills are Alive with the Sound of Music,” except… there are nohills. But in the spirit of all the music we have enjoyed this weekend,including the beautiful and touching “song for Eta SigmaPhi” by A. Conner, and arranged by Stacey Heinrich, we offerthe following, based on the St. Olaf Fight Song, and arranged byDavid Sick.Cantemus, collegae amicique, Sancti Olafii gloriam.We came to St. Olaf.Our Society is the real stuff —the crown of the cream of the colleges great.We translate fast and furious —in no way injurious.Oh, where is Carleton College? It’s still not too late.Refrain:- um (2nd decl. acc. sg.)- -Ia (1st decl. abl. sg.)- -Ia (1st decl. abl. sg.)Complete rendition:Um Ia Ia, Um Ia, Ia, Um Ia Ia, Um Ia Ia, Um Ia Ia, Um Ia Ia, UmIa, Ia, Ia.Typed by D. B. Levine. May 02, 2005Fayetteville, AR

Boudica: Life and Legacy of the Warrior QueenThis paper by Erin Peretti of Beta PiChapter of the University of Arkansaswas voted the best paper read at the 77thAnnual Convention.Beneath the streets of London liesa layer of charred earth called the‘Boudica layer.’ This combination ofburnt soil, wood and pottery is all thatremains of the original town of Londinium,destroyed by the great rebellionof Boudica in the first century, AD.When King Prasutagus of the Icenipassed away, he bequeathed half of hisestate to his queen, Boudica, and hisdaughters, and the other half to theRoman Empire in hopes of winning thefavor of the Romans. Unfortunately,his plans were in vain; despite theIceni’s previous status as a clientkingdom,his lands were invaded bythe Romans, his riches confiscated bythe governor of the province, his wife wasbrutally beaten, and his daughters raped.In retribution for these actions, as well asyears of perceived enslavement, the Iceniand neighboring tribes united under theleadership of Queen Boudica and led oneof the most devastating revolts in Romanhistory.Archaeological evidence for this revoltabounds. Beneath the modern cities ofLondon, Colchester and St. Albans, this‘Boudica layer’ records the events of therevolt and preserves a little piece of lifeduring that age. Literary evidence, onthe other hand, is comparatively meager.Only two ancient authors recorded theevent, Tacitus and Cassius Dio, and bothof these accounts were written years afterthe events. While delving farther into thenarratives of Tacitus and Dio, one findslayers of hidden meanings. The placementof the Boudican story within the piecesand the way in which Boudica herself ischaracterized presents carefully plannedpolitical commentary on the state of theempire during the time of authorship forboth Tacitus and Dio. The negative characterizationsof Boudica which pervadeboth historians’ works are commentarieson the Roman political situation. Romanreaders would have been very familiar withstories of similarly powerful women, suchas Nero’s mother, Agrippina, and madeErin Peretti reading her papercomparisons between the strength and theactions of each. Likewise, the characterizationof Boudica as a barbarian set herapart from Roman civilization and society.Within the texts, the depiction of Boudicaas female and barbarian are almost entirelyintertwined, existing together to defineher as ‘cultural other,’ culminating in anallegory for Roman fears of losing culturalsuperiority.To the traditional powerful Romanmale, Boudica embodied everything thatwas opposed to Roman culture. She wasa barbarian and a Celt, wild and unrestrained,powerful and female. Within theTacitean narrative, Boudica and her Iceniconsistently stand out as savage barbarians.The Roman army stood in rank andfile, highly organized and professional,comprised solely of male warriors, but onthe Celtic side, to quote Tacitus, “betweenthe ranks dashed women, in black attirelike the Furies, with hair disheveled.” 1 TheCeltic Druids “[poured] forth dreadful imprecations,”frightening the Romans withthe “unfamiliar sight so that, as if theirlimbs were paralyzed, they stood motionless,and exposed to wounds.” Paulinusthen had to urge them on, encourage themto overcome their fears of this “troop of femalesand fanatics,” and fight the enemy. 2The Celts were so different and barbarous,so uncivilized and un-Roman, that thesight of their enemy terrified the usuallydominant and professional Romantroops. Likewise, when describing thefall of Verulamium, Tacitus says thatthe barbarians “delighted in plunderand were indifferent to all else…forit was not on making prisoners andselling them, or on any of the barter ofwar, that the enemy was bent, but onslaughter.” 3 Tacitus is careful to pointout the differences in Celtic militarycustom from that of the Romans.Whereas the Romans go to war to conquerland, get prisoners, and similarbooty, the Celts were only occupiedwith the massacre of their enemies inthese narratives. These Celts were veryun-Roman and on the brink of militarysuccess.In Dio’s account, as well, themesof barbarity abound. Dio describesBoudica as follows:In stature she was very tall, in appearancemost terrifying, in the glance of hereye most fierce, and her voice was harsh;a great mass of the tawniest hair fell toher hips; around her neck was a largegolden necklace; and she wore a tunic ofdiverse colours over which a thick mantlewas fastened with a brooch. This was herinvariable attire. She now grasped a spearto aid her in terrifying all beholders. 4Unlike the cultured and civilized Romanwoman wearing her stola, Boudicawas terrifying, harsh, and war-like, she ledan army, wielded power, and faced deathon the battlefield.The barbarian nature of the opposingforces is clearly emphasized in the writingsof both these authors, but at the veryoutset, the specific fact that a woman isleading the army adds to their uncivilizedpractice. In Rome, the battlefield was therealm of male citizens, with associationsof virtue and valor. Women were not footsoldiers in the Roman army, let alonecommanders. In both of the classical texts,Boudica’s gender is highly emphasizedand served as a caution of strong womenin Roman culture. Powerful women suchas Agrippina, Nero’s mother, threatenedto overthrow the traditional gender rolesof Roman society where the male soughtpublic office and political power and the10

woman might be educated and refinedbut not an official political player.In Dio’s narrative, the theme ofBoudica’s femininity is particularlystrong. In fact, when commenting onthe revolt, he accentuates that: “allthis ruin was brought upon the Romanby a woman, a fact which in itselfcaused them the greatest shame.” 5 Diomentions of Boudica herself, that she“possessed greater intelligence thanoften belongs to a woman,” furthercalling attention to her femininity andhis aversion to her as a power figure. 6Because of Boudica’s gender andher status as a barbarian, she was ametaphor for the outside threats tothe Roman Empire during a time ofpolitical instability or weakness. Thus,the victory of the Roman commander,Suetonius Paulinus, was greatly accentuatedand represented a desire for thereturn to both cultural and gender normativeswithin the empire. Tacitus isstating that while strong women suchas Agrippina and Boudica may threatenthe male dominated society, and whilebarbarians might one day endanger Romansuperiority, in the end, Roman masculinityand culture triumph.Within these texts, this eventual victoryof Paulinus not only emphasizes the Romansuperiority over the barbarian force,but harkens back to “the glorious days ofRepublican Rome,” 7 where civilized menran Rome, as opposed to the lyre-playingand overindulgent Nero, who throughoutthe texts functions as a stereo-type for allthe mad or tyrannous emperors, includingnot only himself, but Caligula, Domitianand Claudius.Despite Boudica’s feminine wiles andher barbarian ways, the depiction of herin Tacitus and Dio’s accounts are notentirely negative. The focus upon theconcept of libertas transforms Boudica intoa mouthpiece for the Roman elite, wholacked their former Republican freedomwhich had been vastly constricted, notonly under the Emperor Nero, but undermany others. Stories of the emperor Neroenclose the Boudican revolt in order toplace the current political situation intoa pattern of poor rulers. The grave eventsof the revolt and the thousands of deaths,Erin Peretti with her advisor, Prof. Dan Levineboth Roman and Briton, contrast sharplywith the games and acting of Nero, andthe political instability brought on by bothof these situations resonated deeply withthe Roman nobles. As compared to Nero,Boudica serves as a foil to the mad andtyrannous emperor. In a role far removedfrom the characterization of Boudica as abarbarian, she becomes a symbol of virtue,fighting for the freedom of her country andexpressing the desire of the Roman elitefor their former freedom.In Dio, for instance, when Boudicaprays on the battlefield, she wishes notonly for victory, but also for “preservationof life and liberty against men insolent,unjust, insatiable, impious” against those“ who bathe in warm water, eat artificialdainties, drink unmixed wine, anointthemselves with myrrh…and are slaves toa lyre-player and a poor one, too.” 8 Dio isexpressing anger at Nero and all corruptemperors through the words of Boudica.In Tacitus, she becomes the champion ofliberty of the Roman patrician class, nowlacking the freedom of the old Republic.When Boudica implores her troops, shesays, “in this battle you must conqueror die. This is a woman’s resolve; as formen, they may live and be slaves.” 9Boudica is acting as though she was aRoman man, fighting for her country,and in turn, being more Roman thanthe tyrannous Roman emperor. WhenBoudica next speaks, she says that itwould even be better to be sold to amaster and be a slave in name thanto posses “empty titles of freedom.” 10These empty titles, contained withina text of political commentary andcriticism, are a reference to positionsin the Senate and the power of the Romanelite, which now lack the honorderived from winning the positions byoratorical prowess. During the reignof Nero, while the plebs adored theemperor for his building projects andhis grand games, to quote the historianRonald Syme, “the non-politicalclasses acclaimed the new ordereverywhere, with enthusiasm, but nosenator could bring himself to confessa joyous acceptance,” for “what thePrinceps gained, the Senate lost — honouras well as power, and the imperialadministration steadily encroached.” 11Even though senators governed someprovinces and Nero could not singlehandedlyrun the entire empire, the oncemighty Roman patricians could no longerfollow the cursus honorum leading themto governmental glory. During this time,upper class Romans relied instead on beingappointed to the positions they onceearned through their political prowessand oratory and “curtailed the power andstatus of Roman aristocrats as individuals.”12 The senate was little more thana traditional remnant left over from therepublican era.Through the relation of both Nero’scrimes and the events of the rebellion,Tacitus is urging the reader to connect thetwo. The comparatively brief depiction ofthe revolt, “viewed as redintegratio animi forthe jaded reader, the revolt can be treatedas a self-contained episode, a contributionto the history of Roman imperial relations,associated only by contrast with thepolitics of Neronian Rome.” 13 The readeris first filled with disgust at Nero’s crimesand his moral corruption as compared tothe upstanding Roman citizens and is thenmade aware of the feelings of the once-11

