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annual banquet: Molly Nevola, President;Heather Stephens, Vice-President; JamieAye, Secretary; Michael Franz, Treasurer.At the annual banquet Eta Sigma Phienjoyed a buffet dinner and listened toa lecture by Wake Forest’s own Dr. JeffLerner. The officers also inducted newmembers — Donald Campbell, AshtonCoffey, Paige Daniel, Christopher D’Auria,Meredith Greeson, Andrew Grindrod,Tyler Humphreys, William Johnson, GracieKing, Nicholas Lepley, Elizabeth Magargee,David McCanless, Paul Street, and AnneWard.Beta Kappa at the College of NotreDame of MarylandWe began the Fall Semester of 2007 inCorinth, and finished the semester in Syracuse,as we were fortunate to attend theBaltimore Opera Company’s production ofRossini’s The Siege of Corinth at the LyricOpera House on October 22nd, and thento attend Center Stage’s production of TheBoys From Syracuse on Saturday, December16th. December 16th was quite an eventfulday, as we held our induction ceremonythat day, had a Saturnalia celebration, andattended the play immediately followingthe induction. Our new inductees areGeri Thommen, Nikki Johnson, AshleighSheridan, and Sara Priebe.Throughout the month of November,we held a Roman Raffle, which was wellreceived by the Notre Dame communityand well supported by area museums andrestaurants, which provided prizes. Letterswere sent out in advance requesting prizesfor the Roman Raffle. The drawing tookplace on December 8th. Proceeds providedsupport for attendance of the Convention,and for our Classics Scholarship Fund.Also on December 8th, members ofthe chapter attended an AIA Lecture atThe Johns Hopkins University, given byDr. Michael Koortbojian, of the University,which focused on early shrines dedicatedto Augustus.On November 17th, some of us alsoattended the AIA Lecture at The JohnsHopkins, “Industrial Religion: Ritual Pyresin Ancient Athens.” This was presentedby Professor Susan Rotroff of WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis.On February 3rd, The PeabodyChamber Opera production of BenjaminBritten’s The Rape of Lucretia was attendedby some Beta Kappa members.We attended an AIA Lecture at TheJohns Hopkins University given by WilliamM. Murray, of the University of SouthFlorida on February 23rd, which exposedspeculations regarding The Battle ofActium.Throughout the month of March, weheld the Maryland Classics Raffle, to promoteClassics in the community throughthe support of community “classics” likethe Charles Theatre, the Senator Theatre,The Maryland Historical Society Museum,and many area restaurants. The drawingtook place on Thursday, March 22nd.Proceeds of the Raffle were to benefit theGladys Justice Scholarship Fund. GladysJustice was a popular teacher of classicalarcheology and an honorary member ofBeta Kappa Chapter. Her husband, GeorgeJustice, has given the College of NotreDame of Maryland a substantial sum toestablish a scholarship for an incomingstudent of Classics in memory of Gladys.Several alumnae and friends of our chapterhave added to this. We are very gratefulto George Justice and our other friendsfor their generosity and look forward toawarding this scholarship in the future.On March 21 we hosted the SisterMary Gratia Memorial Lecture. Dr.Matthew Roller, Professor and Chair ofClassics at The Johns Hopkins Universitygave an illustrated presentation entitled“Horizontal Women: Gender and DiningCustoms in Ancient Rome.” This lecturewas very well attended and enjoyed bothby members of the chapter and members ofthe community.On March 29 three of us attended alecture at Loyola College on novelizingthe ancient epic. The speaker was ThomasFalkner, a recognized classicist, former EtaSigma Phi Summer Scholarship recipient,and husband of one of the alumnae of ourchapter.Our chapter president, Jennifer Hale,has proven herself a great photographer.Jen spent fall semester in Spain and onMarch 30 she received an award for aphotograph she took there.On April 28 some of us will help withthe Maryland State JCL Convention.Early in May at a date still to be determinedwe will have a luncheon for Latinstudents and elect officers for the nextacademic year.We are glad that our fundraisers havehelped us send a delegation to this year’sconvention and we are pleased to makea small donation to the Eta Sigma PhiEndowment Fund, to be applied to thenew archaeology scholarship.Beta Nu at the University ofMary WashingtonBeta Nu continued to promote Latin thisyear by holding its 7th annual ClassicalEssay Contest for local middle and highschool students of Latin. In the fall wesent flyers to Latin teachers in Fredericksburg,Virginia, where Mary Washingtonis located; to teachers in the neighboringcounties of Spotsylvania and Stafford; andto members of the Fredericksburg AreaLatin Teachers’ Association (FALTA),whose membership extends across northernVirginia. We invited essays, 2-3 pagesor approximately 750 words in length,on the following topic, “Horace wroteDulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Is thissentiment still relevant today?” We weredelighted to receive almost 200 essays,which we judged in January at a combinedessay reading session and pizza party. Weawarded Eta Sigma Phi , dictionaries,and certificates to first, second, and thirdplace winners in two levels of competition,junior (sixth through ninth graders) andsenior (tenth through twelfth graders).On the social side, Beta Nu kickedoff the fall semester with an ice creamsocial for its members held in the Greektheater on our campus, on, alas, a ratherchilly day. In addition, Beta Nu once againjoined with the Classics Club to producea Mary Washington Classics t-shirt, thisyear featuring the “Clytemnestra Hotel,”which, of course, offers a “free bath withevery room.”In mid-March Beta Nu initiated 25new members, and, a week later, hosted its10th annual Eta Sigma Phi public lectureat the University of Mary Washington toannounce and honor its new membersand, of course, to promote Classics tothe community. Our speaker, Dr. GregsonDavis of Duke University, lectured25