In the Land of the Sibyl - Monmouth College

Honorary Membership in Eta Sigma Phi (Continued)
Japanese online). This past year, George
was an adjunct in our Languages program
teaching the Beginning and Intermediate
sequences of Ancient Greek as well
as tutoring students, faculty, staff and the
community of South Jersey in Modern
Greek. In addition, he has created and
maintains our Hellenic Studies website
(http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.
cfmsiteID=69&pageID=179). He will be
starting a master’s program in Classics this
fall and is a highly valued member of our
small, but thriving, Classics community. It
was time for him to receive some recognition
from Eta Sigma Phi.
Iota Beta at Northwestern State
University
Dr. Richard Jensen supports the members
of our chapter of Eta Sigma Phi by leading
trips and classes to explore Rome and
Campagna. He also is an advisor to and
supporter of any classical language student
here at NSULA.
Iota Delta at Arizona State University
Professor Paul Arena is one of the advisors
for Eta Sigma Phi’s Iota Delta Chapter here
at Arizona State University. He has taught
Latin for many years and also teaches
courses of special interest in Latin and in
Greek and Roman history. He has been
instrumental in the Iota Delta chapter
throughout its history and in its recent reemergence.
We feel that he should become
an honorary member due to his extensive
work with our club and his commitment to
Classics.
Professor Jayne Reinhard is a Professor
in the History department now but she
started out in the Classics department. She
has taught numerous courses in Classics;
she teaches the requisite courses in Greek
and Roman history and she also taught
courses in Greek and Roman culture
such as Mythology, Roman Entertainment,
Caesar and Augustus and Classical
Archaeology. She has also taught courses
in the classical languages and participates
in the archaeological dig at Isthmia. She
has participated in each of the Eta Sigma
Phi initiations thus far, and she has been a
strong proponent throughout her tenure of
Classics. Many studies have pursued Classics
due to her urging and we wish to recognize
the role that she has played in the
club and the Classical Studies department
as a whole. This is also bittersweet, as this
is her final semester at Arizona State and
we wish to send her off to new horizons
with a permanent reminder, in the form of
a membership, of the impact that she had
on so many students.
Membership Report for 2010–2011
1106 new members were initiated into
Eta Sigma Phi during the academic
year 2010–2011.
1086 new members were initiated into
Eta Sigma Phi during the academic
year 2009–2010.
New Chapters
A petition for a new chapter at Ohio
Wesleyan University was approved at
the 2011 Annual Convention.
Eta Sigma Phi looks forward to
welcoming members from this school
before the 2012 convention. According
to the by-laws if an initiation is not held
by the next convention, a school must
resubmit its petition for a new chapter.
1274 new members were initiated into
Eta Sigma Phi during the academic
year 2008–2009. This is the second
highest annual membership total on
record.
The highest annual membership total
ever was 1588 (in 1967–1968).
New and Reactivated Chapters
Reactivated Chapters
Chapters are considered deactivated if
they have not initiated any new members
in the past four years. Reactivation
is a simple process. All a deactivated
chapter has to do is submit a report on
new initiates to the executive secretary.
The following chapters recently
reactivated:
Beta Rho at Duke University
Epsilon Tau at Beloit College
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