The English honor society Sigma Tau Delta is having their annual rummage sale March 1 to raise funding for a trip to a national English convention in Pittsburgh this year.
The rummage sale offers a variety of items for buyers to look through and purchase. Things like second-hand clothing, furniture, TVs and other home decor items are available to buy.
This year, the Utah Tech chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Pi Epsilon, is also hosting a community clothing swap alongside the sale for people in the community to trade clothing or for those in need to get free clothes.
Students and community members interested in donating items to the sale can do so by attending one of the two drop-offs Feb. 26 and Feb. 28 located in the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons and Library roundabout.
Students in Sigma Tau Delta submit papers to the convention that cover a wide variety of topics. Categories include research papers on literature, creative writing, short stories and many more. Ami Comeford, the Sigma Tau Delta adviser and professor of English, said the convention is a great opportunity for students.
“They get to really go and see how well they stack up against the best of the best all over the country because these are the honor students, you have to be a member of Sigma Tau Delta to go,” Comeford said.
The convention is important to attend for students because it gives the opportunity for professional experience in the field. Tilly Gibb, a senior English major from St. George and president of the honor society, said it is the first chance for a lot of students to be able to present their writing on a stage.
“That’s one of the things that is so great about the convention,” Gibb said. “They have so many different categories that you can submit in, so any student is able to find their niche area.”
Students must have their writing reviewed before they even get to attend the event and present, so it represents Utah Tech’s professional level English students in a national conference.
Not only does the rummage sale help out the students in Sigma Tau Delta, but it’s also an event that involves community members and students alike with the sale acting as community outreach.
Gaylen Bailey, a junior English major from St. George, said the sale is a great way of getting rid of things people don’t use anymore, help out the community and the students trying to get funding for the trip.
“We’ll be selling items for that [the convention trip] but we will also have a ton of clothing to be picked up for free,” Bailey said.
For further details on the event and more information on drop-off dates and the location, you can visit the official Instagram for the Utah Tech Sigma Tau Delta chapter. For further questions about the event, email Ami.Comeford@utahtech.edu.
