List of college literary societies

The following is a list of college literary societies by country.

Australian college literary societies

Canadian college literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Levana Debating Society		Queen's University at Kingston	Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Inactive	[1][a]
Queen's Alma Mater Society	1858	Queen's University at Kingston	Kingston, Ontario, Canada		[1]
Queen's Debating Union	1843	Queen's University at Kingston	Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Active	[1][b]
University College Literary and Athletic Society	February 22, 1854	University College, Toronto	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Active	[2]

Indian college literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Eulexian Society	1860	St. Stephen's College, Delhi	University Enclave, New Delhi, India	Inactive	[3]
English Literary Society		Shri Ram College of Commerce	Delhi, India	Active	[4]
English Literary Society		Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women	Ludhiana, India	Active	[5]
English Literary Society		St. Joseph's College, Bangalore	Bangalore, India	Active	[6]
The English Literary Society		St. Stephen's College, Delhi	University Enclave, New Delhi, India	Active	[7]

Irish college literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Literary & Debating Society	1846	University of Galway	Galway, Ireland	Active	[8][c]
English & Literary Society (LitSoc)		University College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	Active	[9]
Literary and Historical Society	1855	University College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	Active
Literary and Debating Society	1795	Maynooth University	Maynooth, Ireland	Active

United Kingdom college literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
The English Society		St. John's College, Cambridge	Cambridge, England	Active	[10]
The English Society		University of Manchester	Manchester, England	Active	[11]
Shirley Society	1919	St Catharine's College, Cambridge	Cambridge, England	Active	[12]

United States men's literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Addisonian Society	1851	Kentucky Military Institute	Lyndon, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Addisonian Society	1861	Wayland Baptist University	Plainview, Texas	Inactive	[3]
Adelphean Society	1851	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Inactive	[3]
Adelphene Society	1868	Union Christian College, Merom	Merom, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Adelphian Society	1860	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Inactive	[13]
Adelphic Society	1860	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	[14]
Adelphi Society	1845	Knox College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive	[15]
Adelphi Society	1842	Howard College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	[16]
Adelphian Society	July 24, 1840 – December 10, 1880	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[17][d]
Adelphian Society	1858	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Inactive	[3]
Adelphic Society	1796	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Inactive	[18]
Adelphic Society	1831–1840	Western Reserve University	Hudson, Ohio	Inactive	[19]
Adelphic Society	1872	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[20]
Adelphic Union Literary Society	1870	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21]
Aeonian Society	July 24, 1840 – 1887	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[22][17]
Agatheridan Society	1825	University of Nashville	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive	[3]
Alka Society	1866	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Inactive	[23]
Alamo Society	1873	Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive	[24]
Alethezethian Society	1854	Antioch College	Yellow Springs, Ohio	Inactive	[25]
Alethean Society	1855	Baldwin University	Berea, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Alethean Society	1859	Beloit College	Beloit, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3]
Alethean Society	1881	Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive	[24]
Alethearian Society	1849	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[20]
Alexandrian Society	1821	Amherst College	Amherst, Massachusetts	Inactive	[26]
Alfreidian Lyceum Society	1846	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Inactive	[3]
Alleghenian Lyceum Society	1851	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Inactive	[3]
Allegheny Society	1835	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Alpha Delta Society	1868	Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	Inactive	[27]
Alpha Kappa Phi Society	1857	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Alpha Kappa Society	1839	Marietta College	Marietta, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Alpha Nu Society	1843	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Alpha Omega Delta Literary Society	1947	Bob Jones University	Greenville, South Carolina	Active	[28]
Alpha Sigma	1882	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21][29]
American Whig Society	1765–1928	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Inactive	[30]
American Whig-Cliosophic Society	1928	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Active	[31]
Amphictyon Society	1853	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Inactive	[3]
Amphictyon Society	1851	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[26]
Amphictyon Society	1857	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Animi Cultus	1867–1882	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21][e]
Archaean Society	1859	Beloit College	Beloit, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3]
Archanian Society	March 27, 1954	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Active	[32]
