Eastern Illinois University Student Chapter of Business and Professional Women – SAMOTHRACE is a new recognized student organization that is interdisciplinary in nature and open to all students, male and female. Membership in Samothrace also includes membership in the national organization and an affiliation with the local and state chapters.

 

Start your professional development while still a student at EIU by joining one of the oldest organizations in the world and gain access to scholarships, networking opportunities and BPW/USA publications.

 

Benefits of Membership:

·        Obtaining career opportunities from BPW peers

·        Development of leadership qualities

·        Being of service to the community and college/university

·        Opportunity for scholarships

·        Invitation to participate in the Individual Development Program

·        Becoming skilled in parliamentary procedure

·        Graduating to regular BPW membership

 

BPW/USA mission: to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.

 

Activities

Nike of Samothrace / Winged Victory
Often called the Winged Victory, the imposing original of this piece, the Victory of Samothrace (late 3rd early 2nd century BC), is one of the most famous, yet most intriguing, works in the Louvre Museum. Unknown still, yet much discussed, are the name of the sculptor, the date of the work, and the origin of this striking representation of Nike, caught in a triumphant gesture of victory. The piece was discovered in 1863 on the Greek island of Samothrace; in 1883 the sculpture was installed in its present spot on the Daru staircase of the Louvre Museum, where visitors continue to marvel at this monumental Hellenistic masterpiece.

 

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