The English Honors Society Sigma Tau Delta celebrated its centennial this year, and at their annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Hartwick seniors Jordan Delage, Rebecca Kachmar and Sofia Escobar ’24 were there to be part of the festivities.
“It’s such a good opportunity to present your work and hear from other students.”
Sofia Escobar '24
Sigma Tau Delta President
Following a period of inactivity due to COVID-19, Escobar was instrumental in revitalizing the organization, which has been part of Hartwick for 42 years. The members held readings and other events on campus, including the “Blind Date With a Book” sale, which raised $500 to assist in scholarships for future Hartwick students to join the organization.
With support from the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Student Experience, they were able to attend the Sigma Tau Delta Convention, the largest international undergraduate convention in literary studies and creative writing in the world.
It was also their chance to share their work on the world stage.
Escobar presented three poems as part of The Rectangle reading, reading poems she published in the society’s journal, The Rectangle, as well as work from Poesis, a chapbook she wrote in Associate Professor Brad Fest’s Advanced Poetry Workshop.
Delage read her story “Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream,” written in Tessa Yang’s class, and Rebecca Kachmar also presented a story, “The Girl on 63rd Street,” also written in Yang’s course.
Additionally, Escobar participated in a roundtable on “Collective Memory and Trauma in Poetics” and chaired a session on “Original Poetry: In Society, in Self, in Flux.”
“It has been amazing getting to see our students present their work and thrive on an international stage. As a result of attending the convention, they’re growing and gaining confidence as writers, scholars, and professionals.”
Brad Fest
Associate Professor of English & Babcock Professor of English
