{"id":31,"date":"2010-07-10T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-10T16:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:03:17","slug":"delta-chi-past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Chi History, 1971-"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3><strong>Short History of Delta Chi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1970-71 &#8211; Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi was established on May 10, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>1971-72 &#8211; Mark P. Gravrock &#8217;73 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Tiffin, OH.<\/p>\n<p>1972-73 &#8211; Mark P. Gravrock &#8217;73 served as Megas Grammateus of Eta Sigma Phi.<\/p>\n<p>1981-82 &#8211; Christopher C. Smith &#8217;82 won the Eta Sigma Phi Summer Scholarship to the American Academy in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>1983-84 &#8211; Ansis V. Viksnins &#8217;85 and Carol D. Marckel &#8217;84 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Austin, TX.<\/p>\n<p>1984-85 &#8211; Ansis V. Viksnins &#8217;85 served as Megas Hyparchos of Eta Sigma Phi; the national convention was held at St. Olaf College, April 18-20; Margaret A. Emond &#8217;85 won the Eta Sigma Phi Summer Scholarship to the American Academy in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>1985-86 &#8211; James E. Moore &#8217;86 served as Megas Prytanis of Eta Sigma Phi and attended the national convention in Richmond, VA.<\/p>\n<p>1986-87 &#8211; Sonja M. Froyen &#8217;88 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Terre Haute, IN.<\/p>\n<p>1987-88 &#8211; Sonja M. Froyen &#8217;88 and Beth D. Ecker &#8217;88 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n<p>1990-91 &#8211; Erik S. Weber &#8217;91 won $50 for a paper (&#8220;The Seven Sages&#8221;) he submitted and read at the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Tallahassee, FL.<\/p>\n<p>1993-94 &#8211; Lousene M. Hoppe &#8217;94, Todd D. Janke &#8217;94, and Randall S. Piper &#8217;95 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Louisville, KY.<\/p>\n<p>1996-97 &#8211; Melissa M. Amland &#8217;98, Matthew R. Beise &#8217;97, Helene J. Bergeson &#8217;98, Garett S. Gentry &#8217;97, Jeremiah J. Harrelson &#8217;99, Jena Marie Iffert &#8217;98, and Leah Dinene Slagter &#8217;99 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Minneapolis, MN.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2010\/07\/deltachievents.gif\" alt=\"Prof. Anne Groton with students at the 2001 Eta Sigma Phi Convention\" width=\"397\" height=\"317\" align=\"right\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>2001 Convention Attendees<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2000-01 &#8211; Kristina L. Alton &#8217;02, Marquis S. Berrey &#8217;03, Jennifer L. Brown &#8217;01, David R. Schiedler &#8217;04, Peter E. Sprangers &#8217;03, Matthew C. Steenberg &#8217;01, and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Monmouth, IL; Steenberg (wearing yellow cape with pompons) won a prize for the &#8220;best-dressed vir&#8221; at the Roman banquet.<\/p>\n<p>2001-02 &#8211; Marquis S. Berrey &#8217;03, Julia L. Kelto &#8217;04, David R. Schiedler &#8217;04, and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in San Diego, CA.<\/p>\n<p>2002-03 &#8211; Esther J. Lee &#8217;03 and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Norman, OK.<\/p>\n<p>2003-04 &#8211; Kathleen R. Burt &#8217;04, Stephanie E. Walker &#8217;05, and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n<p>2004-05 &#8211; Stephanie E. Walker &#8217;05 served as Megale Prytanis of Eta Sigma Phi; the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi was held at St. Olaf, April 15-17.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/convention-photos\/esp-2005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2012\/07\/ESP.2005.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ESP.2005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2012\/07\/ESP.2005.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2012\/07\/ESP.2005-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Greeters at 2005 Convention<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2006-07 &#8211; Michael C. Dow &#8217;08, Andrea J. Horbinski &#8217;07, Kayla A. Rasmussen &#8217;08, and Daniel A. White &#8217;09 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n<p>2007-08 &#8211; Martin P. Shedd &#8217;11 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Amherst, MA.<\/p>\n<p>2008-09 &#8211; Thomas K. Halvorsen &#8217;10 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Memphis, TN and was elected Megas Hyparchos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6227\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-2\/esp-convention-ann-arbor-3-25-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/ESP-Convention-Ann-Arbor-3.25.17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I545&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490476825&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ESP Convention Ann Arbor 3.25.17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/ESP-Convention-Ann-Arbor-3.25.17-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6227 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/ESP-Convention-Ann-Arbor-3.25.17-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>2017 Convention Attendees<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2009-10 &#8211; Thomas K. Halvorsen &#8217;10 served as Megas Hyparchos of Eta Sigma Phi and attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Blacksburg, VA.