Aristotelian Society	1854	Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	Inactive	[26]
Aristotelian Society	December 6, 1867	Harlem Springs College	Harlem Springs, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Aristonian Society	1870	Wheaton College	Wheaton, Illinois	Inactive	[33]
Atheneum Society	1870	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Inactive	[23]
Arkansas Literary and Debating Society	1879	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Athena	1916–1933	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Athena Society	1858	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[26]
Athenaean Society	1802–1887	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Inactive	[18][36]
Athenaeum Society	1824	Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Inactive	[26]
Athenaeum Society	1860	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Athenaean Society	1869	King College	Bristol, Tennessee	Inactive	[26]
Atheniaedes Society	1845	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive	[37]
Athenian Literary Society	1900	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Athenian Society	1776–1786	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive	[30][39]
Athenian Society	1821	Amherst College	Amherst, Massachusetts	Inactive	[26]
Athenian Society	1830	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive	[40]
Athenian Society	1850	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive	[41]
Athenian Society	1851	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Athenian Society	1867	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Athens, Tennessee	Inactive	[26]
Bachelor Society	1870	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	[26]
Baconian Society	1870–1906	State University of New York at Potsdam	Potsdam, New York	Inactive	[42][43]
Bainonian	1875	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21]
Basilian Society	1869	Niagara University	Lewiston, New York	Inactive	[26]
Belles Lettres Society	1786	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Active	[44][45]
Belles Lettres Society	1786	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Active	[46]
Belles Letters Society	1859	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Inactive	[47]
Belles Letters Society	1850	Lycoming College	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Belles Letters Society	1851	MacMurray College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Inactive	[48]
Belles Lettres Society	1859	Southern University	Greensboro, Alabama	Inactive	[49][50]
Beltionian Society	1856	Wheaton College	Wheaton, Illinois	Inactive	[33]
Benjamin Franklin Literary and Debating Society	2015	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active	[51]
Berean Society	1861	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[52]
Beth-Hacma	1829–1860s	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21][f]
Beth-Hacma ve Berith	1834	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21][f]
Bettina Society	1871	German Wallace College	Berea, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Bonhommian Society	1871	Highland University	Highland, Kansas	Inactive	[3]
Brothers in Unity	1768–1878, 2022	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[30][53]
Brown Debating Club	September 1866	Stockwell Collegiate Institute	Stockwell, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Burke Society	2010	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active	[51][54][55]
Byronic Literary Society	December 6, 1867	Harlem Springs College	Harlem Springs, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Calhoun Society	1854	Wofford College	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Inactive	[56]
Calliope Academy	1855	Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	Inactive	[57]
Calliopean Society	1793–1890	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Inactive	[58]
Calliopean Society	1819–1853, 1950	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[59][60][53][g]
Calliopean Society	1830	Maine Wesleyan Seminary	Kents Hill, Maine	Inactive	[26]
Calliopean Society	1835	Granville Literary and Theological Institution	Granville, Ohio.	Inactive	[19]
Calliopean Society	1840	Emory & Henry University	Emory, Virginia	Active	[61]
Calliopean Society	1845	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	[62]
Calliopean Society	1847	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Calliopean Society	1879	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Inactive	[63][h]
Castelian Society	1870	Rockford College	Rockford, Illinois	Inactive	[26]
Chi Beta Society	1920	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[64]
Chi Delta Society	1836	East Tennessee University	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive	[65]
Chi Delta Theta	1821	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive	[66]
Chrestomathean Society	1847	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Chrestomathean	1889–c. 1917	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Inactive	[67][i]
Chrestomathian Society	1853	Grinnell College	Grinnell, Iowa	Inactive	[3]
Chrestomathic Society	1848–1948	College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	[68]
Ciceronian Society	1823	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive	[69]
Ciceronian Society	1834	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Inactive	[70][71][j]
Ciceronian Society	1839–c. 1932	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Ciceronian Society	1850	Roanoke College	Salem, Virginia	Inactive	[3]
Clariosophic Literary Society	1873	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Clariosophic Society	1806–xxxx ?; 2013	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active	[3][73][74][75]
Cleo of Alpha Chi	1877	Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Active	[76]