Boudica (Continued)powerful Senate through Boudica’s speeches.Then, once the Annales returns againto Rome and Nero’s government, the reader’sreactions “will be conditioned in partby the intervening account of provincialaffairs.” 14 The politically minded ancientreader would have, in their current state ofimperial oppression, felt sympathy for themembers of the revolt who fought for theirlibertas, and been even more outragedto be once again enlightened of Nero’sactions in the subsequent section. Furthermore,in Tacitus’ description of the events,he implies that “military discipline hasbroken down with the material comforts ofservice in the colonia,” 15 and by extension,these same comforts and decadence havecorrupted the emperor Nero.Throughout both the Tacitean and Cassiantexts, the reader is, via the authors’words, witness to the bloody revolt of theEast Anglian tribes, as well as to layerupon layer of political commentary. Therevolt is used to illustrate the weakness ofthe Roman government and its susceptibilityto threats from both powerful womenand barbarian hordes, and thus Boudicais portrayed as a barbarian, emphasizingher difference from Roman culture, andas a female warrior where her ferocity isexaggerated. Likewise, Paulinus’ eventualvictory is a triumph of the Roman way oflife and rights the political situation.13Roberts, 118.14Ibid.15Ibid.,125.Works CitedDio, Cassius. Dio’s Roman History, VII,Ed. William Heinemann. Cambridge, Mass;London: Harvard University Press, 1982.Hopkins, Keith. Death and Renewal. NewYork: Cambridge University Press: 1983.Roberts, Michael. “The Revolt of Boudicca(Tacitus, Annals 14.29-39) and theAssertion of Libertas in Neronian Rome.”The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 109,No. 1. (1988), 118-132.Syme, Ronald. Ten Studies in Tacitus.Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970.Tacitus, Cornelius. The Annales. Trans.John Jackson; Cambridge, Mass: HarvardUniversity Press, 1937.Footnotes1Tac., 14.30. Literally, the Latin readsmuliebre et fanaticum.2Ibid.3Tacitus, 14.33.4Dio 62.2.5Dio 62.16Ibid, 62.2.7Michael Roberts. “The Revolt of Boudicca(Tacitus, Annals 14.29-39) and theAssertion of Libertas in Neronian Rome.”The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 109,No. 1. (1988), 118-132; 125.8Dio, 62.4.9Tacitus, 14.35.10Tacitus, 14.35.11Syme 1970, 9.12Hopkins, Death and Renewal. (NewYork: Cambridge University Press: 1983),121.Eta Sigma Phi and the Year of LanguagesProclamation passed by Eta Sigma Phi at the National Convention. Check out the AmericanCouncil on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) “Year of Languages” websiteat http://www.yearoflanguages.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageid=3591.12

Outreach AwardAt the 77th Annual Convention EtaDelta Chapter at Hillsdale College wasrecognized by the Board of Trustees forthe outstanding outreach project for thepromotion of Latin. The award is $100.With the financial assistance of the localKiwanis Club, members of Eta Delta Chapterdistributed dictionaries to all third-gradestudents in Hillsdale County. A distributionincluded a short presentation, which includedgiving the students an introductionto the Classics, explaining by examples theconnection between modern English wordssuch as “astronaut” and “hippopotamus”and their ancient Greek roots, and assistingthe students to write their names phoneticallywith Greek letters. In all, membersdistributed over 600 dictionaries to twentynineclassrooms in fourteen schools.Members of Eta Delta Chapter (lower left, Hannah Dixon; lower right, Megan Ramey; upperright, Megan Bezier) pose with students from Sauk Trail Academy and their new dictionaries.ConventionAwardsThe following Awards were made at the77th Annual Convention.Winners of the Olympic GamesMichael Cantrell, Michael Kelleher,Stephen Gaetano, Kevin Kimball of EtaDelta (Hillsdale), and Roberto Zamora ofGamma Iota (Wabash)Best Dressed VirBrian Gockley of Epsilon Nu (Creighton)Best Dressed FeminaHeidi Drayer of Epsilon Nu (Creighton)Best PaperErin Peretti of Beta Pi (University ofArkansas)Student PerformanceCatherine Larson of Eta Delta (Hillsdale)Service PrizeEta Delta (Hillsdale)Certamen WinnersPaul Ray of Eta Delta (Hillsdale)Karen Kelly of Gamma Omega (Baylor)Konstantina Choros of Epsilon Omicron(University of Massachusetts)Daniel Walin of Gamma Omega (Baylor)Team Name: Loungers O’ DestinyStudents from North Adams-Jerome show off their dictionaries.Certamen WinnersExecutive Secretary Sienkewicz awarding the NLE book prizes to the winners of the 2005certamen: (l to r.) Paul Ray of Hillsdale, Karen Kelly of Baylor, Daniel Walin of Baylor, andKonstantina Choros of the University of Massachusetts. The name of their team was “LoungersO’ Destiny.”13

Res GestaeThe following chapter reports were eitherpresented at the convention or sent directly tothe national office.Alpha Lambda (University of Oklahoma)This year has been especially fruitful forthe Alpha Lambda Chapter. Our mainfocus has been on collaboration. We havehad for some time the unique opportunityat the University of Oklahoma to workin conjunction with other organizationsinvolved in encouraging the study of theClassics. This year, through extensivecooperation with the American Instituteof Archaeology, the OU Classics andLetters Society, the OU Center of ClassicalArchaeology and Civilizations andthe newly formed Classical ArchaeologySociety, we have been able to offer ourstudent body more.Some of the meeting topics this yearincluded: “Rebuilding Archaeology andAncient History in Iraq” by our very ownProf. Daniel Snell; “Caesarea Maritima,Dream and Reality: The Excavation ofKing Herod’s City by the Sea” by our ownProf. Farland Stanley; “Let the Gods Decide:Oracles, Omens, and Battles” by ourown Prof. Alfred S. Bradford; “The Art,Archaeology & Religions of the Etruscans,Romans & Greeks” The Biblical ArchaeologySociety (BAS) Seminar, which includedsuch topics as “Etruscan and Romanconnections: The Tiber River as Boundaryin early Roman History” by Claudio Bizzarri;“Reflections of Etruscan culture frompaintings and designs on bronze Etruscanmirrors” by Alba Frascarelli.In addition to a high turnout at thesemeetings (generally between 50 and 100participants), we added 16 initiates. WeReactivated ChaptersEta Sigma Phi welcomes back thefollowing chapters which recentlyreactivated by holding an initiationceremony and submitting a report ofinitiates to the executive secretary.Epsilon at the University of IowaAlpha Eta at the University ofMichiganlook forward to another successful yearand expect only further progress.Alpha Upsilon (Wooster College)In September we had a barbecue. In Octoberwe held a movie night and watchedLife of Brian. In December we went LatinCaroling and had a holiday party. InMarch we celebrated the Ides of March.Beta Theta (Hampden-Sydney)Beta Theta held two initiation ceremoniesthis spring, with a total of thirteen initiates,bringing our total membership to arecent high of twenty-three.In the fall members attended performancesof The Furies at the Universityof Richmond and Bacchae at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. On the Hampden-Sydneycampus there was a talk byBernard Frischer, director of the Institutefor Advanced Technology in the Humanitiesat the University of Virginia, who presenteda virtual tour of the Roman Forum.Last spring one of our members, GeoffreyS. Lea, was honored with the David C.Wilson Memorial Award in Greek, receivinga book and a check for $500. At FinalConvocation on April 21 of this year, wewill again give the Wilson Award to one ofour members, and the Leila B. ThompsonEta Sigma Phi Prize in Latin, which hasnot been given in the last few years, willbe awarded to another member. The latterprize, named for the wife of our long-timeadviser, is a book and a check for $1000.00.We regret that for the first time in manyyears we do not have members, or ouradviser, attending the convention.We will be having a meeting soon toelect officers for next year.Beta Kappa (College of Notre Dame ofMaryland)On September 10, 2004 some attendedan AIA lecture at John Hopkins by JohnJ. Dobbins of the University of Virginia onthe Pompeii Forum Project.On November 10, 2004 we hostedthe annual Sister Mary Gratia MemorialLecture. Gladys Callahan Justice gave aslide-illustrated lecture entitled “A Visit toKing Tut’s Tomb.” This was attended byseveral teachers, students, alumnae andfriends.Some of us attended another AIA lectureat Hopkins on January 28 on the OldestKnown Synagogue in the World: Delos,2nd Century B.C. by Dr. Monika Tuemper.This was the endowed John J. CallahanMemorial Lecture, named in honor of thedeceased husband of our long-time friendand honorary member Gladys Justice.On February 19 some of us enjoyed aperformance of the twelfth century Latinclassic, Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard of Bingen.This extraordinary performance wasdone by the Peabody Chamber Opera.To raise funds for our activities we heldour annual Roman Raffle in October andour Maryland Classics Raffle in April. Inthe midst of our fall raffle we enjoyed aLatin night at Pizza Hut, which donated toour fundraiser a percentage of the paymentsby our group. Faculty and studentsfrom other departments joined us, alongwith family and friends. The fundraisers,combined with donations from alumnae,made it possible for us to add more than$1500 to Sister Mary Gratia ScholarshipFund, which provides students withfunding for an archeological tour of Italy,Greece, or Turkey.On April 22 we will induct three newmembers. The Induction Ceremony willbe followed by a potluck Roman dinnerprovided by Latin and classics students.We need to acknowledge the generousfinancial support and strong moral supportthat we receive every year from our alumnaein all our projects.We are pleased to make a small donationto the Endowment Fund.Beta Pi (University of Arkansas)It has been yet another glorious year forthe Beta Pi Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi atthe University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.In addition to welcoming fourteen newinitiates, the Beta Pi’s hosted several spiritedguest lecturers and workshoppers inthe never-ceasing quest to spread awarenessand appreciation for the Classics inNorthwest Arkansas.On October 18th, Beta Pi sponsoredPatrick E. McGovern, a senior researchscientist and associate professor of anthropologyat the University of Pennsylvania,for his lecture titled “Wine and the Vine:The Archaeological and Chemical Hunt14

