Alpha Mu Kappa
Chapter Newsletter
Vol. # One Issue #2
Sigma Tau Delta
Happy Fall Deltans!
Dates to Remember:
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Life Without Borders –Thursday, October 2, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the
Henry Hudson Room
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Convention Workshop –Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in
Fontaine 302
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The 2015 Convention (March 18th to March 24th) submissions are due October 27,
2014. For more information, please visit:
http://www.englishconvention.org/sigmatd/conv/submissions.shtml
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Big Read Debate –Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm in the Henry
Hudson Room
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Induction Ceremony –Wednesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:00am in the Henry
Hudson Room
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Literary Desserts & The Better World Book Drive Kickoff –Monday, November 24,
2014 in the Henry Hudson Room
Let’s Start a Conversation
In addition to reminders and information on upcoming events and meetings, we’d like this newsletter to be interactive: So we
want to hear from you! Have a book recommendation or maybe a favorite line from a play you’d like to share? Email us your ideas at
sigmataudelta.marist@gmail.com and we’ll be sure to include your suggestions in the next issue.
Sincerely,
Sigma Tau Delta Officers
Get Connected!
Club Website: http://clubs.marist.edu/stdelta/
Sigma Tau Delta Website:
http://www.english.org/sigmatd/
"We read to know we are not
alone.”
~C.S. Lewis
You Know You Want To Go
But if you need some extra convincing, check out the
stories from those who attended last year’s convention:
Check of the Common
Reader for the 2015
Convention:
“As I sat and stared at the submission page for the 2014 Sigma
Tau Delta Convention, I swallowed my doubt. I ignored the voice in my
head that said, ‘You may not get in,’ and squashed any feelings of
anxiety. I reminded myself: there is nothing to lose. And a few weeks
later, when I realized that I was going to be reading a piece that is very dear
to my heart in front of a room full of people, I reminded myself of the same
thing. Now that it’s months later, I can promise you, this experience will
only lend you more opportunities.
The convention is not only an opportunity for acknowledgment of
individual skill, but it is also an opportunity to widen our community of
writers. We have that community with our friends, our peers, and within
Marist, but the convention is a chance to branch out. You will meet
published authors who can lend advice and encouragement, as well as
students from other schools across the U.S. who share the same aspirations
and struggles as you. Beyond the convention itself, there is time to explore
the chosen city, both with your school friends and with new members of a
widening community. So with this in mind I say: dive in! Go to panels and
listen to other students’ inspirations and considerations, travel the city and
write down everything that inspires you, and be brave when you share your
work in a room full of people who appreciate what it means to share
something you’ve created. And remember: there’s nothing to lose.”
~Leah Butterwick, Class of 2014
An Experience of a Lifetime…
“The opportunity to present at the
convention last year was a phenomenal
experience. It's really amazing to be part of an
event where hundreds of people are gathered
solely because they love literature - and are
thrilled to hear what you love about it too! Even
if you're a little nervous about the idea of
presenting your writing to an audience, I'd
encourage you to give it a chance because it is
an incredibly welcoming environment and
you'll feel so accomplished afterwards. Of
course, the trip was a ton of fun too - there's
plenty of time to adventure around the
convention's host city, peruse an impressive
selection of punny literary t-shirts, and attend
open mic sessions and author readings. It's a
2014 Convention: River Current –Savannah, GA
great time all around.”
~Erin Kane, Class of 2016
VOL. # ONE ISSUE #2
Convention 2015 and More!
The Deets about Convention
The know-hows, what-tos, and answers
you’re looking for
The Sigma Tau Delta Convention is a celebration
of the society’s members and their works through
various workshops, readings, and activities in
addition to exploring the convention’s location,
which is Albuquerque, New Mexico! If selected,
Marist College has ample funds to send you to
the convention, all you’ll need to worry about are
Featured Speakers
the souvenirs. So, why not? Exactly there isn’t a
good enough excuse, so here’s what you have to
do:

Select you want to read at the conference
–an original critical essay, creative
Sigma Tau Delta International
Scholarships Galore
nonfiction, poetry collection, fiction, or
drama/screenplay. This does not have to
relate to the theme! But you may submit
a second piece addressing the common
read or conference theme.

Note: Prose submissions should be under
2,000 words and poetry submissions
should take 8 to 15 minutes to present

Attend the Convention Workshop on
October 22, 2014 (recommended)
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Did you know that you could earn a scholarship through Sigma Tau
Delta? Take a look at the list below to see which scholarships you qualify
for and email a short summary (no more than 500 words) as to why you
should be nominated for the scholarship(s) by October 8, 2014 to
michelle.smith@marist.edu. Applicants will be notified by October 10,
2014 if they have been nominated to apply for the scholarship(s).
Scholarships Open to Undergraduate Students
Junior Scholarships
Senior Scholarships
Submit your work! (limited to STD
William C. Johnson Distinguished Scholarship
members only) Make sure you start this
Part-Time Undergraduate Scholarship
process early!
P.C. Somerville Awards for Future Teachers
Check out the common reader: From
Study Abroad Scholarships (offered biannually)
Sand Creek by Simon J. Ortiz
Summer Program Scholarship (offered only in the spring)
Scholarly Paper Awards for Undergraduate Students
Writing Opportunities through Sigma Tau Delta and Marist College

WORDY by Nature –Sigma Tau Delta blog discussing topics related to Society life: visit http://www.english.org/sigmatd/publications/blog/index.shtml for
more information.
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The Circle –The student-run newspaper at Marist: email writethecircle@gmail.com for more information.
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The Mosaic –The student-run literary magazine at Marist: email maristlas@yahoo.com for more information.
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Fox Forum –The journal of academic papers at Marist: email foxforum@marist.edu for more information.
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The Generator –The student-run arts and entertainment magazine at Marist: email generatormagazine@gmail.com for more
information.