Humans of Sigma Tau Delta

by Crystal Stone
Eastern Region Student Representative, 2014-2015
Alpha Mu Epsilon Chapter
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Challenged by the task of improving communications and inspired by Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York project, I drafted a plan for our own Humans of Sigma Tau Delta page. Brandon Stanton’s project seemed like the perfect model for an English-loving society. In every picture, Brandon tells a story. He pays attention, not just to the person he’s capturing and the dialogue they engage in, but also the angle and setting of the encounter. Over time, each of his pictures creates a narrative about the community of people who live in New York City. I wanted to do the same sort of thing from a Sigma Tau Delta perspective

"All my degrees are from different institutions. I would suggest that to any graduate. You don't want to be too inbred." - Robert Crafton — “I’m a math major, but my minor is in literature and I work at a writing center. I don’t know how that worked out. What people don’t realize is that you need reading and writing in math.” -Jessica Moore

While our own project might not show the same artistic genius as Stanton’s, we do accomplish a similar goal: cataloguing experiences, moments, and insights from Sigma Tau Deltans across the world. The biggest difference between our project and Stanton’s is that we’re doing this together. It isn’t just one man behind a camera trying to tell a story. We’re all working together to answer the question: what does it mean to be a member of Sigma Tau Delta? As Stanton’s project is relevant to the city he so deeply cares for, ours relates to the Society and subject we love.

To keep the project going, we’re asking not only that you like the page, but that you participate. Do you have pertinent advice you always wanted to give? A funny story? A cool tattoo? Something entirely else related to the aims and goals of Sigma Tau Delta? We want to hear about it. Send a picture, a short story or quote (60 words or less), and the name of your school to [email protected] so we can tell your story on our page. “Like” Humans of Sigma Tau Delta and Humans of New York on Facebook to get a better idea of the kinds of pictures and stories we’d like to capture.