Hello, Poets! We are hard at work developing exciting events and a very useful resource page for the literary-minded undergrad and post-grad students. We’re looking forward to another exciting year ahead. Here’s a great oppurtunity for our students brought to us by one of our members. Poets are more than welcome to come to any […]
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back, Poets! Happy Fall 2016, Poets! We’ll have some exciting updates on the site soon. In the meantime, please enjoy this welcome back video from the Communications Dept featuring our very own Upsilon Sigma member, Priscilla, who’s our very awesome Instagram guru.
2016 Literary Review Launch Luncheon
On Tuesday, May 3rd, Upsilon Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta at Whittier College welcomed the 2016 Literary Review in the Faculty Alcove in the Wardman Library. Published students and students from Professor Anthony Barnstone’s creative poetry workshop came to the podium and shared their works with an enthusiastic audience. Below is a gallery of photos provided […]
Sigma Tau Delta Journals Submissions Due 5/9/2016
Calling all Upsilon Sigma members! Here is some truncated information from the Sigma Tau Delta website regarding open submissions to the Sigma Tau Delta journals. Please read below and on the official website for more details. Sigma Tau Delta Journals The Sigma Tau Delta journals publish annually the best writing and criticism of undergraduate and […]
AWP 2016
The month of April is always an exciting and busy month for Upsilon Sigma. From March 30th to April 2nd, two members attended the nationally renowned writer’s conference, AWP 2016. AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Their missions is “to foster literary achievement, advance the art of writing as essential to a […]
Poetry & Coffee: Auntie’s Bakery & Upsilon Sigma Contest Results
“Auntie’s Bakery and Café, a rustic and Americana — styled local business planning to open its doors in May, introduced itself to the Whittier College community for the first time this Tuesday with a reception on the Hoover patio,” writes Lightmary Flores, the features editor at The Quaker Campus, “To give the new business a […]
#SigmaScare: Halloween Twitter Contest
In October, Upsilon Sigma held their first Twitter Contest with their new Twitter account. We received many tweets from students and faculty alike: Tweet us YOUR scariest story! #SigmaScare to enter raffle to win prizes! (story courtesy of reddit) pic.twitter.com/UkJvGLiHTm — Sigma Tau Delta WC (@sigmataudeltawc) October 27, 2015 As I sleep, I feel something […]
Auntie’s Bakery & Upsilon Sigma Poetry Contest
Through the Chair of the English Department, Upsilon Sigma of Whittier College connected with Auntie’s Bakery, a new bakery and cafe opening in the Whittier area. They proposed an exciting poetry contest. Auntie’s Bakery would choose the best poems from students, faculty and staff and print them on their shop mugs. As an extra incentive, three […]