Published by Eta Sigma Phi VOLUME 85, NUMBER 2 FALL 2011 In This Issue 1 Jon Stewart evokes Ancient Greek History 2 ΗΣΦ: Statement of Purpose and Benefits of Membership 2 About NUNTIUS 2 List of 2011–2012 Officers 2 Members of the Board of Trustees 2 ΗΣΦ Committees 3 Statement from the outgoing Megas Prytanis David Giovagnoli 3 FASTI 3 Want to Place an Ad in NUNTIUS? The story below is 4 About the 2011–2012 Officers 6 Best Paper at the 2011 Convention: Learning to Speak from the sketch titled and Pray in Confessions, Book 1: Theodore Harwood 9 ΗΣΦ at APA/AIA 2013 “Graecian Burn,” 10 ΗΣΦ Officers at APA January 2011 taken from the June 11 The Next Generation: Papers by Undergraduate Classics Students APA 2011 22, 2011 episode of the 15 Panelist Mara Kutter eloquently expresses the profound value of participating in ΗΣΦ panels Daily Show with Jon 15 ΗΣΦ at the APA/AIA 2012 16 Maurine Dallas Watkins Translation Contests Stewart (season 16, 17 Minutes of the 2011 National Convention 22 2011 Convention Awards episode 81, “Licensed 22 2012 ΗΣΦ National Convention Property”). 22 ΗΣΦ Medals 23 2011 Scholarship Winners 23 H. R. Butts Scholarship for Fieldwork in Classical Archaeology 24 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards 25 On the selection of Lifetime Achievement Awardees 26 Report of the Resolutions Committee 26 ΗΣΦ owl lapel pins 27 Pearson Disce! Jon Stewart Evokes Ancient Greek 28 2011 Report of the Chair of the Board of Trustees 28 Lifetime subscriptions to NUNTIUS 29 Winners of the 2011 ΗΣΦ Maurine Dallas Watkins Sight Translation Contests History, Philosophy, and Mythology 30 2011 Certamen Procedures 30 Some Favorite Questions 31 Initiates July 1, 2010 — December 31, 2010 31 Honorary Membership in ΗΣΦ To explain the current state of the modern Greek economy, 32 2010–2011 Membership Report 32 New and Reactivated Chapters with references to Plato, Thucydides, and John Keats 32 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients 33 Chapter Res Gestae 2010–2011 48 Annual ΗΣΦ Summer Travel Scholarships Transcribed by the editor, with apologies for you’re a little too Spartan. Retiring at 53 49 University of Michigan Press 50 Original Poetry inspired by Classical Literature: any remaining errors. with almost full pay, a little too Plato’s • Penelope’s Shroud by J. Garvey Retreaty. But I know you can strike this • The Veil of Alcestis by Angela Pitts “Greece, meet me at camera 3. Hey, what’s 51 Historical Linguistics of the Latin Language: balance between austerity and hedonism. Latin Rhotacism by Christina Skelton up. It’s me, Jon. I think I know what your 51 ΗΣΦ on Facebook I’m going to tell you a little story that I 52 “Review of John Hall, Politeness and Politics in Cicero’s problem is, Greece. Your Greek spirit is Letters” by Emily Wagner think you might find a propos. caught in a battle of duality, torn between 53 Latin Composition: Emily Dickinson in Latin: Two One day, a god named Zeus looked Poems adapted in Latin Glyconics by Tara Martin the aggression and tenacity of the Spartans 53 Ubi Sunt Alumni Nostri? down upon the people of earth from 54 Review of Agora by Chelisa Elmore [The 300] versus the wisdom and sophis- 54 Review of “The Centurions” by Annalaissa Johnson Olympus and thought [Jon speaks in 55 Focus Publishing tication and hospitality of the Athenians 56 Student Recognitions on the 2011 National Latin deep “Zeus” voice] “I will turn myself Exam [Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure], an into a bull.” Then as a bull he went down 57 National Latin Exam 2011 College Analysis epic struggle between Sparta and Athens, 58 Why Administer the National Latin Exam to College amongst the humans and f***ed a spider, Students? a profound 3,000-year internal struggle 59 NLE Guidelines for College Students and that is why, today, we have cocoanuts. 59 Photos Wanted for NUNTIUS that we here in America have interpreted 60 Third Annual College Greek Exam You know who came up with that? You 61 Winners of Beta Nu Classical Essay Contest through our experience at diners and this 61 Bernice L. Fox Latin Teaching Scholarship did. 62 ΗΣΦ Budget for 2011–2012 guy [Jim Belushi in Animal House]. Boy, 62 Report on the Endowment Fund Good luck. 62 Report on the Medal Fund how is it we don’t know much about world 63 ΗΣΦ Honor Cords and Hoods history? But Greece, to solve this you must Please view the monologue online at http://www. 63 ΗΣΦ Jewelry 64 Bolchazy-Carducci overcome your duality. Right now, with the thedaily show.com/watch/wed-june-22-2011/ hitting the police with clubs and yoghurt, grecian-burn---battle-of-duality ETA SIGMA PHI: Statement of Purpose LIST OF 2011–2012 OFFICERS Megale Chrysophylax and Benefits of Membership Ashley Gilbert Zeta Beta at Temple University The purposes of Eta Sigma Phi, the national • membership card, lapel pin and certificate [email protected] Classics honorary society, are to develop and • subscription to NUNTIUS, the biannual promote interest in Classical study among