Clever Fellows Society	1844	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive	[77]
Clio Society	1853	Capital University	Bexley, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Clio Society	1885	Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive	[24]
Clionian Literary Society	1869	McKendree College	Lebanon, Illinois	Active	[78]
Clionian Society	1851	Free Academy of the City of New York	New York City, New York	Inactive	[26][79]
Clionian Society	1866	Almira College	Greenville, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Cliolian Society	1871	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	[26]
Cliosophic Society	1765–1928	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Inactive	[30]
Cliosophic Society	1838	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive	[80]
Clariosophic Society	1859	Southern University	Greensboro, Alabama	Inactive	[49][50]
Columbian Debating Society	1845 – October 10, 1846	Richmond College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive	[81][k]
Crescent Society	1855	Antioch College	Yellow Springs, Ohio	Inactive	[25]
Crescent Society	1870	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	[26]
Crotonia Society	1750–1772	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive	[30]
Daedalian Literary Society	1923	Indiana State Normal School	Terre Haute, Indiana	Inactive	[82]
De La Salle Club	1865	Manhattan College	New York City, New York	Inactive	[3]
Delean Society	1859	Beloit College	Beloit, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3]
Delphic Society	1854–1875	Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	Inactive	[83][84]
Delphic Society	1871–1889	State University of New York at Geneseo	Geneseo, New York	Inactive	[85]
Delta Rho Society	1926–1928	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Delta Sigma Society	1892	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Demosthenian Literary Society	1803	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active	[86][18]
Demosthenean Literary Society	1907	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Diagnothian Society	1835	Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Dialectic Society	1795	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active	[18]
Dialectic Society	1839	Oberlin College	Oberlin, Ohio	Inactive	[87]
Eclectic Society	1845	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive	[37]
Elizabethan Club	1911	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[88][66]
Emma Willards Society	1853	Waynesburg College	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Enosinian Society	1822	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Active	[89][90][69]
Erodelphian	1843–1845	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Inactive	[67]
Erodelphian Society	1862–1933	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Erodelphian Literary Society	1825–1924	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Inactive	[91]
Erodelphian Society	1854	Burlington College	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive	[3]
Erodelphian Society	1870	Highland University	Highland, Kansas	Inactive	[3]
Erosophian Adelphoi Society	1835	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Inactive	[26]
Erosophic Society	1831–1933	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive	[26][92][93]
Erosophic Society	1847	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Inactive	[71]
Erosophic Society	1891	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Erosophian Society	1855	Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	Inactive	[26]
Erosophian Society	1860	Lombard College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Erosophian Society	1865	Baylor College	Waco, Texas	Inactive	[26]
Eucleian Society	1834–1943	New York University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[26]
Euglossian Society	1913	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, Ohio	Active	[94]
Erosophian Society	1867	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Eulexian Literary Society	November 27, 1867 – January 1870; March 1871	St. Augustine College	Benicia, California	Inactive	[95][l]
Eulexian Society	1860	St. Stephens College	Annandale-on-Hudson, New York	Inactive	[3]
Eutaxian Society	1876	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Inactive	[96]
Eumenean Society	1837	McKendree College	Lebanon, Illinois	Active	[3][97]
Eumenean Society	April 14, 1837	Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	Active
Eumenean Society	1898–1918	Birmingham–Southern College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	[m]
Euphemian Literary Society	1839	Erskine College	Due West, South Carolina	Active	[98]
Euphradian Society	1806	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active	[26][75]
Euphradian Society	1831	College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	[80]
Euphronean Society	1835	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Inactive	[99]
Eupia Society	1850	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3]
Eurodelphian Society	1857	Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	Inactive	[57]
Euterpean Society	1867	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[100]
Euzelian Society	1835	Wake Forest University	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Active	[101]
Excelsior Men's Society	1851	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, Ohio	Active	[3]
Excelsior Society	1858	Albright College	Reading, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Excelsior Society	1872	Wheaton College	Wheaton, Illinois	Inactive	[33]
F. H. C.	1750–1787	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[30]
Few Society	August 10, 1839 – 1932	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive	[102][n]
