The Anthro Club also sponsors a number of events over the course of the
academic year, most notably the annual "Pig Roast" held each Spring
semester. Now an institution within the department, the "Pig Roast"
consists of a special guest lecture chosen each year by either the
archaeology or anthropology side of the department. These lectures have
succeeded in bringing to SMU some of the most interesting and
provocative researchers in these fields to SMU.
In recent years, another Anthro Club event, the annual Dia de los
Muertos has become an important Fall semester event. Held each
November 1st, Dia de los Muertos is an important tradition in
the Americas where people pause to remember and celebrate the lives of
their ancestors and loved ones who have passed on with music, food, and
a special altar constructed to hold mementos, photographs and candles.
Each year since 2003 faculty, staff, and students from the universtiy
community have gathered in Heroy Hall to take part in this tradition.
