| Epsilon Chi (University of South Florida) was re-established in the spring semester of 2001. With a small, dedicated group, we started the fall 2001 semester with compassion. After the events of September 11, we organized a campus-wide card signing. Using large sheets of white vinyl, we staffed tables with patriotic-colored markers and asked USF students to write their thoughts and concerns to the students of New York University. The "card" and our prayers were sent to NYU. Next, we joined with the University's Classx club to participate in Homecoming. Our float, Zeus' chariot, was escorted through the parade by a pantheon of Greek gods bestowing gifts of candy and beads on the students. The spectacle became even more amazing when the chariot began to gain speed. USF students were given the opportunity to see gods and goddesses running at immortal speeds. Our spring semester was extremely busy and rewarding. Many of our members offered tutoring to local high-school students and free tutoring to USF students new to the Classical languages. In February, we held our annual Classics Forum, wherein students from a variety of disciplines, such as history, classics, art, philosophy, and religious studies, presented papers. The USF faculty provided advice and praise to the students, as well as scholarships to students with the best papers. The Classics Forum kicked off our first annual Hellenic Week. Working in conjunction with the Classx club and the Hellenic Club, we provided a week of ancient and modern Greek cultural activities for USF students. Our events included an on-going reading of the Iliad by students and faculty. We set up stands to play Greek music and to sell Greek pastries throughout the week. We sponsored lectures during the week, culminating with Dr. Josh Ober's lecture on "Ancient Greek Democracy, Modern Global Challenges, and the Organization of the Future." Hellenic Week also included our Olympic Challenge with USF students and faculty, local middle- and high-school students, and our special guests, the local chapter of the Special Olympics, participating in events we're sure will find their way into the world-wide Olympics soon. Proceeds from the Olympic Challenge |
The new intitiates of Eta Zeta are (from left) Jason
Evans, Kelly Devine, Elizabeth Higgins, Kyla Richtman, and Andrew
McGinnis. |
went to the Special Olympics. Immediately after Hellenic Week, students and faculty helped mentor at the local Junior Classical League meeting, offering assistance as judges, coaches, and fans. And at our final spring event, the Classics Award Banquet, we were very pleased to induct nine new members into our chapter. To view pictures of our various events, please visit the University of South Florida's Classx Club webpage at
http://w3.usf.edu/~cxclub/
Zeta Lambda (University of Louisville). It has been an eventful year for Zeta Lambda. We started with the initiation of fifteen new members. The year continue with the Symposium, in which we invited members of the Greek Orthodox Church to teach us traditional Greek dances. We also had the opportunity to travel to Indiana University to see the ballet Daphnis and Chloe, and following the ballet we had the Colloquium, with invitations to many speakers about their work or adventures dealing with the |
Classical languages and Greece. Finally, we were involved with the Classical Language Festival, in which we helped grade- and high-school students explore and excel in the Classical languages. We congratulate our vice-president, Heather
Woolley, on her receipt of the Brent Malcolm Froberg Scholarship to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Eta Zeta (Truman State University) The 2001-2002 school year was very exciting for the Eta Zeta Chapter. Our new executive officers got the ball rolling early in the year. In October we had a "Theatrical Movie Night" when we watched A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Then in December at Truman's annual
Homerathon, students and faculty read book three of the Iliad in Greek. Throughout the months of the second semester we celebrated each of the instructors as "Professor of the Month." We decorated their office doors and put their names up on the Eta Sigma |