Franklin Literary Society	1797	Jefferson College	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania	Active	[103]
Franklin Literary Society	1898	Hendrix College	Conway, Arkansas	Inactive
Franklin Literary Society	1908	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Franklin Polemic Society	1833–1834	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Inactive	[70]
Franklin Reading Society	1860	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Inactive	[104]
Franklin Society	1824–1834	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[105]
Franklin Society	1826	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[26]
Franklin Society	1831–1840	Western Reserve University	Hudson, Ohio	Inactive	[19]
Franklin Society	1842	Howard College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	[16]
Franklin Society	1843	Granville Literary and Theological Institution	Granville, Ohio	Inactive	[26]
Franklin Society	March 1843	Richmond College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive	[81]
Gamma Delta Society	1911	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[64]
Gamma Epsilon Society	1852	Lycoming College	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Gamma Nu Society	1897	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[64]
Gamma Phi Society	1833–c. 1840	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[106]
Gamma Sigma Literary Society	1891	Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Garland Literary Society		Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Garland Literary Society	1886	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Garnet Society	1866	Lincoln University	Oxford, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
German Verein	1859–1942	German Wallace College	Berea, Ohio	Inactive	[3][o]
Germanae Sodales Society	1859	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Gnothautii Society	1849	Knox College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Grady Literary Society	1895	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Grinnell Institute	1870	Grinnell College	Grinnell, Iowa	Inactive	[3]
Hamlin Garland	1920–1934	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, Ohio	Inactive	[35]
Hamline Society	1854	Iowa Wesleyan College	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	Inactive	[107]
Harlan Literary Society	1899–1952	Hendrix College	Conway, Arkansas	Inactive
Henodelphisterian Society	1820	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive	[40]
Hermaean Society	1849–1946	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive	[108]
Hermean Society	1811	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[109]
Hermean Society	1845	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Hermesian Literary Society	1888	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Hermesian Society	1840	Emory & Henry College	Emory, Virginia	Active	[61]
Hentz Society	1853	LaGrange College	LaGrange, Georgia	Inactive	[110]
Hesperian Society	1857	Ohio Female College	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Hesperian Society	1863–1933	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Hesperian Society	1912	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, Ohio	Inactive	[94]
Hinman Society	1856	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	[83]
Hyperion Society	1855	Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	Inactive	[26]
Institute of 1770	1770	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive	[30]
Irving Institute	1864–1929	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Irving Literary Society	September 5, 1865	Andalusia College	Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3]
Irving Society	1868–1888	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Inactive	[3][111][p]
Irving Society	1870	College of Wooster	Wooster, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Ionian Society	1857	Earlham College	Richmond, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Jared Eliot Book Collectors and Literary Society (Jared Eliot Assoiation)	1934	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive	[66]
Jefferson Society	1825	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active	[112][113][54]
John Adams Society	2014	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Active	[114]
Judson Society	1853	LaGrange College	LaGrange, Georgia	Inactive	[110]
L & S (Literature and Science)	1862–1864	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive	[66]
Laurean Society	1876	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Inactive	[96]
Lee Literary Society	1906	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Lehigh Junto	1868	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3]
L'Etoile	1884	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Licivyronian Society	1839	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[26]
Lincoln Association	1866	Illinois Soldiers College	Fulton, Indiana	Inactive	[3][115][116]
Linnean Society	1854	Mount Union College	Alliance, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Linonian Society	1753–1868, 1878–1880, 1904–1906, 19xx ?	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[30][53]
Literary Adelphi Society	1857	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Literary Fraternity	1827	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Inactive	[26]
Literary Society	1859	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Inactive	[117]
The Literary Society	1888	Winthrop University	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Active	[118]
Lyceum Society	1847	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Mathesian Society	1856	Northwestern Christian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive	[119]
Miami Union Literary Society	1825–1928	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Inactive	[91]