for Viniculture.” The lecture attractedClassics majors, Chemistry majors andBacchants alike. The lecture was followedby a reception and wine-tasting, which wasalso swimmingly successful.On February 9th, the chapter washonored to host Togaman Wade Heaton,guest lecturer at last year’s national convention,for a lecture and demonstrationtitled “Toga: Non Vestis, sed Conceptio.”The popular presentation was followed bya reception and workshop, allowing thecurious to try their hand at the duty andbeauty that is the toga.On April 7th, Beta Pi welcomed RebeccaResiniski, Assistant Professor of Classicsat Hendrix College, for a lecture exploringthe overlap between incestuous and samesexdesire in the myth of Myrrha as told bythe Roman poet Ovid and the contemporaryAmerican poet Frank Bidart.In addition to the lecture series, the BetaPi’s enjoyed another rollicking SaturnaliaChristmas party and the Second AnnualEta Sigma Phi Toga Party, this year dubbeda Greek Symposium to contrast andcompliment last year’s Roman Banquet.The Beta Pi chapter has many loftyplans for next year, including a guestlecturer on numismatics and the ancienteconomy to attract the numerous businessstudents at the U of A. The lecture willbe followed by a minting workshop andreception.The Beta Pi Chapter is grateful for itssuccess in the past year, and looks forwardto employing the information and adviceyou have to share in order to make nextyear even better.Togaman (Wade Heaton) andBeta Pi member Andy Tomasello(in an equestrian toga) takenat the University of Arkansasby local Chrysophylax JasmineMerced-Ownbey. Heaton’sappearance was sponsored by theBeta Pi Chapter of Eta SigmaPhi (University of Arkansas) andincluded a “symposium” presentationafterwards.Beta Sigma (Marquette University)The Beta Sigma Chapter of Eta SigmaPhi at Marquette University has had anamazing year. Our officers represented EtaSigma Phi at Marquette’s annual organizationalfair, “O-Fest,” at a booth that providedinformation on how to get involvedwith Classics at Marquette. We kicked offthis year’s activities by scheduling a grouptrip to see The Comedy of Errors at Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s theatreperformed by the Milwaukee ShakespeareCompany. We then held our annual ClassicsValentine sale in February. Our thirdevent took us to see Julius Caesar performedat the UWM campus, and followedwith a discussion group at a local coffeeshop. The middle of March found us celebrating/mourningwith an Ides of Marchparty, which included laurels, a viewing ofA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to theForum, and lots of food and drink. Shortlythereafter, we held a Classics majors andminors party, which served to introduceClassics students, who had previously notfound themselves in the same classes, toeach other. Our last event was a speakeron the value of Classics in education,Dr. Fleming, from Rockford, Illinois. Wehave two more events scheduled for theremainder of the year, including the sellingof buttons with classically-oriented phrasesin Latin and Greek on them, as well asa trip to hear a reading of Euripides by aMilwaukee theatre company.Beta Psi (Rhodes College)Beta Psi opened the Fall with our customarybarbeque, which we hold every year toraise interest in the Classics and to answerany questions students might have aboutthe Greek and Roman Studies at RhodesCollege or about Eta Sigma Phi. The eventwas well-attended by both students andfaculty. We also held a discussion forumfor the film Alexander in which studentsand professors discussed the Macedoniangeneral and the cinematic portrayal of hiscampaigns.Beta Psi was privileged to have AndrewDrawing bya studentat BruceElementarySchool inMemphis, TN,for membersof the BetaPsi (RhodesCollege)chapter.15

Res Gestae (Continued)Wallace-Hadrill give a lecture on Pompeii.Students had the opportunity to havelunch with Professor Wallace-Hadrill andto talk about his field of expertise.Additionally, four of our members,Caroline Bishop, Elokin Capece, AndrewO’Brien, and Todd Ridley, presented papersat the Third Annual ACS UndergraduateResearch Symposium in Classics heldat Millsaps College. Our students covereda number of topics including magic in theancient world, virtus in the Late Republic,and stylistic techniques in Augustine’sConfessions.We have also continued our serviceproject at Bruce Elementary School, whichremains our pride and joy and is now inits eighth year. This year, Rhodes studentshandled the responsibilities of organizinglesson plans for our elementary schoolfriends. We participated in a number of funand educational activities, such as makingLatin valentines, learning the Greek alphabet,and exploring a labyrinth, with candynot the Minotaur at its end.We initiated one new member in theFall and ten new members in the Spring,and, after this convention, we will electnew officers in preparation for anotheryear in Classics for Beta Psi.Gamma Alpha (Indiana State University)The Gamma Alpha chapter at IndianaState University has had quite a busyacademic year. With only two officers,President Angela Nicholas and Secretary/TreasurerApril Philpott, and ourwonderful faculty advisor Marilyn Bisch,we knew that it would take exemplaryorganizational skills to make 2004-2005a triumphant year for Eta Sigma Phi. TheQuid Novi?Send information on your chapter’sactivities by October 1, 2005, forinclusion in the fall Nuntius. Photographsof members are alwayswelcome, and be sure to identifythe people in the photographs.Send information and photographsto Executive Secretary Thomas J.Sienkewicz (see p. 2).year began with a meeting in which wedrew up a calendar of events for the schoolyear. Our first activity was a week longbook and bake sale at the end of October.We could not have predicted how successfulthis fundraiser would be. In one week,we succeeded in raising nearly $400. Aspecial thanks is due to the former directorof the Honors Program, Dr. Don Jennermann,without whom our book and bakesale would not have been possible. Weinducted two new members during the fallinitiation ceremony and enjoyed a homemadeItalian meal afterwards.The spring semester began slowly butcertainly picked up speed. Much of theofficers’ time has revolved around planningactivities for the annual Founding ofRome Banquet and “Latin Fest 2005.” TheFounding of Rome Banquet, always a favoritewith members of Eta Sigma Phi, willtake place April 21st at the Olive Garden.We plan to initiate 12 new members thatevening. Graduating seniors will be recognizedas well. The highlight of the evening,though, is the recognition of outstandinghigh school Latin students, who alongwith their teachers, were invited to attendand celebrate Rome’s birthday with us. Itreceived such a warm reception last springthat we have decided to make the inclusionand recognition of outstanding localscholars a tradition. Perhaps the highlightof this year will take place the followingday with Latin Fest 2005. The goalof Latin Fest is to continue to foster therelationship between Indiana State andIndiana high school students and teachers.Activities include a panel discussion,certamen, quiz games, skits and learninghow to make a toga! We are very excitedabout Latin Fest and hope it will continuethrough the years. The Latin and Classicsprograms here at Indiana State continueto grow in popularity among incoming students.We hope that in the coming yearsEta Sigma Phi will also continue to furtherdevelop its trend of community outreachand service.Gamma Gamma (University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee)This past October we were pleased toinitiate six new members to our Chapter.In November, taking advantage of the oncampusscreening of a modern Danish filmversion of Medea, we organized an eventwhich combined viewing the modern filmfollowed by seeing a video of a classicaltheatrical production of the Medea inGreek with pizza and discussion following.This month we are hosting a lectureentitled: “Hannibal’s Invasion: The Casefor the Highest Pass” to be presented byRichard F. Hough, Professor Emeritus ofGeography, San Francisco State University.Gamma Omicron (Monmouth College)It has been an exciting year indeed forthe Gamma Omicron chapter of EtaSigma Phi. We started the year off onthe cibus (food) foot with a picnic at Dr.Sienkewicz’s house. As always, this is a gayaffair that mixes business with delicioustreats. Similarly, we have had two sets ofinitiation ceremonies this year where foodwas also a major feature. At these eventswe welcomed eleven new initiates into EtaSigma Phi.In October we hosted a photo exhibiton “12 Black Classicists,” examiningAfrican American contributions to theClassics. As part of the exhibit we werefortunate to have Michele Ronnick ofWayne State University deliver a lectureon the autobiography of one of these blackClassicists, William Sanders Scarborough.On the Ides of March, thanks to agenerous gift from the estate of lateProfessor Bernice L. Fox, we started a newMonmouth Classics tradition, an annualCena Classica, a luscious banquet of oldworld foods, including Nonni RomanBread, Cornish game hen with plum sauce,carrots in wine sauce, watercress salad invinaigrette dressing, garnished with dates,olives and other delectables. Unfortunatelydue to our Presbyterian heritage, we had toreplace the wine with grape juice, but wewere still so pleased with the menu that itshall become the permanent feature forfuture cenas. Photos from the dinner and afull menu can be found at http://department.monm.edu/classics/CenaClassicaMMV.htm.Following this feast we welcomed Dr.James DeYoung as our annual Fox Classicslecturer. He spoke on “Producing Euripides’Trojan Women for a Modern Audience.”This lecture was followed by a wonder-16

Res Gestae (Continued)who kindly agreed to read to the passersbyfor a short time. Two weeks later, weassisted the department in welcomingcurrent and former students for the annualHomecoming party/open house. Onthe same weekend, Dr. Alden Smith, theillustrious head of our classics department,received the Master Teacher award, thehighest honor granted to Baylor faculty. Weended the month with a Halloween partyat which Baylor Classics students, alumni,and faculty gathered for pumpkin carving,bobbing for apples, a costume contest, andother seasonal festivities.Shortly after the Halloween party, someof our leading members were stricken bya horrifying disease that apparently onlythose graduating within the year contract.Lamenting and bewailing the fate of thesemembers made it difficult for the chapterto continue with their happy-go-luckyactivities. With the help of a past prytanis,however, the remaining officers kickedthe chapter back into gear with highlysuccessful Take-A-Dative in early March.This year’s theme was Homer on theRange, allowing us to rediscover our innercowboys and cowgirls. The event provideda great opportunity for us to get to knowthe eight members we had inducted twodays previously. It also gave us a reason todesign another t-shirt! Additional memberswill be inducted at our next meeting.In addition to inductions and Take-A-Dative,the chapter assisted the departmentwith the second High School Latin Dayfor central Texas students. Legion XIVprovided some educational entertainmentfor the participants, and a suspensefulcertamen tournament allowed the schoolsto display their knowledge of the classicalworld. Movie Fridays and weeklySit-By-The-Stick celebrations were alsorenewed this semester. Our departmentallecture series continued with appearancesby Robert Fagles, Duane Roller, IanStorey, and Patricia Rosenmeyer; we helda conference on slavery and oppressionfrom ancient to modern times organized bythe Classics Department. We are proud ofour own Becky Tompkins, Erik Ellis, andScott Landua, who presented papers atthe southern section of CAMWS, and BillWhite, who presented a paper at the 101stCAMWS meeting.Some members of Delta Theta at Dickinson CollegeDelta Theta (Dickinson College)This past year has been exciting for theDelta Theta Chapter. On March 10, 2005,we inducted fifteen new members intoour chapter and we have been involvedin many interesting activities. To start offour year, we worked to create a new clubon campus, the Chimaera Club, to spreadinterest in the Classics to other peoplebesides majors. We were able to be officiallyrecognized by the college and have aroundforty members. The Chimaera Club willwork closely with Eta Sigma Phi in thefuture to do many activities. We held ourthird annual Lasagna Dinner which was abig hit. Faculty, students, and staff attendedthe event at the Classics House, and everyonehad a great time. We have had severalmovie nights and study nights as a group.We had a study abroad fair where memberswho had been abroad shared theirexperiences with people interested in goingabroad. In the spring semester, we had ourannual Greek dinner. During this dinnerwe had Greek food and watched Troy.The event was very successful. Right now,students are working in coordinating LatinDay with the local High Schools. Severalmembers are getting together to judge projects,and two of our officers will be attendingthe actual event as judges. Throughoutthe year we have hosted numerous speakersand held many receptions for these speakers.We look forward to the continuationof club events in the future, especially withour new Chimaera Club.Delta Upsilon (Valparaiso University)Over the last two years our chapterhas initiated twenty five new members.Valparaiso has a thriving chapter of theArchaeological Institute of America andour members regularly attended the manyAIA lectures, the last one of which wasabout the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.Thirty students attended dinner andthe play Julius Caesar-Bladerunner-esk withcell phones and laser guns. On April 25,2005 we will hold the 1st Annual studenttranslation symposium/convivium wherestudents will read in the original Greek,Latin, and Hebrew poetry and prose thenoffer their own polished, free translationof authors, such as Horace, Catullus, Livy,Cicero, Vergil, New Testament, Homer,Sappho, Herodotus, the Septuagint, andPlato.One of our members, Jeff Beibay,delivered a paper at the 2005 CAMWSmeeting in Madison, Wisconsin.Delta Chi Chapter (St. Olaf College)Delta Chi chapter kicked off the yearwith its Second Annual Ultimate FrisbeeBattle. Right after Halloween we celebratedthe Eleusinian Mysteries, completewith kukeon and dramatic recitations. InNovember we sponsored a Gladiator movienight, and in December we hit the streetsof Northfield for Christmas caroling inGreek, Latin, and German.February saw us competing in the EtaSigma Phi translation contests. As theIdes of March approached, many of usperformed in Plautus’ Curculio, whichwe took on tour to several schools in theTwin Cities and surrounding area. We alsoinitiated 23 student members and two18

