Ten Hamilton students were inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the national communication honor society on March 28. The new members are seniors Erik Goulding, John MacDuffie Lynch, Michael Coffey and Emily Rowland, and juniors Alicia Colabella, John LiPuma, Samantha Pitter, Michael Blasie, Allison Pohl and Alana MacKenzie. Continuing members are seniors Katharine Riposta, president, and Alan Clark, vice president. President Joan Stewart gave the keynote address at the event, which was organized and hosted by Riposta and Clark.
Visiting Professor of Communication John Adams initiated the establishment of Hamilton's Sigma Omicron chapter, which began operation in 2004. Lambda Pi Eta represents the first letters of what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as the three modes of persuasion -- Logos, Pathos and Ethos.
According to the society's charter, the purposes of Lambda Pi Eta shall be: (a) to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies; (b) to stimulate interest in the field of communication; (c) to promote and encourage professional development among communication majors; (d) to provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication; (e) to establish and maintain closer relationships and mutual understanding between communication studies faculty and students; and (f) to explore options for graduate education in communication studies.
