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National classics honor society convention to be held at St. Olaf College

by Sandra Gilderhus
April 16, 2005

St. Olaf College classics honor society students won their bid last year to host the 2005 national convention for Eta Sigma Phi at St. Olaf College. The weekend of April 15-17 there will be approximately 100 representatives from colleges across the country attending the convention. Running the whole show will be Stephanie Walker '05, who is the national president of Eta Sigma Phi this year.

Planned events for the weekend include a Friday night reception and classics quiz bowl competition, Olympic Games in Skoglund Center, a talk by Provost and Dean of the College Jim May on the ancient Greek Trireme (warship), a concert by the Early Music Singers, conducted by Gerald Hoekstra, and a costume contest at the Saturday night Roman banquet. The only event open to the public is a free performance of Plautus' Curculio ("The Weevil"), an ancient Roman musical comedy, in Room 233 of Christiansen Hall of Music at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16.

St. Olaf College has had a chapter of Eta Sigma Phi since 1971 and hosted the national convention exactly 20 years ago. For more information see the Classics Department's web site www.stolaf.edu/depts/classics/classics honor society/index.

Contact Sandra Gilderhus at 507-646-3032 or gilderhu@stolaf.edu.