In collaboration with faculty members, qualified classics students contribute to Canisius College Translated Texts, a series of first-time translations into English of selected Greek and Latin works. The results are published electronically on the highly-regarded scholarly Web site www.roman-emperors.org (De Imperatoribus Romanis).
Eta Sigma Phi
Eta Sigma Phi is an honorary collegiate society for students of Latin and/or Greek. Canisius College is home to the Delta Beta Chapter, chartered in 1961 but inactive since 1969. The year 2000 marked the first induction in 30 years.
Eta Sigma Phi had its beginning in 1914 when a group of students in the Department of Greek at the University of Chicago organized an undergraduate Classical club to which honor students in Greek and Latin were elected to membership. This organization later united with a similar ogranization at Northwestern University and became Eta Sigma Phi. In 1924 the society became national, and chapters were organized at leading colleges and universities. The society was incorporated in 1927 under the laws of the State of Illinois.
The constitution of Eta Sigma Phi states that the purposes of the society are to "develop and promote interest in classical study among the students of colleges and universities; to promote relationship among students who are interested in classical study, including inter-campus relationship; to engage generally in an effort to stimulate interest in classical study, and in the history, art, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome."
Active membership is limited to undergraduates who are enrolled in classes in Latin and/or Greek in the original languages, who have demonstrated a love for the classics. A student must have obtained a grade of at least a B to be considered.
Honorary membership is conferred upon persons selected by the chapter for their interest in the classics and contributions to the understanding and appreciation of classical languages, history, and culture.