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Some Chapter Service ProjectsThese are some of the outstanding serviceprojects for the promotion of Latin mentionedin chapter reports given orally atthe 2007 national convention:Beta at Northwestern: assisting at IllinoisJCLBeta Pi at the University of Arkansas:reading Latin to 6th gradersAlpha Lambda at the University of Oklahoma:organizing an annual ClassicsDay for high school Latin studentsAlpha Upsilon at the College of Wooster:held joint meetings with Case WesternReserve to help them start a chapter.Beta Kappa at the College of NotreDame: Their Classics in the CommunityRaffle benefits a scholarship fund.Beta Nu at the Univerity of Mary Washington:sponsors an essay contest forhigh school students.Beta Psi at Rhodes College: has an ongoingelementary school Latin program.Gamma Alpha at Indiana State University:serves as a local communityliaison; sent 150 to Latin Fest; sponsorsa certificate program for graduatinghigh school seniors who studied Latin;helped Terre Haute School district withmiddle school to high school transitions.Gamma Xi at Howard University: tutorsat an elementary school and providesfree tutoring in Greek if Howard studentscome to the department.Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College:ran a certamen for Latin studentsat Monmouth-Roseville High School;supports the Classics Bee in the schooldistrict.Gamma Omega at Baylor University:hosted 160 Latin students for LatinDay.Epsilon Iota at the University of Florida:helped host CAMWS 2006; held a benefitfor a shelter in Gainesville; donatedbooks to Salvation Army and CancerResearch.Epsilon Omicron at the University ofMassachusetts in Amherst: helpedwrite a petition for a new chapter atMt. Holyoke College; donated books toSalvation Army and Cancer Research.Zeta Beta at Temple University: Severalmembers represented Eta Sigma Phi atthe 2006 American Classical LeagueSummer Institute in Philadelphia.Zeta Gamma at San Diego State University:hosted the Pacific Rim SeminarConference; worked with foreign studentsin ESL classes at special school.Zeta Iota at the University of Georgia:served as readers for a high school contest;volunteered at Humane society;Chapters Reactivated in 2006–2007Gamma at Ohio UniversityLambda at the University of MississippiAlpha Xi at Washington UniversityDelta Beta at Canisius CollegeNew Chaptershosted a gathering for high school Latinstudents; entertained students whileteachers came to Athenaze conference;helped with JCL state convention.Eta Delta at Hillsdale College: sponsors anon-going dictionary project at a localschool, volunteers at local schools,book fundraiser.Eta Eta at Virginia Tech: hosts Kids ClassicsDay for third graders.Eta Sigma Phi welcomes the charter members of the following new chapters, whoseapplications were approved at the 2007 convention and which have recently heldinitiation ceremonies:Theta Iota at Illinois Wesleyan UniversityTheta Kappa at the University of Texas at TylerTheta Lambda at Hamilton CollegeTheta Mu at the University of NebraskaPetitions for New Chapters Approvedby the 2007 ConventionEta Sigma Phi also looks forward to welcoming members from these institutions inthe near future:Carthage CollegeCornell UniversityKenyon CollegeUniversity of MiamiGonzaga UniversityThe constitution requires that these schools hold an initiation ceremony before thenext national convention. Otherwise, the petition for a new chapter must be resubmitted.Note: University of Colorado at Boulder, whose chapter was approved at the 2006convention, did not hold an initiation ceremony within the required time. If thisschool wishes to establish a chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, it will now have to resubmit apetition and be approved at national convention.44