Classics Society

Monday, February 17, 2014

300!

                                                    

The Classics Society is super excited to announce that our viewing of the 2007 film '300' will be this Thursday evening (February 20) at 7:00 PM in Van Hise 367!

The movie '300' (rated R, starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, etc.) is the fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE), in which Leonidas, king of Sparta, leads his 300 best soldiers against the Persians, who are attempting an all-out invasion of Ancient Greece.

Basically, if you like crazy action sequences, ancient battles and shirtless dudes, this is your movie!

There'll be popcorn, but feel free to bring some other snacks or soda if you so desire!

See you then!

    

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Classics Society - Our Official Start to the Semester


Salvete! Χαιρετε! Greetings!

A big 'thank-you' to everyone who responded to the poll - it really helped us out with respect to scheduling this semester! We've got a lot planned for Spring 2014, and we're excited to get started as soon as possible (as I'm sure you are too)! So without further ado, here's a quick run-down of our upcoming February events!  

Classics Society, February 2014:

Our Kick-Off Meeting is this next Thursday, February 6, from 6:30-7:30 PM at Memorial Union. The room has yet to be decided (the Union will assign us one shortly before the event), so be sure to check the 'Today in the Union' board upon your arrival. We'll do some quick introductions and chat about potential plans for the semester, including our field trip, and I'll be updating everyone on t-shirts! (They're coming, I promise!) There will also more than likely be FOOD.

Our first Study Night of the semester is Tuesday, February 11, from 7-9 PM at 3251 College Library. Whether you'll be bringing Latin flashcards or some Physics worksheets, all are welcome regardless of what you're working on! [This marks the start of our Study Nights, which will continue every other week for the rest of the semester. Therefore our second Study Night will be February 25, same time and place.]

Lastly, and perhaps best of all, the Classics Society will be hosting a Movie Night a bit later this month! We'll be watching '300' (2007; starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, etc.), in order to prepare ourselves for the soon-to-be-out sequel, '300: Rise of an Empire'! Be sure to check back here in the near future for details!



                             We hope to see you all soon!