T-shirts: Order yours now!

The shirts are white with black lines for the toga and Bucky on the brooch, and red for the circles on the brooch. If you are interested in buying a shirt at the low low price of $12, please email the Classics Society at uwclassicssociety@gmail.com. The last day to order shirts will be December 2nd at noon!, so hurry and get yours today!

For alumni: We will do our best to get them to you before the holidays!

(click on the image of the t-shirt for a larger picture!)

Meeting Minutes 11/4/09

Hi Guys!
I really hope that everyone had a good Halloween and that November is going well so far! Here's what was discussed tonight:

*Saturnalia will be Thursday December 10th!! The time isn't set but it will probably be in the late afternoon/ early evening.
-It is Professor Montiglio's last semester here so we talked about giving her a gift (possibly a toy pistol to "shoot" her next students) and maybe telling a favorite story about Greek class.
-ALSO we will have a slideshow to show off our travels and where we have all been! So if you have any cool pictures of yourself, friends, a professor, or a sight, e-mail them to Andrea and they will be included!

*T-shirts
-We have 50 of the old-style t-shirts (Bucky in front of the Coliseum) so if you want one just let us know.
-Sizes S-XXL for $12

*Movie Night Thursday Nov. 19th at 7 pm.
-The location is TBA.
-We will either be watching "Life of Brian", "O Brother Where Art Thou" or "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"...we will be voting!

*Ice skating
-Tentatively set for Saturday Dec. 5th.
-Professor McClure kindly offered her house for hot chocolate and cookies to follow!!

*Classics Department Info
-If you have any thoughts/ concerns about class sizes or courses that are offered in the Classics department- please let Professor McClure know! Only through student feedback can she know what is going on, and what people think about the classes. Is your Greek/ latin class too big? Are there too many or not enough humanities courses on offer? Just send her an e-mail if you have any thoughts or concerns.

Thanks so much! And I hope to see everyone at the upcoming events!
-Phoebe

Homecoming Update

Unfortunately, we will not be participating in the Homecoming Parade this year. Due to the lack of interest and inability to meet before Friday to come up with a new idea, implement it, make costumes, etc. this decision makes sense. I think that CS would benefit from being in the parade, but not from an idea that we had to come up with on Tuesday and make happen before Friday.

For those who were interested in participating, thank you for your time and willingness to promote our group!

See you at dinner and the Symposium! (Times TBD)

-Melissa

Meeting Minutes 10/7/09

Hey!!
It was really good to see everyone who came tonight, and I hope that those of you who couldn't make it are doing well!! As far as what was discussed:

*T-Shirts
-We will be printing off more of the Coliseum Bucky shirts, so they will be available if you are interested
-BUT more importantly-we are hoping to have new t-shirts by Winter Break. So- get creative!! The deadline for t-shirt designs is our next meeting- Wed. October 21st!! We will vote then on the new "look"!

*Lecturers
-Two potential speakers were discussed- hopefully one for the Fall semester and one for the Spring. But- if you have an idea of someone- feel free to bring it to the next meeting.

*For those of you interested in Archaeology it was suggested that you check out the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)'s website at www.archaeological.org. You can get a year-long membership for only $26 and there is a lot of helpful, useful and interesting information for students.

*HOMECOMING!!
-There is the parade next Friday, October 11th. If you would be interested in participating in making a float and being in the parade- contact Melissa!! mlmillard27@gmail.com
-This will hopefully include a a SYMPOSIUM after the parade- details of where/ when to come!

*Apple/ raspberry/ pumpkin patch/ corn maze THIS SUNDAY!!
-It is a 20 mile bike ride, or a 20 minute drive. If you want to go- get in touch! A car load will leave from the Union at 10:30 am...or you can BIKE!!

*The Chicago trip has been postponed until next semester. It was too hard with the football games/ Thanksgiving/ finals...but it will happen!!

*Sunday Studying in the Greek and Latin Reading Room (4th Floor Memorial Library) Later afternoon usually beginning around 3. You can get a free key to the room from the Admin. office on the 3rd floor...or just knock!

*Kaplan FREE GRE this Saturday 9:30-noon. This is a good way to see what the test is like without spending any money!

That's all for now- but stay posted on the upcoming events!!
See you soon, and good luck with classes!

