Sigma Tau Delta: Pitt Chapter

Don't forget to join us today at 5 p.m. in 501 CL for our first meeting of the year. See you all there!

If you're at the activities fair, be sure to stop by our table and say hi!

Congratulations to the new members of Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Upsilon Nu!

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Joshua Bellin talking about writing and publishing!

Don't forget to come down to Cup and Chaucer for Harry Potter reading! Bring a can or money to donate to the community food bank! Stop by even if it's just for five minutes. It's going on until 6 :)

If anyone wants to come write for NaNoWriMo, we're at the Starbucks on Forbes in the back by the mural!

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Hey everyone! The Read-a-thon's official book is Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone! We'll be reading throughout the day, so be sure to sign up for a time slot!

"You are cordially invited to participate in the the Literature Program and University Library System's inaugural Lit@Pitt Read-a-thon charity drive on Tuesday November 10th in the Hillman library’s Cup & Chaucer Café.

The event will run from 10:00 am until 6:30 pm with participants collaboratively reading aloud the entirety of J.K. Rowling’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, a text selected via popular demand in a poll given to English majors/minors. (The novel won by a 30 vote margin!)

For the Read-a-thon to be a success, we need YOU! Each volunteer reads for only 10 minutes. (That's shorter than waiting for a spot in the Cathedral elevators.) If you have a 10-minute break in your Tuesday schedule, consider visiting http://pitt.libcal.com/booking/read and signing-up as a reading volunteer for one of the remaining slots.

If you’re unable to attend the event as a reader, we encourage you to come for a few moments on Tuesday and support the readers as an audience member.

Looking for something a bit more competitive? Be sure to come by for our Supreme Reader contestat 2:00—the winning candidate will receive a trophy worthy of the Triwizard Tournament. Think you have what it takes to be titled Supreme Reader? Can you make listeners swoon? Can you capture the drama in a sentence? Email us ([email protected]) to enter into the competition and claim your chance at glory!

Since the event is a charity drive benefiting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food bank we’re asking each reader or audience member to bring one non-perishable food item or a monetary donation. With your help we know this food and fund drive will be successful.

The Literature program and the University Library System are very excited to provide a free way to experience the audio-version ofHarry Potter, indulge in delicious treats provided for all attendees, and to support a great cause. If you're an especially generous donor (those bringing 2 or more items for donation) you could even bring home some free swag.

Sincerely,
Jessica FitzPatrick & Katherine Mooney
Literature Program Outreach Coordinators

P.S. If you’d like to attend in costume, we encourage your enthusiasm! However, we’re just as excited to see more casually dressed Muggles"

Read-a-Thon - LibCal - University of Pittsburgh

For all those who couldn't make it, here is the presentation from the meeting.
If you still need to hand in your application, email us at [email protected] to coordinate a pick up. Good luck with midterms all!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HfRdTpxnz0bUdfZkxsN1c2TFk/view?usp=sharing

10/25/15 GBM.pptx

Don't forget, applications are due on the 25th!
Again, some reasons to join!http://www.english.org/sigmatd/pdf/At-A-GlanceInvitationFlyer.pdf

english.org

Just some of the INTERNATIONAL benefits to joining Sigma Tau Delta:
Academic recognition, scholarships (up to $5000), writing awards, publications, and Internships! (with a huge network!)

Some PITT chapter benefits:
Hang out with fellow English nerds, attend mixers with other cool groups on campus (and with CMU!), national convention trip, author talks, community service and chapter bonding!

http://www.english.org/sigmatd/members/benefits.shtml

Membership Benefits Student membership in Sigma Tau Delta is only by invitation to undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at a college or university with an active Sigma Tau Delta chapter. It is an outward recognition of personal accomplishment and signifies that those invited to join Sigma Tau Delta ha…

Thank you everyone for coming out tonight! We hope you enjoyed the pizza :) Applications and due dates will be sent in an email, so if you didn't sign up tonight, be sure to email [email protected] to let us know you want to be on the mailing list!