newsletter of the society Megale Grammateus students of colleges and universities; to promote • an annual national convention including a Lauren Milburn closer fraternal relationship among students certamen and banquet Eta Zeta at Truman State University who are interested in Classical studies, and to • the opportunity to give academic presenta- [email protected] stimulate interest in Classical studies and in the tions before an audience of peers and scholars history, art, and literature of ancient Greece • annual sight translation exams in Latin and Megas Hyparchos and Rome. Members are elected by local chap- Greek Kyle Oskvig ters which have been chartered by the society. • honors cords and sashes for graduation Epsilon at the University of Iowa Most members are undergraduates but chapters • bronze and silver medals of achievement [email protected] can also initiate graduate students, faculty, and • eligibility for summer travel scholarships to Megas Prytanis honorees. There are more than 180 chapters of Greece, Rome or southern Italy Christopher Rios Eta Sigma Phi throughout the United States. • eligibility for a Latin teacher training Theta Upsilon, University of North Texas Benefits of membership include: scholarship [email protected] MEMBERS OF THE About NUNTIUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES NUNTIUS is the newsletter of Eta Sigma Phi, lifetime subscription is a single payment of $50. Martha A. Davis (2013), Chair the national Classics honorary society. It is Non-members interested in subscribing to the Zeta Beta at Temple University published twice a year, in September and in newsletter should contact the editor for further [email protected] January. Copies of the NUNTIUS are sent information. The editor is Dr. Georgia L. Irby Daniel Levine (2014) free of charge to active, associate, and honor- of Omega at the College of William and Mary. Beta Pi at the University of Arkansas ary members at active chapters. A lifetime Graphic designer is Jon Marken of Lamp-Post [email protected] subscription to the NUNTIUS is also available Publicity in Meherrin, Virginia. NUNTIUS to members who wish to continue receiving the is printed by Farmville Printing of Farmville, Sister Thérèse Marie Dougherty (2012) newsletter after graduation. The cost of this Virginia. Beta Kappa at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland [email protected] ETA SIGMA PHI COMMITTEES Joseph Garnjobst (2012) Eta Delta at Hillsdale College Translation Contest Committee [email protected] David Sick of Beta Psi at Rhodes College, coordinator ([email protected]) Antony Augoustakis (2014) Fox Scholarship Committee Alpha Kappa at the University of Illinois Mary L. Pendergraft of Beta Iota at Wake Forest University, Chair (2012, [email protected]) [email protected] Bridget Thomas of Eta Zeta at Truman State University (2013) Timothy Moore of Gamma Sigma at the University of Texas at Austin (2014) HONORARY TRUSTEES Summer Scholarships Committee Brent M. Froberg Molly Pasco-Pranger of Lambda at University of Mississippi, Chair (2013, [email protected]) Gamma Omega at Baylor University Katherine Panagakos of Theta Tau at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (2014) [email protected] James (Jim) Johnson of Gamma Upsilon at Austin College (2014) Program Committee W. W. de Grummond Meghan Reedy of Delta Theta at Dickinson College, Chair (2014, [email protected]) Eta at Florida State University Bonnie Catto of Eta Omicron at Assumption College (2012) Wayne Tucker Nicholas Dobson of Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College (2013) Beta Theta at Hampden-Sydney College Finance Committee [email protected] Davina McClain of Iota Beta at Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University Scholars’ College, Chair (2014, [email protected]) Executive Secretary Helen Moritz of Epsilon Psi at Santa Clara University (2013) Thomas J. Sienkewicz Antony Augoustakis of Alpha Kappa at the University of Illinois (2012) Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College Brent Froberg of Gamma Omega at Baylor University (ex officio) [email protected] Tom Sienkewicz of Gamma Omicron at Monmouth College (ex officio) Editor of NUNTIUS H. R. Butts Field Archaeology Scholarship Committee Georgia Irby Liane Houghtalin of Beta Nu at the University of Mary Washington, Chair (2014, Omega at the College of [email protected]) William and Mary Ruth Palmer of Gamma at the Ohio University (2012) [email protected] Christine Renaud of Theta Omicron at Carthage College (2014) 2 Statement from the outgoing Fasti Megas Prytanis David Giovagnoli 2011 September 2: Battle Eta Sigma Phi Members, of Actium It was my pleasure to serve as your October 15: Vergil’s megas prytanis during the 2010–11 aca- birthday demic year. Over the past year, we have November 15: annual reports of continued to do what we do best: extol chapter officers due the virtues of Classical civilization and December 8: Horace’s birthday study the Classics ourselves.