honorary members into the chapter, just intime for them to help us run the nationalconvention.Our report must close on a sad note.One of the members of Delta Chi chapter,St. Olaf junior Nicholas M. Harter, waskilled in a scuba-diving accident on November21, 2004. Nic was a double majorin English and Ancient Studies; a happy,vivacious person, he was passionate abouteverything and wrote great quantities ofpoetry. Fun-loving and out-going, he hadbeen actively involved in the planning ofthis meeting and was looking forward to it.We know that he is with us today in spirit,and we would ask you all to stand now fora brief moment of silence, to honor hismemory.Epsilon Iota (University of Florida)We had a very full and successful year.We started the year after numerous hurricanedelays with our fall inductions. Weimmediately implemented a new program:a book club in which we read Greek andLatin works in translation. October wasa busy month. On October 1, we helpedthe Center for Greek Studies host the25th Annual Greek Dance, completewith Greek food, folk dancers, and ourfavorite, bouzouki music. Member TomEvison braved the torrential rains as ourdedicated parking attendant. Inside, thetradition of making human etas, sigmas,and phis first reared its ugly head. In mid-October, we started our weekly tutoringlab for students in Latin and Greek classes.We experienced great success with thisprogram, especially before finals week. Wealso continued to offer tutoring servicesNic Harter grew up in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis.Next to the Mississippi River in St. Paul, where he drowned,his parents have put up a small cross made by Nic’s grandfatherand inscribed with the words “Requiescat in Pace”; theLatin words remind them how much Nic enjoyed studyingLatin. Members of Delta Chi think of Nic whenever they hearthe wind chimes in St. Olaf’s Memorial Tower; each of the114 chimes commemorates a student who died while attendingthe college. Nic’s chime was added at the close of his memorialservice on the evening of Dec. 7, 2004. A fuller obituary canbe found at http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/s050308.html.on a one-on-one basis via our tutoringlistserv, over which students and tutorscould arrange meeting times around theirindividual schedules. On October 15,we celebrated Octogafest, a toga party atwhich even Dionysus himself made anappearance. On the 17th, we went to thetheatre department’s production of TheBacchae. On the 21st, advisor Dr. KarelisaHartigan delivered a lecture on Santorinias part of the Alumni Lecture Series. Atthe end of the month, we ran in the Hustlefor Humanity and hosted a symposium inpreparation for CAMWS-SS.We welcomed John Camp on November10 with a pizza lunch in the afternoonbefore his AIA lecture on recent excavationsin the Athenian Agora. BeforeThanksgiving, we organized an extremelysuccessful canned food drive. We collectedover 1200 cans, which we donated to theRonald McDonald House, Peaceful PathsShelter for Battered Women, and the St.Francis House. We thanked Anthony Strazulla’sLatin 1 class for bringing in the mostcans, 517, with a pizza lunch. We participatedin our first Habitat for Humanitybuild on December 4th. Amber Graham,Brenda Fields, and Alyssa Henriquez spenthours digging in cold, deep ditches andleveling a yard. On the 9th, we held a daylongtutoring session, and on the 10th, wecelebrated the end of the semester and reopeningof state parks following hurricaneclean-up with a BBQ. Graduate studentsroasted spiders on the open flames whilethe rest of us embarrassed ourselves withour poor Frisbee skills.In January, we inducted 20 newmembers and held a meet-and-greet pizzalunch (these are quite popular with ourdepartment) for prospective new hires Dr.Victoria Pagan and Dr. Andrew Wolpert,who later accepted the department’s offerand will join our faculty next year. OnFebruary 9th, Jack Davis spoke with theAIA on the Palace of Nestor at Pylos. OnFebruary 19th, we participated in anotherHabitat Build, this time with greater attendancethanks to better weather. On March11th, we hosted a lecture by Eta SigmaPhi trustee Dr. Alden Smith on Ovid’sAbsence of Epic in Ex Ponto 3.3. We wereextremely excited to bring him to speak.The following morning, William Hall ledan interactive mask lecture and workshop.In the last few weeks, numerous memberscompeted for scholarships offered by theClassics Department and the Center forGreek Studies, and we had many winnerswho will be recognized at an awardceremony at the end of the month. At thisceremony, we will recognize two outstandingmembers of the Epsilon Iota Chapterwith $500 scholarships. Our new shirtsarrived two weeks ago. This year, we wentwith a classic polo featuring the Eta SigmaPhi logo. We also ordered fabulous, verytrendy hats. A week ago, we held our lastmeeting and elections for next year’s officers,and this week, we are recognizing thedepartment’s secretary and office managerwith Druscilla and Heather AppreciationWeek. After another marathon tutoringsession, we plan to finish off the year witha BBQ and day of tubing.Epsilon Nu (Creighton University)The Epsilon Nu Chapter has sought toexemplify the ingrained principles of EtaSigma Phi and preserve the integrity ofthe Classics. We have worked towardsachieving this task not only through variouschapter activities, but also throughcommunity service. Our chapter hasgrown significantly over this past year andis successfully striving to become morerecognized on campus. We continue tobuild camaraderie among members tospread interest in the Classics beyond theacademic spectrum with many creativeevents.Epsilon Nu’s primary chapter activitiesinclude movie showings, restaurantoutings, picnics, and all other events that19

Res Gestae (Continued)pertain to the greater organization of EtaSigma Phi.Epsilon Nu ended last year and commencedthis school year with a picnic in alocal park for all the majors and professorsin the Classics Department.During our monthly movie showingsand pizza nights we have watched thefollowing films: Gladiator, Life of Brian,O Brother Where Art Thou?, History ofthe World, Part I, Mad Max, Indiana Jonesand the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and ThePassion of the Christ. Members gathered ata Bacchanalia to celebrate the end of thelast school year and the Fall 2004 semester.Members also frequent Katie’s Greekrestaurant and the Greek Islands.The formal induction ceremony washeld in January 2005 to welcome over 20new members into our organization, afterwhich many of us went out to eat at theGreek Islands Restaurant.Elections were held at the end of the2004 Spring semester to fill the necessarypositions for the chapter.The chapter participated in the Fall2004 Involvement Fair, to recruit studentsfor the Classics club and enrolled over 60students in our club.Epsilon Nu designed and sold our firsteverT-shirts.Working with “Project Welcome,”an organization for Sudanese refuges,Epsilon Nu adopted Jada Loro, the son ofa Sudanese family, to raise money for hiseducation. Two major fundraising eventswere held in this effort. A Pumpkin carvingcontest was held on Halloween whichraised over $100. The chapter collectedpledges for a charity bike ride amountingto $500.Throughout the Fall and Springsemesters, student and faculty members ofEpsilon Nu volunteered their help at manyCertamina for the district Junior ClassicalLeague Convention. We have built astrong relationship with the Nebraska JCLand plan to continue working with highschoolersin the future.Epsilon Omicron (University of MassachusettsAmherst)The Epsilon Omicron chapter of EtaSigma Phi at the University of MassachusettsAmherst is large and vivacious,comprised of over 100 certified members.We enjoy unfailing support from the Classicsdepartment at UMass, including agenerous grant this Spring which helpedto finance fundraisers and subsidize ticketsto the annual banquet, allowing morestudents to participate. There is a strongsense of community in our chapter, andwe endeavor to include as many people aspossible, reaching out to the greater communityin new and exciting ways.Epsilon Omicron plans various eventsso that our members can attend activitiesthat spark their interest. Our chapter tooka day trip on Sunday, March 6th to attenda wonderful performance of ChristopherMarlowe’s first play Dido, Queen ofCarthage at the American RepertoryTheatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wealso have planned a trip to the Museumof Fine Arts in Boston to view theirextensive classical exhibit for Saturday,April 30th.In order to bring the group togetherto have fun and relieve stress, we holdperiodical movie nights at which we haveseen Troy; Gladiator; I, Claudius; Jason andthe Argonauts; and Clash of the Titans. Ourlast movie night on Thursday, May 5th willbe a Toga Pot Luck Party. Members will beencouraged to dress and cook with historicalaccuracy, while visitors enjoy MontyPython’s Life of Brian and Latin studentscommiserate with Brian as he has nouncases beaten into him by a Roman soldier.This is a fun gathering for Eta Sigma Phimembers to share their knowledge andlove of the classical world with other studentsat the university.In order to fund this ambitious itinerary,we conduct several fundraisers. LastFall, our annual Book and Bake Sale wasa success once again. Books were donatedby faculty and students from all across thecampus, and the profits purchased planetickets to send two members to the annualEta Sigma Phi convention. We also held aValentine’s Day Bake Sale, which amongits many delicious and creative treats soldapples dipped in white chocolate whichread, “To the most beautiful goddess.warning: Eta Sigma Phi is not responsiblefor any wars caused by the giving of thisproduct.” One final bake sale is plannedfor Monday, April 11th, and our finalfundraiser will be the Eta Sigma Phi T-shirtsale at the yearly banquet.Our banquet this year promises to be anexciting event. The UMass Classics facultyhas nominated a record 120 students forinduction into Eta Sigma Phi this year.With our already active chapter strengthenedeach year by so many enthusiasticinitiates, Epsilon Omicron may expectmany more movie nights and museumtrips. The spirit of Eta Sigma Phi lives atUMass through the enthusiastic studentswho gather to share their love of Classics.Zeta Beta Chapter of Temple UniversityZeta Beta Chapter of Temple Universityhas had a busy year since we met in NewOrleans. Our annual initiation was heldon April 12th. We initiated seventeen newregular members and a graduate studentassociate, who will be teaching Latin atsecondary level. On April 21st we madeour annual celebration of Rome’s birthdaycomplete, as usual, with a large birthdaycake. A new tradition of three-foot hoagiesto accompany the cake has begun. JeffPetsis, who graduated in summer of 2003and took a year at the post-baccalaureateprogram at the University of Pennsylvania,returned to tell us that he had won agenerous fellowship to do graduate workin Classics at Florida State University. Wecontinue to receive good reports from andabout him as he studies and teaches in theSunshine State.April continued on its busy way with avisit to the department of Greek, Hebrew& Roman Classics the next day, April22nd, by Bill Parsons. Bill just minoredin Classics, since he, as do many of ourstudents, discovered Classics and AncientHistory after he arrived at Temple. Hebecame so interested in the topic, though,that he eventually began to teach Latin asan extracurricular subject, as well as regularlyscheduled metal shop and ancienthistory at a middle school near Boston.He told us that he is petitioning to teachGreek next year!We held one of our famous potluckdinners on April 30th, when guestspeakers came to visit for the HonorsProgram course on the Medea themethat our department offered for Spring2004. Professor Martin Winkler of George20

