Chapter Res Gestae 2007–<strong>2008</strong> (Continued)events are varied and consist of socials,lectures, panels, and publicity.This year we have had multiple socialsconsisting of classical movie nights watchingsuch films as Gladiator, Troy, and Rome.We have also had our annual Halloweenparty in which students dress up in theirfavorite classical costume. Academicallywe have hosted a number of speakers onsuch topics as Ovid, Caesar’s rhetoricin battle, and overviews of the classicaltradition. In May of 2007 we had StanleyLombardo come and perform his translationof Aeneid 2. This event was free andopen to the public.In October 2007, we published anotherissue of <strong>No</strong>ta Bene, UCD’s undergraduateannual classics journal. It features studentessays, poems and photographs related toclassical topics.Eta Sigma Phi at Davis has also hostedvarious student panels with the goal ofreaching out to younger classics studentsin hopes of retention for future classes.Topics for these panels have been “WhyStudy Classics,” “How do you become aClassics Major,” and “Studying Abroadwith Classics.” These panels reach outto the student community and allow forretention of those just starting lower divisionlanguages in classics.Our biggest events are connectedwith Classics Day and UCD’s Picnic Daycelebration. On Classics Day we open ourdepartment to the public and encouragehigh school students to come to UC Davisand to major in classics. Events includepanels, lectures, games, socials, and adramatic performance of ancient plays.The Picnic Day parade is our chance toshow off to the alumni and campus whatthe classics department is. This year wemarched as a Roman triumph and hadclose to 40 students participate. Holdingbanners and in full costume, we truly madea sight as the crowd eagerly cheered us on.Eta Xi at California State University,Long BeachThe Eta Xi Chapter at California StateUniversity, Long Beach has had a busyyear. In September we started off the yearwith a gathering of members and guestsand conducted an initiation of five newmembers. In October, our universityyear with numerous events. After aninitial organizational meeting in the Fall,we had a workshop on Oct. 24 duringwhich students made their own togas towear to any Halloween festivities. OnOctober 29, just prior to Halloween, weheld the popular annual “Paint your ownpot or pumpkin,” open to all students. On<strong>No</strong>vember 17 several of our members traveledto New York City with members ofarch the Foundations Program, to view thenewly reinstalled Classics collection at theMetropolitan Museum of Art. We also sawthe Ghiberti doors from Florence. Somestudents also visited The Cloisters. We finishedthe semester by baking classical andChristmas-themed cookies, which gave usthe idea for a spring fundraiser.On February 11 the Chapter inducted10 new students! They are: Mark Blessington,Lindsay Brissette, Eve Broffman, JenniferClancy, Francis DeAngelo, RebeccaDempsey, Margaret Dion, Tammy Goguen,Deryk Goodrich, and Danielle Simoneau.After the initiation we had baklava andsparkling cider and discussed plans forthe semester. We have 7 students who areattending the national convention withProfessor Catto. The <strong>College</strong>’s StudentGovernment Association and The Departmentof Modern and Classical Languagesand Cultures have generously agreed tofund some of the expenses. The Chapterheld a bake sale and will be having a calendarraffle to fund the rest. We held ourannual Ides of March authentic Romandinner a bit early, on March 12. Duringdinner preparations we also made cookiesfor the Ides as well as St. Patrick’s Day andEaster (a strange mix) to sell at the bakesale. On March 26 Professor Catto offeredher workshop “Learn (Ancient) Greekin 50 minutes,” to students, staff, andfaculty. This is to promote the offering ofbeginning Greek in the fall semester. TheChapter plans a trip to the Worcester ArtMuseum on April 17 as well as a trip, ona Wednesday evening or Saturday to theBoston Museum of Fine Arts. We will concludethe semester with a make-your-ownpizza night during which we will review theancient Olympics in anticipation of thissummer’s Olympic games.During the year some Chapter membershave also been involved in a comhostedthe fall meeting of the CaliforniaClassical Association-South, and themembers of Eta Sigma Phi volunteeredservice