-Phoebe

Meeting Minutes - 9/23/09

Hey!!
It was really great to see everyone at the meeting today! There were
so many new faces, which is awesome and I hope that everyone who
couldn't make it tonight is having a good semester and will be able to
attend some of our upcoming events! Speaking of which...

SUNDAYS around 3- Study Session in the Greek and Latin Reading Room!
(It is located on the 4th floor of Memorial Library. If you get off
the elevator: take a right, and then another right. Walk down the
long hallway (walking towards Langdon) and it's on your left hand side
through the first set of doors. There will be signs, and it is locked
so you can knock, or ask a librarian to get your own key!)

As far as what was discussed at tonight's meeting:

Amanda, a representative from Kaplan came and spoke to us briefly
about the different ways that Kaplan can help Student Organizations.
Kaplan offers free practice tests for the GRE as well as the LSATs and
other graduate school entrance exams, which is a really great
opportunity. They also offer resume writing workshops, and provide
general help with applying to graduate school, so having them work
with the Classics Society should be beneficial for a lot of us!

-We went over some other events that we will be planning, including:

*Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (depending on how many people
are interested, we could take university vans, or possibly even rent a
coach. We are thinking either the first or second Saturday in
November! Half a day at the museum with a possible tour of classical
art, and then half a day shopping/ spending time in the city!)

PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE e-mail me if you are interested in this trip, so
that I can figure out the transportation. It would probably only cost
$20 or $25, and would include the round-trip transportation as well as
museum entry! E-mail me and let me know how interested you are:
definitely (would put money on it), it depends, maybe, etc...Thanks!

*Lectures- Keep thinking about potential speakers and bring ideas
to the next meeting!

*Homecoming Parade/ Team events. If you are interested in getting
involved, contact Melissa!

*Class Visits- for those of you who have been previously involved
with the Classics Society, please consider speaking to a class. It
only takes a couple minutes, and is really good way for students who
would be interested in the CS to find out about us!

*T-Shirts! We passed around a design which is a T-shirt made to
look like a toga. If you have other ideas, please bring them to the
next meeting! We are hoping to get an early start on getting t-shirts
this year.

Okay, well please e-mail me if you are interested in the Chicago trip,
and I hope to see you all either at volleyball or the library this
weekend! Have a good rest of the week and good luck with classes!

-Phoebe

Meeting Minutes 9/8/09

-We are planning on making/ continuing to be both an academic and a social group. We have a fair amount of money, so we can spend it on activities of our choosing!

-We went over some events that we will be planning, including:
*Movies (both at people's houses as well as one on campus that would be open for people to attend)
*Volleyball
*Study Sessions
*Symposia
*Group Dinners
*Plays/ Cultural events (if you hear about anything going on in Madison that you think others may be interested in- let us know!)
*Trip to the Chicago Art Institute (we talked about driving a van to the museum and possibly getting a tour of the classical art)
*Ice Skating
*Ski Trip (looking ahead to the winter!)
*Lectures (hopefully one in the fall and one in the spring)
*YES we will do a float, or "walk" in the Homecoming Parade.
*In the next few weeks, while the weather is nice, we should get together at the Terrace!

-We are going to try to be more proactive about recruiting new members!
*Chalking (at the next meeting we will have chalk and go over where and what to write)
*Fliers
*Class Visits (For anyone interested, we will be looking for volunteers to go to lower-level classics as well as Greek and Latin classes and give a brief talk about the Classics Society. More information on the classes and times to come!)

-T-Shirts! There is a design from last year which is a T-shirt made to look like a toga, which we will look at. And, if people have other designs, bring them to the next meeting. We are hoping to get an early start on getting t-shirts this year.

-We are still trying to locate an Athena bust- if you have any ideas??

-MEETINGS will be every other WEDNESDAY at 7 PM. Hopefully in the Union itself!!

Welcome back, classics enthusiasts!

Join us on Tuesday, September 8th at 7PM as we hold our first meeting of the year! Check TITU for the exact location!

See you all there! Feel free to bring friends!

