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Winter 2010 Issue of NUNTIUS now available!
Print copies will arrive soon in mailboxes of chapter advisors.

2010 Maurine Dallas Waktins Translation Contest
Nota bene: The dates give in the Fasti of this edition of NUNTIUS are incorrect. Please see this contest announcement for the correct deadlines.

Eta Sigma Phi Welcomes its Newest Chapter:
Iota Delta at Arizona State University!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for 2010 Convention!
Registration Information

New Editor for NUNTIUS wanted

Eta Sigma Phi is seeking an individual to serve as editor of NUNTIUS beginning in the academic year 2010-2011. The ideal individual is a member of the faculty at a school with an active chapter of Eta Sigma Phi. Some editorial experience preferred but not necessary. The primary responsibility of the editor is soliciting material appropriate for the newsletter and overseeing the production done by a professional typesetter. Eta Sigma Phi provides the editor with a laptop computer and with funds to attend the annual convention. For further information, contact the current editor, Dr. Thomas J. Sienkewicz at toms@monm.edu.

(Some members of Eta Eta chapter)

82nd Annual
Convention

April 9–11, 2010

Blacksburg, Virginia

at the invitation of

Eta Eta Chapter at Virginia Tech

Further Information / Registration / Call for Bids for 2012 Convention Site

Hotel Information: Virginia Tech Inn
$139.00 a night regardless of occupancy + 5% VA state sales tax
$3 fee for parking (paid on arrival). Reservations should be made by Friday, March 12th, 2010
Call 540-231-8000 or 877-200-3360 bt. 8 am and 5:30 pm M-F and ask for “Eta Sigma Phi National Classics Honorary Society” room block. Credit card or first night’s deposit required when making reservation.

The convention will begin with a reception on Friday evening, April 9, 2010, and end with the final business session at 12 o’clock on Sunday, April 11, 2010. There will be talks by students, reports on chapter activities, scholarly lectures, a certamen, a banquet with ancient dress optional and plenty of time for socializing.

Call for Papers and Presentations

Undergraduate members of Eta Sigma Phi are invited to submit papers for consideration for presentation at the convention, on Saturday, April 10, 2010. An artistic (musical, dramatic, etc.) performance may be proposed in lieu of a paper. The papers will be judged anonymously, and the three members whose papers are selected for reading at the convention will have their registration fees remitted. Students should be certain that they will be able to attend the convention before submitting papers.

Requirements:

1. The presentation should deal with some aspect of classical civilization or language and be directed to an undergraduate audience. (A paper written for a class is acceptable.)

2. Members proposing an artistic performance should submit a videotape or CD along with a detailed written description of the performance, its goals, and its relevance to classical civilization.

3. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, and no longer than 15 minutes in length, or 20 minutes if there are illustrations. Electronic submissions are encouraged.

4. If a presenter plans to use Powerpoint, the Powerpoint must be submitted with the script intended for the presentation included in the "Notes" section of the Powerpoint.

5. The name of the author should not appear on the paper.

6. Each submission must include a cover sheet with the author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, chapter, and institution.

7. All submissions must be sent electronically to toms@monm.edu and be received by February 1, 2010. For artistic performances only the detailed written description must be sent electronically.

For more information, contact:
Thomas J. Sienkewicz, Executive Secretary

Eta Sigma Phi
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
700 East Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462

Phone: 309-457-2371 Fax: 815-346-2565 E-mail: toms@monm.edu

Eta Sigma Phi is the national honorary collegiate society for students of Latin and/or Greek. Members are elected by local chapters which have been chartered by the society. The purposes of the Society, in the words of the Constitution, are "to develop and promote interest in classical study among the students of colleges and universities; to promote closer fraternal relationship among students who are interested in classical study, including inter-campus relationship; to engage generally in an effort to stimulate interest in classical study, and in the history, art, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome."

Note: The streaming music you hear is "The Song for Eta Sigma Phi."
Here are the lyrics in English and Latin in case you would like to sing along:

Bearing beauty’s flame Bending our hearts to your name Your ancient splendor we cherish now. Youthful dreams tell us how. Students look to your light, A beauty ever bright. Our loyalty we pledge to you, Eta Sigma Phi.	Lumen qui ferimus. Animos tibi damus. Antiquum tuum tibi placet. Hoc spes nostra docet. Spectant te iuvenes. O lumen semper des. Fidem servabimus tibi. Eta Sigma Phi.
The full score plus lyrics in ancient Greek are available at Score for "The Song for Eta Sigma Phi"

Updated 01-10-2010

The people who have visited this site since January, 2006,
wish the world still spoke in Latin and ancient Greek.

This page is maintained by the Executive Secretary of Eta Sigma Phi, Professor Thomas J. Sienkewicz of Monmouth College. If you have any questions about this page, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.