of assisting with parking, signs, andmiscellaneous other tasks. We finished thefall semester with our annual Saturnaliaparty, which was well attended by currentmembers and alumni.Spring semester began with anothergathering in honor of the Lupercalia andincluded the initiation of another five newmembers. The highlight of our year wasthe hosting of a guest lecturer, Dr. ChristofilisMaggidis, Associate Professor ofArchaeology and Classical Studies in theDepartment of Classical Studies at Dickinson<strong>College</strong>. Professor Maggidis gave twolectures, one on March 3 entitled “Beyondthe Walls of Agamemnon: the Search andDiscovery of the Lower Town at Mycenae”and the other on March 4 entitled“Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece:Myth or Reality?” The two lectures werevery well attended, not only by faculty andstudents of CSULB, but also by facultyfrom local high schools, and area universitiesincluding University of California,Irvine and University of California, LosAngeles. It was truly an honor to host ascholar of such expertise and a privilege tolearn of the most recent finds at Mycenaeand the cutting-edge questions with whichDr. Maggidis is dealing.The members of Eta Sigma Phi organizeda trip, April 18, to the San DiegoNatural History Museum, to the see thecurrent exhibit entitled “A Day in Pompeii.”We will finish our year on May 9with a gathering at the home of our advisor,where we will elect new officers for the<strong>2008</strong>-09 academic year.Prytanis, (President) Joseph VanSuchHyparchos (Vice President): BrookeHundtoftGrammateus (Secretary): Carla BraswellChrysophylax (Treasurer): KimberlyWallacePyloros (Sergeant-at-arms): Mitchell KoopsHistoriographos (Historian): ChristineDorsoAdvisor: Dr. Elaine WidaEta Omicron at Assumption <strong>College</strong>Our Chapter, often in conjunction withour Classics Club, has been active this40
Roman Triumphin Eta Mu’sPicnic DayParade, withparticipantsshown belowmunity outreach project with the Latinprogram run by Dr. Anne Nelson at thelocal Abbey Kelly Foster charter school.Tammy Goguen and Maureen Moriaritygave presentations on mythology inconnection with Prof. Nelson’s ClassicalMythology course. Sierra Calla has beenhelping by grading many assignments forLatin courses and filling in on a per diemsubstitute basis. Prof. Nelson has hada workshop entitled “Killing Two Birdswith One Stone: <strong>College</strong> Students in anElementary and Middle School MythologyClass” accepted for the American ClassicalLeague Annual Institute in June. FourAssumption <strong>College</strong> students will co-present including Eta Sigma Phi membersTammy Goguen, Deryk Goodrich, andMaureen Moriarity.Eta Rho at the University of Illinois atChicagoI became faculty advisor to our chapterin January <strong>2008</strong>; this report covers thecurrent semester only. We have one veryimportant event to report. Of the studentswho qualified for an invitation to join ourchapter, nineteen accepted. The initiationand appointment of officers took place onApril 30 <strong>2008</strong> with a reception.Allan KershawEta Tau at the University of <strong>No</strong>rthCarolina at AshevilleThe Eta Tau chapter at the University of<strong>No</strong>rth Carolina at Asheville continuesto be busy in our fifth year of existencewith meetings and various activities. Thisspring we inducted four new members:William Fisher, Paul McKayne, JenniferSons, and Jordan Samuels. We also beganre-organizing our Classics Library, finishingthe journal section in the Classics SeminarRoom and slowly but surely working onthe book and audio-visual areas in theClassics Suite.We also had a successful ClassicsAwareness Week, April 14-18, for whichwe invited our campus to take a breakfrom work and watch Gladiator andDisney’s Hercules with us; decorated oursuite and bulletin boards (adding photographsof all our majors, and an “O, thePlaces We Go” section to highlight studyand research abroad opportunities); heldbake sales to raise money for Eta Sigma Phicords presented to graduating members ofour chapter; and met with area high schoolstudents to discuss the benefits of studyingLatin. We also volunteered at a local historicalcemetery by doing lawn work, andparticipated in a reading party for studentsat a local Housing Authority.41
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