Mason University delighted an expandedaudience with film clips and commentaryabout the works of filmmakers Peier PaoloPasolini (Medea), Jules Dassin (A Dreamof Passion), and Lars von Trier (Medea). Inthe second half of the program, ProfessorFred Ahl of Cornell spoke to us about thework of a translator, and especially abouthis own translation of Seneca’s Medea. EtaSigma Phiers were essential to the smoothproceeding of this gathering, right throughthe inevitable clean-up of the lounge!In May we were geared up for graduation.The first ceremony involving ourmajors and minors was the initiationfor Phi Beta Kappa honorees. Since thenational Phi Beta Kappa president, NiallSlater of Emory University, a Classicsprofessor, was a guest speaker, Eta SigmaPhiers assisted in many ways, from helpingto fetch him from the airport, to organizinga dinner for him at Zorba’s (guess whatkind of food!) and adjourning around thecorner to our chapter president’s house,where the former concert-pianist-in-training,Christina Streletz, gave a concert thatmade us proud. Impromtu, too! The nextday Professor Slater helped initiate threesenior Eta Sigma Phiers and one junior EtaSigma Phier among the Temple studentscoming into Phi Beta Kappa.Six majors graduated in May wearingtheir Eta Sigma Phi Honor Cords. Thesixth student, the lone male, could not attendgraduation ceremonies. Wade Albertdid us proud, however, by being acceptedat Temple Law School, where he is studyinghard this year and planning to stormPhiladelphia politics after he receives hisJuris Doctor. Three of the female graduateshave taken a rest this year, but not beforeall had won graduation awards. ChristinaStreletz won the Nicholas Vlachos Prizefor Excellence in the Study of Classics,Barbara Steele won the Radoff Prize foroutstanding academic achievement, competingwith students from all languages.Adrienne Kenyon represented us with theJane Stenton award for academic excellence.Jeanne Haines, who double majoredin psychology, decided to concentrate onClassics and this year has been attendingthe post-baccalaureate program atthe University of Pennsylvania. She hasapplied for graduate study in Classics andReligion in several programs, and shouldhear about acceptance soon. Dawn Kollonigefollowed her second major, in HealthServices, and is working in that field inthe Philadelphia area. In the summer, ZetaBeta incoming co-Prytanis, Andy Felder,attended classes at Temple’s Campus inRome. He was very enthusiastic about theexperience, and in the fall Jamie Sawyertried a semester there. She returned ravingabout the city and Temple’s program, soour other co-Prytanis, Alison Cutts, alongwith major Ben Trent, about whom morebelow, have spent the spring semesterthere, also duly impressed by la bella città!Former national Eta Sigma Phi Grammateus(Tufts) Karen Klaiber moved froma temporary full time teaching positionat Temple to a presidential appointment.She married on the Fourth of July, and asKaren Hersch was elected one of the firsttwo faculty members to Temple’s Collegeof Liberal Arts Society of Fellows for theHumanities. Dr. Hersch does not let thisstop her from being Associate Sponsor ofZeta Beta, and a wonderful supporter ofstudent activities.This year Andromache Karanika alsojoined the Classics faculty after pursuingan education at Thessaloniki, WashingtonUniversity at St. Louis, and Princeton.We lured her away from a post-doc fellowshipat Stanford to join us, where shemakes glad the hearts of our majors andminors who are concentrating on Greekrather than Latin! On our Rome Campus,Margaret Brucia has been hired to teachZeta BetaChapter withauthor ofLingua Latina,from left toright: MattScannapicco,Lyndy Danvers,Hans Ørberg,and AlisonCuttsLatin every spring semester. Alison andBen, who have studied with her, reportthat she is vivacious, terribly smart, andtakes students on great field trips. Herpresence to offer the Latin language willmake it possible for our students to remainin Rome for an entire year without fallingbehind in coursework in the major. TheTemple program in Rome is open to studentsfrom other colleges as well, so if youare interested in the Eternal City, why notenjoy springtime at Temple Rome?October was a banner month for us.We assisted Dr. Davis with a panel sheorganized for the Classical association ofthe Atlantic States, which met in Philadelphia.The panel featured a visit fromDr. Hans Ørberg of Denmark, authorof the Latin textbook we use at Temple,Lingua Latina per se illustrata. Not onlydid Dr. Hersch speak on the panel, butshe helped Dr. Davis organize. Eta SigmaPhiers turned out to assist, too. Dr. Ørbergwas accompanied by his sons Anders andStefen, who it turns out, were the modelsfor the two boys in the narrative of thetext, Marcus and Quintus. Dr. Ørberg’sdaughter Trina was the model for Julia,and his two youngest sons were the modelsfor the twins born to “Aemilia” and “Iulius”in the text. We enjoyed hearing anecdotesabout the real Familia Romana at a dinnerwe held on Thursday, October 7th, for allteachers and students in the Temple areawho know these textbooks. After managinga superb potluck dinner and clean-up,students helped to take the Ørbergs to21

Res Gestae (Continued)the hotel where the conference would beheld. Early on the Friday four stalwart ZetaBeta members came out for the 8:30 a.m.panel. Andy Felder and Alison Cutts soldLingua Latina tee shirts we had had madefor the occasion, and generally fetchedand carried. Lyndy Danvers and MattScannapieco manned the video camerasrecording the session. The students alsotook care of the raffle of door prizes CAASlikes to have in each session of papers.We gave away Lingua Latina tee shirts andtextbooks in our session. On the Mondayafter, Dr. Ørberg visited Temple Latinclasses, where students in the beginningand intermediate courses were thrilled toask him questions about the text, to listento his explanation of how he came to writeit, and to line up to get his autograph. Theoctogenarian scholar was amazed at beinggreeted like a visiting pop music star.November saw Zeta Beta, runner-up inthe 2004 certamen in New Orleans, backat its scholastic tricks. The four studentswho went with their sponsors to the annualmeeting of the Philadelphia ClassicsSociety not only enjoyed the speakers,and interacting with local classics teachersfrom elementary and secondary schools,but came away with the prize in the TriviaContest. They later recycled the gift certificatefor Barnes & Noble in a fundraisingraffle to benefit Zeta Beta!We held two welcome parties for majorsand minors, complete with our favoritefood, pizza. One was in September, and theother in February as the second semesterstarted. Pizza also featured large in a“Pizza and Poetry” session in Dr. Davis’sHellenistic Alexandria class this spring.Dr. Karanika’s beginning Greek class andseveral other majors, Zeta Beta membersall, joined the members of the class for“Wine, Women and Song,” the pizzareplacing wine, all the women, as GarrisonKeillor would say, good looking, and thesong furnished by selection from the GreekAnthology. Doctors Davis and Herschread some of the poems in Greek, studentsread in English, and Dr. Karanika cappedthe experience for us by reading in herbeautiful modern Greek voice the ancientGreek poems she knows so well.We held a fundraising bake sale onValentine’s Day, appealing to the sweettooth of each student and staff memberwho passed our table with cupcakesdecorated for the holiday and brownies,perennial favorites. Proceeds went towardsending our delegates to national conventionat St. Olaf.In February we had a field trip to NewYork City, compliments of our dean, whofurnished a bus. We first went to the OnassisFoundation, where we saw an exhibit ofartifacts from the time of Phillip II and Alexanderthe Great. We were treated royally,and all received a free copy of the exhibitcatalog and a poster from the exhibit as weleft. The bus next took us to the MetropolitanMuseum of Art where we just had timeto eat lunch, then go through the Egyptian,Greek and Roman displays. A bonus of thetrip was the ride along Central Park, wherethe Christo and Jeanne-Claude installationcalled “the Gates” was still in place.Dr. Hersch, whose specialty is the RomanWedding, raced into the Park next to theMet and obtained a fabric sample of thesaffron material, the color of the Romanwedding veil.With all the munching of goodies andwelcoming of new faculty members andmajors and minors, we found more time toserve others. Our focus this year has beenon disabled and underprivileged students.In the fall two Eta Sigma Phi memberstutored a blind student, so that she couldpass intermediate Latin. The illness thatcaused her blindness began when she waspursuing a Classics degree at the Universityof Pennsylvania. We helped herreturn to an old love, the Latin language.This semester Classics majors have ralliedround a student in the Hellenistic Alexandriaclass, so that his confinement to awheelchair and physical disability whichcauses difficulty in writing would not keephim from full benefit of the class. Classicsmajors willing to organize study sessions,note taking, and “driving” the wheelchairwhere navigation is rough have contributedto the student’s success in the class.In another area, our major and fellowZeta Beta member Ben Trent broughtLatin to a new audience. Temple Universityhas an active bridge program forstudents who are disadvantaged in theirsecondary school education. It is calledthe Upward Bound Program, and preparesNew ChaptersEta Sigma Phi looks forward towelcoming new members at the followinginstitutions, whose petitionsfor new chapters were approved atthe 77th Annual Convention:Purdue University in IndianaThe University of AlabamaFranklin and Marshall College inPennsylvaniaRoger Williams University in RhodeIslandUnion College in New YorkAustin Peay University in Tennesseestudents from local schools to qualify forTemple classwork. Many subject areasare addressed, with emphasis on buildingnew interpersonal skills, and writing andspeaking ability, not to mention good studyhabits. Ben held a work study position inthe program, and soon had convinced theDirector that Latin would be just the thingto teach thinking, reading, writing, andspeaking. With the supervision of a veteransecondary school teacher, Ben createda syllabus, lesson plans, and activities. Thehigh school students in his section of UpwardBound were so excited by the Latinclasses that they came with the Director tomeet Dr. Ørberg and find out more abouthis textbook. They told him wonderfulthings about Ben and the Latin classes. Dr.Ørberg was pleased, but their Director wasmore than pleased, and decided to includeLatin in the Upward Bound Program forfuture terms. Another Classics major, justinitiated into Zeta Beta, Anna Burke, hasstepped in to furnish Latin to the highschool students since Ben relocated tothe Rome Campus for spring. We hope toreport of more interaction with UpwardBound as time goes on!Meanwhile, Zeta Beta excels everywhereat Temple. Our delegate MattScannapieco chairs the Honors ProgramCouncil, another delegate, Lyndy Danversis the Ombudsperson for GHR Classicsand for the university-wide IntellectualHeritage Program. Delegates Natalie John-22