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

1. Cookout
-Sunday May 3rd, 4-7 pm
-Professor Beneker’s House
2520 Chamberlain Ave/ 298-7064
-RSVP w/Professor Beneker
-let Professor Beneker know of any food preferences

2. End of the year reception
-Thursday May 7th, 4:30-6:30pm
-University Club 803 State St.
-food, awards, introduction of next years officers

3. Next Year’s Officers-CONGRATULATIONS!
-President: Andrea Samz-Pustol
-Vice President: Phoebe Kasdin
-Treasurer: Ashley Morgan
-Historian: Melissa Millard

4. Ideas for next year
-Homecoming, Movie Night, 2 Speakers, Eta Sigma Phi, Olympics, Pizza/T-shirt Sales, Student Org. Fair, More Subcommittees
-Think about new ideas for next year, feel free to let Andrea, our new President, know via email (samzpustol@wisc.edu)

5. Thanks to everyone for a great year! See you at the cookout and reception!

Spring 2009 Syposium and Ice Skating

Since the semester is finally winding down, it seems appropriate to finally publish the photos from our ice skating/ice cream trip and symposium from earlier in the semester. Here are some highlights:

Elections and Officer Information

Candidates for the 2009-2010 school year:

President:
Andrea Samz-Pustol

Vice President:
Phoebe Kasdin

Treasurer:
Ashley Morgan

Historian:
Melissa Millard


**Voting will take place April 28th! Be there!**

Upcoming Greg Daugherty Lectures

Ever wonder how the ancient queen became a modern icon & an advertising tool?


Join us April 6th at the Chazen at 5:30 and hear the dynamic Professor Daugherty give his exciting lecture!


Professor Gregory N. Daugherty of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland VA is an expert on Cleopatra and will be giving two lectures on April 6th!

1. "It's Theda Bara Meets Princess Leia: A Social History of the Snake Bra!"
12pm, Room 1418 Van Hise Hall


2. "Her Infinite Variety: Cleopatra in American Popular Culture"
5:30pm, Room L140 Chazen Museum of Art

This event is hosted by Classic Society, University Lectures Committee, Department of Classics, Phi Alpha Theta, & the Classics Graduate Student Forum

If you have any questions or would like to be invited through Facebook to these events, please email Sean at spmiller3@wisc.edu.

Meeting Minutes 3/24/09

Meeting Minutes

1. T-shirts
-can’t get a 2nd order of original design
-currently working on a new design

2. Professor Daugherty
-need to advertise lectures, talk to Sean if you want to help (spmiller3@wisc.edu)
-Dinner Sunday April 5th w/Professor Daugherty, Paisan’s 6:00pm, RSVP w/Sean
-Lectures:
*“It’s Theda Bara Meets Princess Leia: A Social History of the Snake Bra;” 12:00pm, 1418 Van Hise Hall
*“Her Infinite Variety: Cleopatra in American Popular Culture;” 5:30pm, Room L140 Chazen

3. Other Upcoming Lectures:
*Cultural Heritage Preservation at Home and Abroad: From the Wisconsin State Capitol to the Campidoglio” Tony Rajer; Thursday, March 26th, 7:00pm, Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
*”Virgil’s Aeneid from the Aztecs to the Dark Virgin: Latin Poetry and Ethnohistory in Colonial Mexico” Andrew Laird; Tuesday, March 31st, 4:00pm, Room 204 Bradley Memorial

4. Olympics
-Committee meeting w/Ethan next week, contact Ethan if interested (etschmidt@wisc.edu)
-Society Olympics presentation next meeting

5. Officer Positions
-primary elections for next year’s officers will take place next meeting
-if interested in being an officer (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Historian), contact Sean (spmiller3@wisc.edu)—need to prepare a short paragraph concerning why you would make a good officer, also include desired office

*Next meeting will be April 14th

Meeting Minutes - 2/17/09

Meeting Minutes

1. T-shirts are still available!

2. Ice Skating
-Thursday, February 26th at the Shell
-11:15-12:45 am
-Ice Cream at Electric Earth beforehand

3. Movie Night
-Gladiator
-Thursday March 5th , 6:30
-Andrea’s House (old university)

4. Symposium
-Friday February 27th
-8:30, Justin’s House (N. Randall)
*ancient attire required

5. Roy Gibson talk
-Tuesday March 3rd, 12:00, location TBD
-Lecture: “The most immoral book eve written by a man of genius”: Ovid’s Ars Amatoria

