On the left are the new initiates of Eta Sigma Phi National Honor Society with a few current members in view:

(L-R): CANES Major chapter member Amanda Kimura (seated), honorary initiate Prof. Paul Ojennus, Colin McGrath, Catherine Tatge, Joe Poterucha, CANES Major chapter member Anastasia McCaffrey (treasurer), Patrick (P.D.) Rudersdorf, CANES Major chapter member Brandon Massin over P.D.'s shoulder (Sergeant-at-Arms), chapter member Prof. Bill Stephens, Brian Barrett, and Shay Graves.

The 2003 initiation took place on 2 May 2003 in the Union Pacific Room.

 

New initiates not pictured: Katie Antholz, Scott Atay, and Jenn Grose.
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Here, before the ceremonies, Prof. Stephens chats with Sergeant-at-Arms and graduating senior Brandon Massin and CANES Major Michael Dawson.
 
CANES Major and graduating Senior Jasmine Parhar (chapter Secretary, on the left) chats with CANES Major Rachel Waggoner before the ceremony.
 
Here, at an extremely sensitive point in the initiation (no more can be revealed on pain of profanation of the mysteries, and indeed we have censored the sacred objets) we see (L-R) CANES Major graduating Senior Thinh T. Ho (Chapter Vice President), CANES Major graduating Senior Jenny Fotsch (Chapter President), CANES Major graduating Senior Jasmine Parhar (Chapter Secretary), and CANES Department Chair Prof. Leonard Greenspoon.
 
Chapter President Jenny Fotsch seems barely able to suppress a smile during the preparations for the incredibly solemn ceremony. The sacred objects have been censored to protect the innocent.
 

The normally amiable Prof. Bill Stephens sternly lectures the clearly awed initiates. Plato's cave gapes menacingly at the rear of the room.

(L-R): Brandon Massin, Shay Graves, Brian Barrett, P.D. Rudersdorf, Joe Poterucha, Colin McGrath, Catherine Tatge, Paul Ojennus.
 

Rachel Waggoner lectures the initiates; the cave of Polyphemos gapes menacingly in the background.

 
 

Here, at the picnic, are (left to right):

Joe Poterucha, Bill Stephens, Shay Graves, Colin McGrath, Ron Simkins, Katie Antholz, and Brian Barrett.
 

At the picnic, left to right:

Michael Dawson, P.D. Rudersdorf, Jenny Fotsch, Anastasia McCaffrey, Jasmine Parhar, Rachel Waggoner, and Amanda Kimura.
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