ETA SIGMA PHI (ΗΣΦ)
Beta Nu Chapter, Unviersity of Mary Washington
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Beta Nu Chapter Annual Lectures
Beta Nu Chapter Annual Classical Essay Contest
OFFICERS 2009-2010
PRYTANIS (PRESIDENT) David Yates
HYPARCHOS (VICE-PRESIDENT) Matthew Wallace
GRAMMATEUS (SECRETARY) Meagan Smith
CHRYSOPHYLAX (TREASURER) Elizabeth Egbert
PYLOROS (SPEARBEARER) Alyssa Davis
MEMBERS 2008-2009
Kenneth Barnes
Bradley Brent Cavedo
Susan E. Drummond
Lindsay C. Erickson
Hillary L. Gatlin
Jenilea Gerardi
Stephanie L. Grimes
Jessica L. Hall
Megan Hall
Serena Houghton
Kate Oldham
Bethany Phillips
Emily I. Potosky
Ronald Powell II
Hunter M. Ray
Matthew T. Wallace
Alexandra M. Weller
Mary Beth Woody
David T. Yates
Faculty Advisor: Liane Houghtalin
SPRING 2009 INITIATES
Amanda Burruss
Alyssa Davis
Elizabeth Egbert
Sarah Fox Greenlee
Ehren Guzman
Caitlin Hammelman
Kathleen Higgins
Elizabeth Klein
Elyse Menendez
Michelle Morrison
Clare Mulrey
Gracie Ofslager
Tara M. O'Toole
Meagan Smith
Megan Walker
Annual Lectures
2009
Carol Mattusch (George Mason University)
"Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, and the Grand Tour"
2008
Peter Schertz (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
"Made from Life: A Terracotta Portrait Bust in Boston"
2007
N. Gregson Davis (Duke University)
"'Afro-Greeks' in Search of Home: The Motif of the Underworld Journey in the Poetry of Aime Cesaire and Derek Walcott"
2006
Jean MacIntosh Turfa (University of Pennsylvania Museum)
"Love, Death, and Magic in Etruscan Urns"
2005
Patricia Rosenmeyer (University of Wisconsin)
"The Locus Amoenus in Greek and Latin Poetry: What's Love Got to Do with It?"
2004
Jeannine Diddle Uzzi (University of Southern Maine)
"Rethinking Romanitas: Barbarian Babies in the Art of the Roman Empire"
2003
Naomi J. Norman (University of Georgia)
"Putting People back into the City: The Archaeological Evidence for Carthage"
2002
Rose Mary Sheldon (Virginia Military Institute)
"Toga and Dagger: Espionage in the Ancient World"
2001
Christina Salowey (Hollins University)
"Kore: A Maiden's Story"
2000
Gregory N. Daugherty (Randolph-Macon College)
"Fires and Firemen in Nero's Rome"
1999
John D. Mac Isaac (Mary Washington College)
"Nemea: The Other Olympic Games"
1998
Liane Houghtalin (Mary Washington College)
"The Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia"
Annual Classical Essay Contest
Latin students attending Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Fredericksburg schools or whose teacher is a member of the Fredericksburg Area Latin Teachers' Association (FALTA) are eligible to enter the Annual Classical Essay Contest.
Please e-mail Prof. Liane Houghtalin with questions about the contest at lhoughta(at)umw.edu