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)

End of the semester update!

We went and saw "The Greeks!"

*An article about us in the Badger Herald!

Meeting Minutes - 12/3/08

Meeting Minutes:

1. Speaker: Greg Daugherty
-April 5-7 (Dinner-5th, Speaking-6th)

2. Food Sale:
-Successful, expand sale for next time

3. T-shirts:
-cost for production went up, new sales prices
-t-shirts: $10
-long-sleeve T’s: $15
-sweatshirts: $25
-sweatshirts will be printed only in black
-plan to do one order before X-mas, red t-shirts only (for JCL convention)

4. Patron:
-Athena!
-voted yes on using society meeting for bust

5. Saturnalia:
-Tomorrow (12/4), 4:30, room 1418 Van Hise
-come to eat/mingle with undergrads, grad students, and faculty in the department

6. Auricula Meretricula:
-“A play about pimps, lovers, and courtesans”
-put on by Roman Drama class
-tomorrow (12/4), 4:00, room 114 Van Hise

7. JCL:
-January 29th-31st
-Classics Society talks (about anything-classics in college, thesis, etc.)
*if interested in giving a talk at the convention, talk to Tony Vanderscheuren or email an officer

8. Next Semester:
-Speaker
-Ice-skating/skiing with faculty?
-Mock gladiator battles?

Meeting Minutes - 11/13/08

1. Senior Classical League/JCL convention
-SCL representative suggesting collaboration on future projects
-seeking help again with the JCL convention, more info to come
-possible Classics Society Colloquium at JCL convention this year any subjects…studying classics in college?

2. Speaker—Greg Daugherty
-set for April 6th
-lunchtime lecture: History of the Snake Braw
-nighttime lecture: Cleopatra in Pop-culture
-Venue: TBD

3. T-shirts, Long Sleeve T’s, and Sweatshirts
-now 2 colors: red, black
-expect order forms soon, before thanksgiving

4. Saturnalia
-December 4th, 4:30-6:30, 1418 Van Hise
-Society will be responsible for bringing drinks, members responsible for side dishes
-Auricula Meretricula performance as well as chance to mingle with faculty, grad students, and fellow students

5. Movie Night
*This Sunday! November 16th, 7:00 pm
-Room: Mezzanine C, Red Gym
-showing Disney’s “Hercules”
-Gumby’s Pizza as well!

6. Food Sale
-Wednesday, November 19th. 1st Floor Van Hise. 10am-3pm
-Selling pizza as a fundraiser
-Need people to help work throughout the sale (10-3)
*if you can help out during this time, email me at jsdwyer@wisc.edu with the time you can work

7. Patron Statue
-After much deliberation, possible society patrons have been narrowed down to Athena and Dionysus.
-Final vote will be next meeting
*email an officer with your preference if you are unable to attend the next meeting

*As our next regularly scheduled meeting would fall over Thanksgiving break, our next meeting will be the week after break: Wednesday December 3rd, 5:00 Memorial Union.

Homecoming Parade

The Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 24th was a success! Here are a few photos from the night:

Meeting Minutes - 10/16/08

1. Movie Night
-11/16, Red gym, Disney Hercules
-room pending...

2. T-shirts
-decided on new design (gladiator bucky w/colosseum in background)
-come w/ideas for new slogan on shirt next meeting
-will be offering t-shirts ($10), long sleeve T's ($13, 2/$25), and sweatshirts ($25, 2/$40)
-several colors?

3. Homecoming
-10/24, staging at 2 (Langdon), line up by 4:15
-if you plan on participating, be on Langdon by 4 pm
-wear myth/hero attire for the parade

4. Symposium
-10/24, after the parade (anytime after 7?)
-125 N Randall Ave (blue house across from camp randall arch)
-myth/hero attire or toga required

5. Info from Mr. Beneker
-12/4, Auricula Meretricula performance 1418 VH
-Ralph Rosen 10/29 luncheon 951VH, also lecture 10/30 1418VH
-"The Greeks" play, runs 11/5-11/23
-possible activity w/faculty (ice-skating, skiing?)

6. Speaker
-trying to get Gregory Daughtery to speak this spring
-several possible topics

7. Tradition
-we thought it would be a good idea to establish a some kind of annual tradition w/in the classics society, come to the next meeting with ideas

8. Food Sales
-little caesar's is our cheapest bet for profit, sale date has been pushed back to 11/12

*for next meeting:
-come w/ideas for a new t-shirt slogan and a tradition

*don't forget about the homecoming parade and symposium this Friday!

Upcoming Events as of 10/5/08

We are currently researching speakers to visit UW sometime this year. Expect a list of topics to be posted sometime this week, and feel free to grab a topic (or create a new one) and being researching people who are knowledgeable in that area to come speak!

The Homecoming Committee is being headed by Andrea, so please email her (samzpustol@wisc.edu) with any questions!

We will be celebrating Saturnalia on Thursday, December 4th, from 4:30-6:30 in room 1418 Van Hise!

Our next meeting will be at 5:00 PM on October 16th TITU.