Fall 2024 Welcome Letter

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:01:11 -0400

We at the Ancient Studies council want to extend a very warm welcome to the new students who have begun their UMBC experience, and to those who are continuing their Retriever experience! Now, many may well ask, “What exactly is this club, and what do you do?”

Well, φιλοι, the answer to that is actually pretty simple! We are a club that wants to spread the joy of looking at the Ancient Mediterranean as an Ancient Studies major to the student body, and the most enjoyable parts of the study of the Ancient Mediterranean!

We have a variety of events this semester:

- September

- Tabula Rasa: Professor lead event where you learn to write Latin in wax tablets (you get to keep the tablet!)

October

- Ancient-themed DND: a Greece themed 1-shot tabletop event, in collaboration with the Table Top Gaming Club!

- (Tentative) Trip to the Walter's Gallery: a field trip to the Baltimore Walter's Gallery, which has a beautiful collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and some Sumerian artefacts on display!

November

- Fall Festival: make and decorate your own Roman column!

- Votive Offerings: make a small clay sculpture to offer to the gods (for good luck on your finals)!

- Movie Night Bingo: relax, have fun, and eat pizza while watching an ancient themed movie (movie tbd)

We hope to see you there!

Any and all questions can be sent to jlabuda1@umbc.edu