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| Formation | September 25, 1830[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Debating society Literary society |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Healy Hall |
| Location | |
Membership | ~90[a] |
| Website | philodemicsociety.org |
The Philodemic Society is a student debating society at Georgetown University founded in 1830 by Father James Ryder, S.J. The Philodemic is among the oldest such societies in the United States,[4] and is the oldest secular student organization at Georgetown.[5] The society's motto, "Eloquentiam Libertati Devinctam" reminds its members that they are pursuing Eloquence in Defense of Liberty.[6]
Debates are held weekly on Thursdays at 8 p.m. in the Philodemic Room in Healy Hall.[4] In recent years, the Philodemic has taken a more active role in engaging other prominent debating societies on the Eastern seaboard.[7] The Philodemic maintains several intercollegiate friendships, most notably with the Demosthenian Literary Society of the University of Georgia, the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society at the University of Virginia.
- ^ Shea, John Gilmary (1891). Memorial of the First Centenary of Georgetown College, D.C.: Comprising a History of Georgetown College. New York: P.F. Collier. p. 92.
- ^ Desnick, Michael; Green, Emma; Rendleman, Daniel; Joshua, Donovan. "The History of the Philodemic Society, 1830–2011" (PDF). philodemicsociety.org. The Philodemic Society. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Philodemic Membership List". philodemicsociety.org. The Philodemic Society. July 21, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ a b Swayne, Matthew L. (2012). America's Haunted Universities: Ghosts That Roam Hallowed Halls. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0738730806.
- ^ Curran, Robert Emmett (1993). The Bicentennial History of Georgetown University: From Academy to University, 1789–1889. Georgetown University Press. pp. 200–202. ISBN 0878404856.
- ^ Decker, Matthew (February 17, 2011). "Fightin' words: Philodemic Society". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ Durkin, Joseph (1990). Swift Potomac's lovely daughter: two centuries at Georgetown through students' eyes. Georgetown University Press. pp. 130–132. ISBN 0878405011.
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