son and Matt Cain are freshmen, active inthe Honors Program and promising greatinvolvement with Temple activities in thefuture — maybe even organizing a trip toPhiladelphia for the rest of you Eta SigmaPhiers, so that at an annual convention youmay find out what fun it can be to studythe Classics in the City of Brotherly Love.Eta Gamma (Loyola University)This year the Eta Gamma Chapter of EtaSigma Phi at Loyola University has had avery productive year. We have striven toincorporate new and exciting activitiesfor our chapters as well as our studentbody as a whole. Our primary activitieshave included having at least one movienight, where we served pizza and soda, permonth, which movies include Gladiator,Troy, Life of Brian. Eta Gamma has alsomade an effort to increase funding for ourchapters. Our fundraisers have includedone bake sale a month as well as a 50/50raffle this semester. As our advisory Dr.Connie Rodriguez is on sabbatical thisyear our co-advisor Dr. Davina McClanhas introduced a book club into our chapterin which we have read and discussedHarry Potter in Latin and Greek. Ourcommunity service in our chapter hasalso grown. In April we put on Kids dayin which children from local schools inthe grades K-8 came to Loyola for a dayof education and fun. Initiations this yearwas very exciting and the officers decidedto have a mixer prior to initiations. OnFebruary 25th the Eta Gamma chapterinitiated 10 new members and at the endof the year we will have our annual endof the year BBQ. We decided to ordertraditional jerseys with our organization’sletters on the front chapter’s letters onthe sleeve and names we have chosen forourselves which appear on the back. Atthe end of our final meeting we will electnew officers for the upcoming year as wellas discuss new ideas to further our growthas a chapter.Eta Delta (Hillsdale College)Hillsdale College’s Eta Delta chapter of EtaSigma Phi began the 2004-2005 academicyear with culinary delights at their annualfall picnic. Sixty classicists, includingvisiting professor Victor Davis Hanson,attended, and abounding quantities ofamazing, quasi-ancient style food wereenjoyed by all. September’s HomecomingWeekend saw the chapter win second prizein the all-school banner contest with abanner stating that timeless slogan of greatconflict, “Veni, vidi, vici.” In October, VisitingAssistant Professor of Classical StudiesDr. Gavin Weaire took a group of classicsstudents to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a talkby Dr. Anthony Snodrass, entitled, “TheClassical Greek Cemetery: A Barometer ofCitizenship.” As the fall semester rolled inNovember, members of the chapter spentseveral Saturday mornings fundraising byraking enormous yards for faculty members.A movie night was held, including both aproduction of Medea in Ancient Greek anda modern British adaptation of Aristophanes’Frogs and I, Claudius. A readingof Plato’s Symposium in a new Americantranslation by our own Associate Professorof Classical studies, Dr. Lorna Holmeswas read. November and December werefilled with the chapter’s participation inthe Dictionary Project, wherein, withthe assistance of monies donated by thelocal Kiwanis Club, many members of thechapter gave a dictionary to each thirdgradestudents in Hillsdale County. Adistribution included a short presentation,which included our giving the students anidea of what we study in classics, explainingby examples the connection betweenmodern English words such as “astronaut”and “hippopotamus” and their ancientGreek roots, and assisting the students towrite their names phonetically with Greekletters. In all, members distributed over 600dictionaries to twenty-nine classrooms infourteen schools.The winter semester continued thechapter’s staffing of tutoring for introductoryGreek and Latin students. Movienights also continued with showings of IClaudius. Two student-organized weeklyreading groups, one of which reads Greekdrama in translation and the other ofwhich focuses on conversational Latinusing dramatic plays and phrases, began.February saw member Cate Larsen performher original composition “The Dido Series”at her senior recital with the assistanceof member Hannah Dixon, soprano.In March, the chapter once again sponsoredHonorama, a bowling competitionbetween honoraries on campus; this yearall the honoraries raised over $3500 for thecollege’s Spring Break Alternative, benefitingHabitat for Humanity. At the college’sSpring Honors Assembly, our chapter ofEta Sigma Phi was presented with OmicronDelta Kappa’s leadership award for“exemplary leadership through service.”In late March, our chapter held its DateInfliction auction, where we auction offwilling classicists to keep or to inflict as adate to the upcoming Cheese Ball. $850were raised. Visiting Assistant Professorof Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst leda group of classicists in a day trip to theToledo Art Museum, where the studentslearned about Greek pottery and classicalart on the trip. With the arrival of springalso came visits by distinguished classicists:Dr. Stephen Heilen of Muenster University,Germany lectured on astronomy andastrology in the ancient world and Dr.William M. Calder III, one of America’sforemost classicists, spoke on differencesbetween the ancient and modern worldviews. A golden year for the Eta Deltachapter will wind down at the end of Aprilwith Floralia, the food event of the spring.This final banquet for more quasi-ancientstyle food always includes a student-organizedclassical parody.Eta Zeta (Truman State University)The Truman State University ClassicsClub has had a very eventful and productiveyear. Our fall semester saw thecontinuation of professor of the monthhonors, a scrumptious Greek dinner andexciting Homerathon. This winter wemade the trip to Columbia to dine at theOlive Garden to satisfy the craving foryummy Italian food without having tocook. In addition to the Greek dinner inthe fall, we hosted an Italian dinner formembers, new inductees and professorsthis spring. Our master chef, Jeneva Wyatt,was instrumental in both endeavors. Alsothis spring, Dr. Lynn Fose spoke at a meetingabout her research in Germany ondisabilities in the Ancient world. Throughoutthe year we have gathered together atmonthly symposia to celebrate the classicalworld in proper fashion. Finally, we havemade great strides in designing a new23

Res Gestae (Continued)Greek-based T-shirt to complement lastyear’s Latin design.Eta Eta (Virginia Tech)The Eta Eta chapter initiated it largestclass every on February 18th, bringing ineleven new members. We used additionalreadings for the initiation from Sapphoand Isocrates. Five students participatedin the translation contests. Three studentsand one professor attended the chapter’sfirst national convention at St. Olaf.Activities this year included the regularFriday afternoon Classics Table, severalmovie nights, the annual t-shirt, a Sapphomarathon and an I, Claudius marathon, our7th year of service work with 3rd gradersat Kipps Elementary School, and the 9thannual Hummel Lecture with Fred Frankofrom Hollins University. We will close theyear with the annual Bacchanalia at whichwe will present graduating seniors withthe “Virginia Hummel Cheap Used BookPrize,” a gift for each student from the personallibrary of one of the Classics faculty.Eta Omicron (Assumption College)We began our year with a joint meetingwith the Classics Club. We met to planout the fun events we wanted to do duringthe year. While we discussed our plans, webaked and decorated classically themedcookies. We followed this by watching thepopular movie Troy. After we watched itwe discussed the discrepancies betweenthe movie and Homer’s account of theTrojan War in the Iliad. Later, we had ourannual Eta Sigma Phi Initiation, wherewe welcomed Assumption’s accomplishedclassics students into our group.On March 15, we had our Ides of Marchdinner, where we ate chicken and cheesecakemade according to ancient Romanrecipes. A few weeks later we took a tripto the Worcester Art Museum to see theircollection of Greek and Roman art. Ournext activity had us cooking again whenwe baked traditional Roman pizzas anddiscussed the theory that the first pizzawas described in Virgil’s Aeneid. We plana picnic by Assumption’s duck pond toconclude our activities for the year.CattusPetasatusPictured are currentExecutive Secretary Sienkewicz(left) and formerExecutive Secretary andHonorary Trustee BrentFroberg (right, petasatus)at the 2005 meeting ofthe Classical Associationof the Middle West andSouth in Madison, Wisconsin.They are holdingLatin translations of booksby Dr. Seuss published byBolchazy-Carducci Publishers.Photo submittedby Dr. Lou Bolchazy.Eta SigmaPhi at APA/AIA 2005National Officers of EtaSigma Phi represented thenational classics honorarysociety at the annualmeeting of the AmericanPhilological Associationand the ArchaeologicalInstitute of America inBoston, Massachusetts inJanuary, 2005. Picturedfrom left to right areMegas GrammateusAndrew O’Brien of BetaPsi at Rhodes, College,Megas Hyparchos KatherineMorrow Jones of EtaGamma of Loyola Universityin New Orleans,and Megas ChrysophylaxRichard Harrod ofGamma Omicron atMonmouth College.24

Initiates July 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004The following are the names of students andothers whose initiations into the Society werereported to the national office between July 1and December 31, 2004. The date in parenthesesis the date of the initiation ceremony.Epsilon (University of Iowa)Elizabeth Hickey-McCoy, Sara AnneMiller, Angela Brockett, Rita Bettis,Devon Gorski, Josh Olson, Trisha Render,Bradley Lovetinsky, Nicole Mann, PeterNelson (11/16/04)Eta (Florida State University)Heather Austin, Jessica Ballantine, CaitlinBarry, Megan Hussey, Amanda Miner,Jennifer Ranft, Ashleigh Wells; Associate:Stephanie Layton (9/15/04)Alpha Eta (University of Michigan)Alexander C. Duncan, Alexander M.Jacobson, Daniel J. Griffin, Edward S.Cormany, Elizabeth R. Wolfram, JenniferL. Finn, Helen J. Giordani, Jeremy K. Curtis,Michelle A. Farrell, Michael B. Long,Orin L. McIntosh, John J. Pas, Allsion D.Oakes, Scott A. Lepisto, William B. Rak,David W. Satterthwaite (10/10/04)Alpha Omicron (Lawrence University)Sarah Suzanne Henrich, Julia BlairRuff,Sarah Catherine Behling, AgustinFrancisco Manzanares, Joseph Peter Mc-Neilly, Mara Catherine Sarabia; Honorary:Fr. Patrick T. Twomey (4/21/03)Alpha Sigma (Emory University)Timothy Balskus, Michael Bauman, RobertBullard, Rosanne Cross, Adam Davie,Timothy Donahue, Meaghann Guyote,Alex Gyftopoulos, Steven Haag, SarahLandis, Jason Merle (9/29/04)Alpha Tau (The Ohio State University)Jonah Baldwin, Brian Jones, Karen Ravelli,Liz Cook, Tom Moosbrugger, EvanKeller,Rabina Kochar, Jennifer Worman,Matthew Deal, Laura Murphy, RukkuSingla; Honorary: William Poly (12/2/04)Some recent initiates of Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College, from left to right:Ryan Bay, Jacob Donley, Ana Fisher, and Lisa Adams.Alpha Phi ( Millsaps College)Carly Dessauer, Lindsey Topp, Cory Gilbert,Callista Sasser, Haley Brown, KatherineElizabeth Miksa, Andrew Miles Harmon,Matthew Marston, Akanksha Gupta, JessicaLynn Tracy, Anthony Atchison, MatthewPaul Vieron, Michael Parks (5/15/04)Beta Pi (University of Arkansas)Jason D. Kizzia, Kris P. McNeely, Daniel L.Shepherd, Andrew C. Tomasello, BrandonMarshall, Ashley Butler, Emily Jakubec,Michael Spencer, Andrea Blakney(12/11/04)Gamma Alpha (Indiana State University)Evan Greve, April Philpott, Elizabeth Eiteljorge,Chad Bebee, Joyce Stamris, MelanieMontgomery, Joe Waling, ChristopherJones; Associate: Kevin Ward (3/21/04)Gamma Gamma (University Wisconsin-Milwaukee)Laura Pope, Laura Wichert, Alison GraceCoffey, Rebecca Janke, Jennifer Nagl,Adam Palmer (10/10/04)Gamma Iota (Wabash College)Terry James Archambeault, Samuel LouisBorrelli, John Simon Budnik, Ross BarrettDillard, Max Tanner Kinkead, Kyle AdamLong, Nicholas Jon Pompeo, Trent AlanRogers, Christian Michael Habegger, PatrickAdam Beymer (4/12/04)Gamma Omicron (Monmouth College)Lisa J. Adams, Ryan H. Bay, Jacob B. Donley,Salina R. Fisel, Ana M. Fisher, CorrineThorsen (11/03/04)Gamma Upsilon (Austin College)Heather J. Adams, Holly A. Carlton,Andrew H. Lawson, Raymond Pacheco,Hilary A. Page, Abhilasha J. Patel, IshanSareen (4/22/04)Epsilon Iota (University of Florida)Jon. R. Allen, Nick Allen, Jennifer Boston,Diana Cardona, George Collins, KyleCounce, James Downey, Danielle Godshall,Janice Katherine Hill, Jeffrey DavidHoy, Jr., Neha Jambhekar, Matthew Kear,Kristin Klein, Abigail Lee, Frances Locke,Ashlee Mixson, Megan O’Brien, Jane Rayburn,Gopalanandini Romeo, ChristopherWest (9/15/04)Epsilon Kappa (Brigham YoungUniversity)Karissa Christensen, Michael Cornick, AllisonBriggs Crockett, Aaron Cummings,Rachel Dollahite, Anna Ricks Eagar,Rebecca Enyeart, Jon Farrell, Emily Hamblin,Jonathan Harmon, Daniel Jacobs,Ryan Jones, Frank Earl Kelland, CathrynA. Knoles, Christopher Madsen, AiryanaMarkham, Joseph Gresham Miller, MaryMiller, Sean Northrup, Alicia Owings,Jacqueline Parker, Clifford Bright Parkinson,Mike Pope, Robert J. Reynolds, DavidShelley, Anna Siebach, Jamie Steck, TylerStoehr, William Henry Weaver (9/30/04)Epsilon Chi (University of SouthFlorida)Rebecca LaRotonda , Heather VeronicaDuarte, Diana Maria Vergara, Travis L.Vaughan; Associate: Kurt C. Anderson(4/1/04)25

