Counterclockwise:
The winning team in the certamen was from Beta Pi at the University of Arkansas: (from left) Glen T. Blakney, Jason Connolly, Nathan Sharpe, and Rachel Bushkuhl.
Megale¯ Grammateus Lindsey Turner reads the minutes of the 74th Annual Convention.
Megas Prytanis Jason Gajderowicz presiding at the Saturday business session.
Alpha Lambda’s Julie Grissom shows off the convention T-shirt.
March 29,
2003, in the Governors Rooms of the Union. Pre-meeting activities
consisted of registration for latecomers and a sign-up for the afternoon
activities of Roman Insults, a tour of the History of Science Collections,
Graduate information presentations, and a tour of
the Fred Jones Museum of Art. Megas Prytanis Gajderowicz started the
meeting by introducing Megale¯ Grammateus Lindsey Turner to read the
minutes of the 74th Annual Convention.
Once the minutes were approved and delegates read their chapters’ reports, Dr. Leon Fitts (Delta Theta) gave the report on contests. Immediately following the report on contests, Dr. Tom Sienkewicz (Gamma Omicron) gave the report on scholarships and announced the recipients of the scholarships for the coming year. After the report on scholarships, Megas Chrysophylax Doug Bullock (Epsilon Upsilon) presented the treasurer’s report for the year. Megas Hyparchos Charlie McCants (Beta Theta) then presented the vice-president’s report on the petitions of four institutions (University of North Carolina at Ashville, University of Southern California, California State University at Fresno, and Michigan State University) to establish chapters.
Because of the late start of the meeting, old and new business was delayed until the Sunday business session, and nominations for national officers were received. The last issue addressed before committee meetings was the nomination of a site for the 76th Annual Convention, with Loyola University, New Orleans, placing the only bid to host the convention.
Committee meetings addressing new chapters, finances, contests and scholarships, convention site, resolutions, and officers began at 10:20 a. m. Most committees finished their business before the presentation of papers at 11:00 a.m. in the Scholars Room. The three presenters were Becky Tompkins (Gamma Omega) with "Zeus and the
Golden Scales: Moira’s role in the Iliad," Caroline Bishop (Beta Psi) with "The Long Road to Athens: Theseus Transformed and Reformed," and Katie Jones (Eta Gamma) with "The Maenads: Sounds of a Silent Revolution." Following the presentation of papers, lunch was served.
Beginning at 1:00 p. m., delegates attended the afternoon’s activities. Dr. Laura Gibbs gave a fantastic seminar on the poetry of insults, and the University of Oklahoma’s History of Science Collections provided puzzles of wrought iron and texts any classicist might drool over. Delegates also attended two presentations on graduate schools and visited the Fred Jones Museum of Art. Once the afternoon's
