{"id":3044,"date":"2015-03-16T13:17:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2015-03-16T13:17:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:17:57","slug":"abecedarians-unite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/abecedarians-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"Abecedarians? Unite!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sdangelantonio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2874\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sdangelantonio.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Dangelantonio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sdangelantonio.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sdangelantonio-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>by Sarah Dangelantonio<br \/>\n2015 Convention Chair<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\">At this year\u2019s convention<\/a>, you\u2019ll be hearing the term \u201cAbecedarian\u201d bandied about. What\u2019s an Abecedarian, you may ask. Well, an Abecedarian, according to the OED, is a mid-17th century Late Latin term meaning \u201ca person who is just learning, a novice.\u201d For those of you who are Abecedarians at this year\u2019s convention (those of you who are attending for the first time), we have a few suggestions about what you shouldn\u2019t miss!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AbecedarianBlog-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3047 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AbecedarianBlog-1.jpg\" alt=\"2014 Convention Attendees\" width=\"250\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a> To begin with, be sure to attend the first-ever <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/student.shtml#abecedarian\">Abecedarians Unite! Meeting<\/a> on Wednesday, March 18, from 5-6 p.m. in Pavilion IV-V-VI<\/strong>. It\u2019s especially for first-time and solo convention goers. Here, you\u2019ll meet some of our student leaders and alumni who will give you their best tips and tricks for making the most of your convention experience and help you to get acquainted with the other novices. As a starter, so you can do some pre-convention planning, here are some suggestions from last year\u2019s Abecedarians:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to all of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/speakers.shtml\">headlining speakers<\/a>, All. Of. Them. The one(s) you don\u2019t know will be just as enjoyable as the ones you do\u2013 maybe more so. And be sure to pick up a copy of the speakers\u2019 book to get signed\u2014nothing says English major more than a personally inscribed, autographed copy of a book.<\/li>\n<li>Pick out one of the special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/workshops.shtml\">Thursday morning workshops<\/a> to attend\u2013whether you want to hone your creative writing skills, see how best to showcase your English skills as you enter the job market, or consider going to graduate school for that M.A., M.Ed., or MFA, there\u2019s a workshop to suit your fancy.<\/li>\n<li>Introduce yourself to people, heck yeah, to EVERYONE!\u2014you\u2019ll never be with more folks who get allusions, look for symbolism in everything, understand the irksome nature of misused apostrophes and commas than you will at convention\u2014you&#8217;re with your people, so to speak, so don\u2019t be shy! Those badges you wear will be great icebreakers, so look for others from your region, or look for other Abecedarians (you\u2019ll all have yellow name badges).<\/li>\n<li>Attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/student.shtml#businessmeeting\">Business Meeting<\/a> at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 20. You\u2019ll get a chance to represent for your chapter, and every chapter with an official voting student delegate present at the General Business Meeting and the Regional Caucus is eligible to receive a $200 reimbursement ($400 for non-continental U.S. chapters).<\/li>\n<li>Interested in getting your manuscript published? Don\u2019t miss out on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/workshops.shtml#publication-workshop\">Paths to Publication<\/a> panel on Friday, March 20, at 9:30 a.m. in Pavilion IV-V. Five Sigma Tau Deltans with new publications will be sharing their stories and answering questions.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/student.shtml#drytshirt\">Bad Poetry Contest<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/student.shtml#opening\">Open Mic<\/a> night and share your worst and\/or best work with your fellow Sigma Tau Deltans.<\/li>\n<li>Hit up the merchandise sales tables and snag the perfect T-shirt, button, or jewelry item that expresses your inner English-nerdiness. Edgy or punny, there\u2019s sure to be something that is just perfect for you.<\/li>\n<li>Play <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/contests-challenges.shtml\">Convention Bingo<\/a> \u2013 meet people, participate in diverse activities, eat good food, and you might just win a prize!<\/li>\n<li>Get out of the hotel and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/sigmatd\/conv\/city-places.shtml\">explore Albuquerque<\/a>. From a Tram ride up to the top of the Sandias, a visit to <a href=\"http:\/\/thecandylady.com\/\">The Candy Lady<\/a> in Old Town, or an excursion to one of the many museums or cultural centers, see some of what this fabulous location has to offer. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/conv\/pdf\/DowntownABQMAP.pdf\">map of downtown Albuquerque<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3048\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AbecedarianBlog-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3048 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AbecedarianBlog-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chapter merchandise sold at the 2014 Convention\" width=\"250\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chapter merchandise sold at the 2014 Convention<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though by no means a comprehensive list, this should get you started with your plans for how you might spend your time at the 2015 Convention. We can\u2019t wait to meet all of you in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Sarah Dangelantonio 2015 Convention Chair At this year\u2019s convention, you\u2019ll be hearing the term \u201cAbecedarian\u201d bandied about. What\u2019s an Abecedarian, you may ask. Well, an Abecedarian, according to the OED, is a mid-17th century Late Latin term meaning \u201ca person who is just learning, a novice.\u201d For those of you who are Abecedarians at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,20],"tags":[47,57,75,80,159,456,549],"class_list":["post-3044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2015-convention","category-events","tag-abecedarian","tag-albuquerque-nm","tag-authors","tag-bad-poetry-contest","tag-convention-bingo","tag-publishing","tag-student-leadership"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AbecedarianBlog-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa2J6O-N6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}