Initiates July 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 (Continued)Zeta Gamma (San Diego StateUniversity)Jason W. Clark , Meng Selene Cong;Associate: Amy Jordan (2/20/04)Zeta Delta (The University of the South)Sarah Beer, Rachel Freeman, AndrewGregg, John Hammond, William Harvard,Matthew Horton, Sara Miller, Colt Segrest,Meg Stacy; Honorary: ChristopherMcDonough (9/30/04)Zeta Theta (Penn State University)Daniel Matthews, Laura McGarvey,Samuel Kurland, Lindsey Tapper (12-7-04)Zeta Iota (University of Georgia)Katherine Rachael Keyes, James MossLohmar, Christopher Mackay, MeghanClairborne, Robert Hicks (8/17/04)Some recent initiates of Zeta Lambda Chapter at the University of LouisvilleZeta Lambda (University of Louisville)Jason Fowler, Kelly Schroder, Lisa Stapleton,Janice Ferguson, LaTrice Majors,Joyce Sines, LaQuaysha Greenwell,Ramsey Younis, Marguerite Hodge, KarisLand, Mike Welch, Kelly Watt, MadeleineMarcum, Blakesley Burkhart, DarrenMonroe, Laurel Robbins, Tim Robards,Lacey Mouser, Ryann Chilton, Mike Black,Shannon Carneal, Vaughn Priddy, MattMcDaris (10/15/04)Eta Pi (Hobart & William Smith Colleges)Elaina Bates,Christina Farris, Tyler Franconi,Matthew Garman, Caitlin Inglehart,Elizabeth Strickler, Jonathan Vaughn,Karen Lowe (10/28/04)Eta Rho (University of Illinois atChicago)Kennly Asato, Stephen T. Bychowski, FlynnGallagher, Kyle James, Charles O’Connor,Juliette Paradise, James Reckitt (4/23/04)Eta Tau (University of North Carolina atAsheville)Kristina Peace Newman, Robert A.Gilmer; Honorary: Dr. Sophie J. V. Mills(5/1/04)Eta Psi (Michigan State University)Stacey Pabis, Karin Jensen, Kate Fedewa,Ryan Judkins (10/19/04)Eta Delta (Hillsdale College)Paula M. Eikenberry, Rachel D. Ward,Megan E. Gibby, Natalie N. Kompik,Kjerstin Anne Ostlind, Andrew T. Dixon,Lisa Louise Graff, Michael S. Kelleher,Robert Allan Loudon, Kevin Joel Kimball,Benjamin Douglas Sikma (10/8/04)Eta Iota (University of Arizona)Amanda Neiman, Emily Graff, MikaelaBell, Holly Brauchli , Carrie Bieging,Christina Bell, Gered Ryan, Alyson Hill,Anna Soo, Amanda Propst; Associate:Eric Thienes (10/13/04)Eta Nu (University of Rochester)Jenna Cacciatori, Elizabeth Scherrer, KatherineRoache, Sarah Tinsley, D. J. Mishel,Emily Arthur, Klariza Robles, AbigailBarten, Kelly McCune, Audrey Ricketts(10/20/04)Lifetime Subscription to the NuntiusIf you wish to continue receiving news about Eta Sigma Phi after graduation, youcan receive a lifetime subscription the Nuntius, with payment of a one-time fee of$50.00 made payable to Eta Sigma Phi and mailed, along with this form to:Dr. Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Executive Secretary of Eta Sigma PhiDepartment of Classics, Monmouth College700 East Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois 61462Name: _________________________________________________________________Street Address: _________________________________________________________City: _________________________________ State: __________ ZIP: ___________Chapter: _______________________________________________________________Note: Please use an address which is relatively permanent in order to insure continuedreceipt of the newsletter.26

Winners of the 2005 Eta Sigma PhiMaurine Dallas Watkins Sight Translation ContestsAdvanced Greek (25 entries)1 st Daniel Walin, Gamma Omega at Baylor University2 nd Jason Nethercut, Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin3 rd Tom Hendrickson, Zeta Sigma at the University of MinnesotaIntermediate Greek Koine (15 entries)1 st Jeffrey Feland, Eta Mu at the University of California at Davis2 nd Elizabeth Beerman, Delta Chi at St. Olaf College3 rd Tanner Kinkead, Gamma Iota at Wabash CollegeIntermediate Greek Classical (19 entries)1 st Christina Skelton, Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin2 nd Joey Cross, Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin3 rd Laura Swem, Eta Delta at Hillsdale CollegeHonorable Mention Stephen Gaetano, Eta Delta at Hillsdale CollegeAdvanced Latin (59 entries)1 st Jason Nethercut, Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin2 nd Jennifer Starkey, Delta Chi at St. Olaf College3 rd Andrew Charles Gregg, Zeta Delta at the University of the SouthHonorable Mentions William White, Gamma Omega at Baylor UniversityRobert Loudon, Eta Delta at Hillsdale CollegeIntermediate Latin (36 entries)1 st Nicholas P. Hogan, Eta Mu at the University of California Davis2 nd Jenny Kreiger, Delta Alpha at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College3 rd Jeffrey Feland, Eta Mu at the University of California DavisHonorable Mention Alaina Burkard, Delta Chi at St. Olaf CollegeLatin Prose Composition (18 entries)1 st Jason Nethercut, Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin2 nd Ane Kirstine Wynn, Delta Chi at St. Olaf College3 rd Tom Hendrickson, Zeta Sigma at the University of MinnesotaEta Sigma Phi MedalsEta Sigma Phi medals awarded to honor students in secondary-school Latin classes help to promote the studyof Latin in high school and give Eta Sigma Phi an excellent contact with high school students of the Classics.Chapters can use them as prizes for contests or as a way to recognize achievement.In addition, chapters can award the medals to outstanding students of the Classics at their homeinstitutions. Two silver medals are available: the large medal (1½ inches) at $24.75 and the small(¾ inch) at $10.25. A bronze medal (¾ inch) is available at $6.50. The various medals can beawarded to students at various levels of their study.Medals may be ordered from Dr. Brent M. Froberg, 5518 Lake Jackson St., Waco, TX 76710-2748.Please add $1.00 per order to cover the costs of postage and handling. Checks should be made payableto Eta Sigma Phi Medal Fund and should accompany the order.27

Report of Endowment Fund77th Annual Convention, Northfield, MinnesotaApril 15-17, 2005I. Cash Value as of 12/31/20041. E*Trade Bank $10,048.04(interest earned in 2004: $53.14)II. Dain Rauscher Portfolio1. LaSalle Bank, Chicago, IL $10,728.192. Corporate Bond, Target Corp. 6.954.36@9.625, due 02/01/08, non-callable(interest earned in 2004: $577.50)3. HRPT Prop. Tr., 700 shares 8, 981.00(annual income: $560.00)4. Sr. Hsg. Pptus Tr., 70 shares 1,325.80(annual income: $86.00)5. XCEL Energy Inc., 379 shares($299.40 div. in 2004) 6,897.806. Wells Fargo Capital, 400 shares 10,512.00@7%, income, $700.007. Cash, Tramarack Inv. Funds 1, 607.58(yielded $7.44 in 2003)8. Five Star Quality Care, 14 shares 118.58Total: $47, 125.31III. AXP Funds1. AXP Bond Fund $33,396.182. AXP Diversified Equity Income 11,826.883. AXP New Dimensions 13,658.41Total: $58,881.47Value of Endowment on 12/31/2004 $116,054.82(Value in 2001: $111,900.29)(Value in 2002: $ 99,386.55)(Value in 2003: $103.622,69)Brent M. Froberg, Mgr. EndowmentSave these datesThe 78th annual convention will be held Friday, March30, 2006 through Sunday, April 2, 2006 in Blacksburg,Virginia, at the invitation of Eta Eta Chapter atVirginia Tech. Details will appear in the next issue ofNUNTIUS and registration information will be mailedto chapters in January.Medal Fund, Annual Report, 2004Cash on hand, January 1, 2004 $481.05Receipts:Loan, from National Office $ 70.00Sale of large silver (7) @ $24.75 173.25Sale of small silver (17) @ $10.25 174.25Sale of small bronze (9) @ $ 6.50 58.50Interest, passbook #2984 5.87Postage paid for shipping 8.02Matured CD, #501105791 $1995.36Total $2966.30Disbursements:To Medallic Art Co. for 100 large, silver medals $2895.00Cash:Cash on hand, December 31, 2004 $71.30Total $71.30Inventory:3 large silver @$24.75 $ 74.25100 large silver @$28.95 2,895.00215 small silver @$10.25 2,203.7574 small bronze @ $ 6.50 481.00Total $5654,00Total value (money and medals) $5,725.30Total 2001: $5,357.29Total 2002: $5,470.55Total 2003: $5,624.15National Latin Exam SupportEta Sigma Phi thanks the National Latin Exam forits continued support of the annual certamen at theNational Convention. NLE provides funds for thebook prizes awarded to the winners of the certamen.Sixteen teams competed. Winners were LoungersO’ Destiny. Members were Paul Ra of Eta Delta atHillsdale, Konstantina Choros of Episilon Omicronat the University of Massachusetts, and Karen Kellyand Daniel Walin of Gamma Omega at Baylor. Eachreceived a copy of The Ancient Mediterranean World byWinks and Matter (OUP), donated by the NationalLatin Exam.28