6. Olympic Committee
-work in progress, contact Ethan if interested in helping (etschmidt@wisc.edu)

7. Latin Day
-April 2nd, Memorial Union Theater
-Mr. Alex Meyer, Ph.D. candidate at Duke University and Archaeological Excavation Supervisor at Vindolanda Roman Forst in England will give 2 talks…
1. 10:00am, “Vindolanda Roman Forst and Minimus the Mouse in their Historical Contexts”
2. 12:30pm, “Britain’s Greatest Treasures: Spectacular finds from Vindolanda Roman Fort, 1865-present”

8. Display case
-contact Melissa (mlmillard@wisc.edu) if interested in helping fill the display case on first floor Van Hise

Gladiator Bucky Shirts are Available NOW!

We are currently selling Red "Gladiator Bucky" T-Shirts!
Only $12 per shirt!

Sizes are S/M/L/XL/XXL*
The cost per shirt is $12. (*XXL is $1.50 extra)
You must turn in the order form with the amount due. If you are writing a check, make it out to "Classics Society"
Make sure you fill out each column on the order form.
You can turn the money and order form into our mailbox in Van Hise on the 9th floor, mailbox #912 (The mailboxes are located to the left of the doorway to the Pillinger Library, which is room 920).
Or
You can give your money and order form to Andrea, Sean, or Justin whenever you see them.


We will not be selling them for a long time so make sure you get your money and order in soon! The sooner the better!

Be "glad" you got one!

Meeting Minutes - 2/3/09

Sorry about taking so long to post these!

1. T-shirts
-sold 1/3 of supply at JCL
-no longer selling black
-red t-shirts/long sleeve T’s/sweatshirts are available
-order forms are out, we should know new prices in a few days
-pick-up should be in a week or two
*if selling shirts, make sure buyer marks whether they want a t-shirt, long sleeve T, or sweatshirt near their order

2. Ski/Ice Skating Event
-if interested in ski trip, email Justin (jsdwyer@wisc.edu); probably an informal event
-Ice skating, Thursday Feb. 26th at the Shell

3. Movie Night
-Andrea’s house
-several ideas; Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts, Troy, Gladiator, 300, TNT’s Julius Caesar, Odyssey, etc-email Sean (spmiller3@wisc.ed) with opinions, votes

4. Symposium
-Friday February 27th

5. CAMWS
-probably too expensive for group trip

6. Olympics
-if interested in working on Classics Society Olympics contact Ethan (etschmidt@wisc.edu)

7. Roy Gibson
-March 3rd, the Classics Society will be hosting a lunch time talk with Roy Gibson

Spring Semester Meetings

From this point forward our meetings will be on alternating Tuesdays at 5:30 in Memorial Union (TITU).

If you have never been to one of our meetings, feel free to come by and check out the UW Classics Society!

Next meeting: TOMORROW, February 3, 2009.

Meeting Minutes - 1/20/09

1. Received grant for our spring speaker, Professor Daugherty

2. JCL
-January 29th-31st
-Still need volunteers for Thursday night and Friday all day, email me (jsdwyer@wisc.edu) if you want to help out
-will be selling T-shirts Thursday night
-Speaking slot open for Classics Society between 1:30-4:30 on Friday
*need speakers to fill time slot; present essays, Q & A about studying classics in college, etc.
*email Tony Vanderscheuren if you would like to speak, vanderscheur@wisc.edu

3. Winter Student Org. Fair
-decided not to participate

4. Patron
-Athena, will have examples of possible statues next meeting

5. T-shirts
-will order red for JCL
-2nd order will be black (t-shirts, love sleeve t’s, sweatshirts)

*FOR NEXT MEETING CONSIDER…
-Ski Trip/Ice Skating with students and faculty
-Food Sale dates
-Symposium date
-Possible movies, dates, and locations
-Other society events (Olympics, board game, dinner, etc.)
*If interested in working on Society Olympics, contact Ethan Schmidt, etschmidt@wisc.edu
-Possible meeting times (Tuesday/Thursday 5:30)
-CAMWS (meeting in MN this spring, possible trip)
-Open slots in summer study abroad programs (Athens, Rome)