<\/p>\n<p>2016-17 &#8211; Joseph A.C. Burkhart &#8217;17, Mary Landis Gaston &#8217;19, Herman Hannan &#8217;18, Kirby L. Schoephoerster &#8217;17, Joseph G. Spellman &#8217;19, and Dylan K. Walker &#8217;18 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Ann Arbor, MI.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7797\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/current-events\/oles-at-2018-eta-sigma-phi-convention\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/Oles-at-2018-Eta-Sigma-Phi-Convention.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"231,240\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521974401&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oles at 2018 Eta Sigma Phi Convention\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/Oles-at-2018-Eta-Sigma-Phi-Convention.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/Oles-at-2018-Eta-Sigma-Phi-Convention.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>2018 Convention Attendees<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2017-18\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Joseph G. Spellman \u201919 served as Megas Chrysophylax of Eta Sigma Phi. Devin P. Ames \u201919, Palmer S. Brown \u201918, Clara A. Gambill \u201920, Mary Landis Gaston \u201919, Gabrielle M. Lattery \u201920, Charles H. Mayo III \u201918, JuliAnne N. Rach \u201920, and Joseph G. Spellman \u201919 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Carlisle, PA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8376\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/esp-2019-convention-registration-desk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2019\/06\/ESP-2019-convention-registration-desk.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX50 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1537644897&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ESP 2019 convention registration desk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2019\/06\/ESP-2019-convention-registration-desk.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-8376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2019\/06\/ESP-2019-convention-registration-desk-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Greeters at 2019 Convention<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2018-19 &#8211; Joseph G. Spellman \u201919 served as Megas Prytanis of Eta Sigma Phi. The national convention of Eta Sigma Phi was held at St. Olaf, March 22-24.<\/p>\n<p>2020-21 &#8211; Tafari Bellete \u201921, Madeline T. Chang \u201924, Dominic M. Diana \u201923, Emma K. Bunde \u201921, Elizabeth A. Barth \u201921, Julia C. Walter \u201921, and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the online national convention of Eta Sigma Phi, hosted by Truman State University; Walter\u2019s team won the Taberna Trivia Contest.<\/p>\n<p>2021-22 &#8211; Emily K. Knuths \u201922 and Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the online national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Urbana-Champaign, IL.<\/p>\n<p>2022-23 &#8211; Prof. Anne H. Groton attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Monmouth, IL.<\/p>\n<p>2023-24 &#8211; Sofia G. Albrecht \u201925, Joseph H. Richards \u201925, and Laura M. Smith \u201925 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Carlisle, PA.<\/p>\n<p>2024-25 &#8211; The national convention of Eta Sigma Phi was held at St. Olaf, March 14-16.<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 &#8211; Violet I. Ecklund-Johnson \u201926 served as Megale Prytanis of Eta Sigma Phi; Violet I. Ecklund-Johnson \u201926, Sylvia P. Fleck \u201927, Lorelei S. C. Larson \u201926, Paavo S. Rundman \u201926, Julia K. Thomas, Alexander R. Van Etten \u201927, and Emma A. Winkler \u201926 attended the national convention of Eta Sigma Phi in Kirksville, MO.<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 &#8211; Julia K. Thomas \u201927 will serve as Megale Prytanis of Eta Sigma Phi; Sylvia P. Fleck \u201927 will serve as Megale Chrysophylax.<\/p>\n<p>Triumphal Procession from Buntrock Commons to Tomson Hall, March 25, 2026:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/triumphal-procession2-03-25-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession2-03.25.26.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Triumphal Procession2 03.25.26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession2-03.25.26-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13105\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession2-03.25.26-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/triumphal-procession-03-25-26-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession-03.25.26-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Triumphal Procession 03.25.26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession-03.25.26-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13106\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession-03.25.26-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-honor-society\/delta-chi-past-events\/triumphal-procession2-03-25-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession2-03.25.26.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Triumphal Procession2 03.25.26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession2-03.25.26-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13105\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2026\/04\/Triumphal-Procession1-03.25.26-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short History of Delta Chi 1970-71 &#8211; Delta Chi chapter of Eta Sigma Phi was established on May 10, 1971. 1971-72 &#8211; Mark P. 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