THE 2006 ACL/NJCLNATIONAL LATIN EXAMUniversity of Mary Washington, 1301 College AvenueFredericksburg, VA 22401www.nle.org• The 29th National Latin Exam, sponsored jointly by the American Classical League and the NationalJunior Classical League, is open to all students enrolled in Latin I, II, III, IV, V, and VI.• More than 140,000 students took the 2005 National Latin Exam.• The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the ACL/NJCL National LatinExam on the Advisory List of National Contests and Activities for 2005-2006.• Gold and Silver medals, ribbons, and certificates are awarded to winners.• An application for National Latin Exam Scholarships of $1,000 each will be mailed to the GoldMedal winners in Latin III, IV, V or VI who are high-school seniors and plan to take at least one yearof college Latin or Greek.• Format:Introduction to Latin, Latin I, II, III-IV Prose, III-IV Poetry: 40 multiple-choice questions; categoriesinclude grammar, comprehension, mythology, derivatives, literature, Roman life, and history.Latin V-VI: Two Latin passages as the basis for 40 multiple-choice questions on grammar,comprehension, historical background, classical literature, and literary devices.• The exam is to be administered the SECOND FULL WEEK in March (March 13-17) in each school.Awards are sent to the teacher in April.• Cost: $4 per student US, $4.50 Foreign, to be sent with the application. For only one exam the cost is $10.• Applications are sent to teachers whose students entered the 2005 exam by the NLE office.• Any requests for information or for applications should be sent to ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam,University of Mary Washington, 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, and must beaccompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope; email address: nle@umw.edu.• DEADLINE for receipt of applications is January 15, 2006.• A packet containing four previous exams (2002-2005, all levels included) and a syllabus may beordered by sending a $9 check or money order (no purchase orders) payable to American ClassicalLeague to: American Classical League, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056.N.L.E. Committee:Consultants:ScholarshipCommittee:Jane H. Hall, Co-Chair, Mark Keith, Co-Chair;Sally Davis, Betty Merrill, Sue Robertson, Christine Sleeper,David Winn, Judy Wright, TreasurerMarty Abbott, Cindy Caltagirone, Joe Davenport, Sheila Dickison,John Donohue, Kathy Elifrits, Kevin Gushman, Ruth Haukeland,Ian Hochberg, Edith M. A. Kovach, Linda S. Montross, Sally Murphy,David Perry, Wallace RaganEphy Howard, Chair; Conrad Barrett, Judith de Luce, Carol Ellis,Sara T. Gibson, Deborah Mason, Jack Zarker29

Ann Connor and the Eta Sigma Phi songThe Eta Sigma Phi song published in theFall 2004 NUNTIUS was first sung onMay 14, 1952 at Beta Kappa’s last meetingof the 1951-52 academic year. The songwas composed by Ann Connor, one of thecharter members of Beta Kappa, the firstGrammateus and second Prytanis of thatchapter. At a meeting in February 1953members were told that Ann’s song was tobe submitted to the convention and votedon by members as the fraternity song. TheMarch 15, 1953 issue of the NUNTIUS(27.3) gives the words of the song on p. 19,but apparently the topic did not appear onthe agenda of the National Convention,which took place at Agnes Scott Collegein April. Neither the official minutes ofthat convention nor the report of the BetaAnn ConnorKappa delegates to the convention makeany mention of the song.Sr. Therese Marie Dougherty, thefaculty advisor of Beta Kappa chapter, recentlyspoke with two alumnae who wereamong the first members of Beta Kappachapter and they remember the debut ofthe song. In the yearbook Ann’s classmatescommented on her musical talent. LucyVecera, a classmate of Ann and chartermember of BK chapter, recently wrote:“Ann was an accomplished pianist and anopen, extremely generous, kind, outgoingperson. ‘Everybody’ knew and liked Ann.She was unfailingly cheerful. As I recallshe volunteered to write the Eta Sigma Phisong…she also wrote lots of the songs forSing Song [an annual musical class competitionat the College of Notre Dame].”Sr. Therese herself remembers being afrequent accompanist for the Eta SigmaPhi song during her student days.It is unfortunate that Ann died abouta year ago. She would have enjoyed thather song finally received national recognitionat this year’s convention, where itwas sung at the banquet in an a capellaarrangement composed by Stacy Heinrichof Monmouth College and at the Sundaybusiness meeting in a trilingual versionwritten by Dr. Anne Groton of St. OlafCollege.Stacey Heinrich, a junior music major atMonmouth College, is here receiving a $100prize for the best arrangement of the “Song forEta Sigma Phi.” Pictured with Ms. Heinrichare Thomas J. Sienkewicz, ExecutiveSecretary of Eta Sigma Phi, and James Betts,Professor of Music at Monmouth College. AtProf. Sienkewicz’ request, Prof. Betts madethe creation of arrangements of this song anassignment in his music composition class. Ajury of music faculty chose Ms. Heinrich’sa capella arrangement as the best one. Herarrangement was sung at the 77th AnnualConvention of Eta Sigma Phi at St. OlafCollege in April, 2005.At right is the singing of the song at theConvention.30

Eta Sigma Phi Honor Cords and HoodsCords are $15 each by mail and $12 each if purchased at the nationalconvention. Hoods are $20 each by mail and $17 each if purchased at thenational convention.__________ Number of Cords at $15 each = ________________________________ Number of Hoods at $20 each = ______________________Name: ______________________________________________________CHAPTER:__________________________________________________Street Address:_______________________________________________City:_______________________ State:____________ ZIP:___________DATE OF GRADUATION CEREMONY:_________________________Some 2005 graduates of Gamma Omicron chapter at MonmouthCollege with their Eta Sigma Phi cords and hoods. From left to right:Prof. Tom Sienkewicz, Wyatt Preul, Kurt Gilmore, Kassia Phillips,Erin Musolf, and Misty Bowman.Send this form with payment (by personal check or money order made outto Eta Sigma Phi, no cash or credit card, sorry) at least three weeks beforethe commencement ceremony. Add an optional $15 per order for expressdelivery.Dr. Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Eta Sigma Phi Executive SecretaryDepartment of Classics, Monmouth College700 East Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois 61462For questions: toms@monm.edu.Office: 309-457-2371 • FAX: 815-346-2565Eta Sigma Phi JewelryPhoto No. Description Style No. Price1 31 Official Plain Badge, 10 k #1001 not available2 Official Crown Pearl Badge, 10k #3002 not available3 Pledge Pin, Goldgloss* #7001 $7.50 ea.4 Owl Keypin, Goldgloss* #5000 $28.0025not shownOwl Keypin with Pearl Eyes,Goldgloss*#5001 $36.00465 Owl Key, Goldgloss* #4001 $25.006 Owl Key with Pearl, Goldgloss* #4002 $33.00Name:______________________________________________________________CHAPTER:_________________________________________________________Street Address:_______________________________________________________City:____________________________ State:___________ ZIP:_______________Send this form with payment by personal check or money order made out toEta Sigma Phi (no cash or credit card, sorry) to:Dr. Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Eta Sigma Phi Executive SecretaryDepartment of Classics, Monmouth College700 East Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois 61462For questions: toms@monm.edu. • Office: 309-457-2371 • FAX: 815-346-2565*Goldgloss is a finely polished, durable gold electroplate finish.Number Style No. Price TotalShipping and handling (per order) $5.00TOTAL ENCLOSED31

THE ETA SIGMA PHISUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2006The Trustees of Eta Sigma Phi are pleased to announce the following scholarships. Nota bene: Separate application foradmission to the desired program must be made to AAR, ASCSA, or VS.The Scholarship to the Classical Summer School at the American Academy in Rome will have a value of$3,425. Programs Department, American Academy in Rome, 7 East 60 St., New York NY 10022-1001. http://www.aarome.org/summer/css/. E-mail: info@aarome.org. The deadline for applications to AAR is March 1,2006.The Brent Malcolm Froberg Scholarship to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will have avalue of $3,700, which includes the remission of one-half of all fees by the American School. Committee on theSummer Sessions, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 6-8 Charlton St., Princeton, NJ 08540-5232.http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/. E-mail: ascsa@ascsa.org. The deadline for applications to ASA is January 15, 2006.At either of the above summer sessions, six semester hours of credit may be earned and applied toward an advanceddegree in Classics at most graduate schools, provided that arrangements have been made in advance with thegraduate school.Eligibility: Eligible to apply for the above scholarships are Eta Sigma Phi members and alumni who have receiveda Bachelor’s degree since January 1, 2000, or shall have received it before June 2006, and who have notreceived a doctoral degree.The Theodore Bedrick Scholarship to the Vergilian Society at Cumae will have a value of $2,800, whichincludes the remission of one-half the tuition fee by the Vergilian Society. Holly Lorencz , John Burroughs School,755 S. Price Rd., St. Louis, MO 63124. http://www.vergil.clarku.edu/tours.htm.E-mail: hlorencz@jburroughs.org. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2006.Eligibility for the Bedrick Scholarship: In addition to those eligible for the first two scholarships are Eta SigmaPhi members who will be rising juniors or seniors in the summer of 2006, and preference for the scholarship will begiven to such undergraduate members.Selection of recipients is made by the Eta Sigma Phi Scholarship Committee, whose members are Professors CarolineA. Perkins of Marshall University (chair), Francis Dunn of the University of California at Santa Barbara, T.Davina McClain of Loyola University of New Orleans and Joseph Garnjobst of Hillsdale College in Michigan. Inselecting the recipient of each scholarship, the committee will give attention to the quality of the applicant’s workin Greek and Latin, intention to teach at the secondary-school or college level, and contribution to the activities ofEta Sigma Phi at the local and national level.Deadline for completed scholarship applications: February 1, 2006.The recipients will be announced about March 15, 2006.Scholarship application information and forms may be requested from:Professor Caroline A. Perkins, ChairEta Sigma Phi Scholarship CommitteeDepartment of Classical StudiesMarshall UniversityHuntington, WV 25701The application packet may also be requested by e-mail: mailto:perkins@marshall.edu.Eta Sigma Phi, the National Classics Honorary Society (http://www.etasigmaphi.us)32