Mu Sigma Rho Literary Society	October 10, 1846 – 1861; October 5, 1866	Richmond College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive	[81][120][k]
Neocosmian Society	1859	Albright College	Reading, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Neotrophian Society	1867	Bethel College	Russellville, Kentucky	Inactive	[26]
Nu Pi Kappa Society	1828	Kenyon College	Gambier, Ohio	Inactive	[121][122]
Octave Thanet	1900–1933	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Orthopatetic Society	1869	Blackburn College	Carlinville, Illinois	Inactive	[26]
Orophilian Lyceum Society	1850	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Inactive	[3]
Ossoli Society	1874	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	[83]
P. D. A.	1773–1781	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[123]
Parthenian Society	1853	University of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive	[3]
Parthenon Society	1827	Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Inactive	[26]
Patrick Henry Society	1819–1830, c. 1966	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive	[124][113]
Peithissophian Society	1825–1891	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive	[26][39]
Peithologian Society	1806	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[30]
Peithologian Society	1831	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Inactive	[26]
Periclean Literary Society	1900	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive	[72]
Periclesian Society	1853	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Inactive	[125]
Peucinian Society	1805	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Active	[18][36]
Phi Alpha Literary Society	1845	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[3][64]
Phi Alpha Pi Society	1861	Olivet College	Olivet, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Phi Alpha Society	1854	Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	Inactive	[26]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1776–1787	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[30][q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1780	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1781	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Active	[30][q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1787	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Active	[30][q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1830	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Active	[q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1817	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Active	[q]
Phi Beta Kappa Society	1825	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Active	[36][q]
Phi Delta Society	1834–late 1930s; October 1967–xxxx ?	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Inactive	[70][j]
Phi Delta Society	1839–1863	Oglethorpe University	Brookhaven, Georgia	Inactive	[126]
Phi Delta Society	1840	Western Reserve University	Hudson, Ohio	Inactive	[19]
Phi Delta Society	1868	Berea College	Berea, Kentucky	Inactive	[26]
Phi Gamma Society	1837	College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	[3]
Phi Kappa Literary Society	1820	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active	[127]
Phi Nu Society	1853	MacMurray College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Inactive	[48]
Phi Phi Alpha Society	1842	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[26]
Phi Sigma Nu Society	1803	University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive	[18]
Phi Sigma Society	1849–1934	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive	[128]
Philadelphian Society	1856	Monmouth College	Monmouth, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Philal-Union Society	c. 1920–c. 1931	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Inactive	[67][r]
Philaletha Society	1852	Otterbein College	Westerville, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philalethean Literary Society	1913	Taylor University	Upland, Indiana	Inactive	[129]
Philalethean Society	1855	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[125]
Philalethean Society	1913	Heidelberg University	Tiffin, Ohio	Active	[130]
Philalethic Literary Society	1856	Santa Clara College	Santa Clara, California	Inactive	[131]
Philanthropic Literary Society	1807–1929	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, Virginia	Inactive	[132][s]
Philanthropic Society	1795	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active	[18]
Philanthropic Society	1837	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active	[3][97]
Phileans Society	1853	Waynesburg College	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Philermenian Society	1794–1866	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[30][133]
Philestorian Debating Society	October 14, 1859	Santa Clara College	Santa Clara, California	Inactive	[95]
Philo-Christomathean Society	1849	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[20]
Philo-Franklin Society	1834	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Philo Literary Society	1797	Jefferson College	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[103]
Philoclean Society	1825–1892	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive	[26]
Philocurian Society	1868	Northwestern Christian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Philodemic Society	1830	Georgetown University	Washington, D.C.	Active	[134][135]
Philokosmian Society	1867	Lebanon Valley College	Annville, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3]
Philolexian Society	1802	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Active	[30][136]
Philolexian Society	1851	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Philologian Society	1795	Williams College	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Inactive	[18]
Philologian Society	October 8, 1855 – April 22, 1861; October 27, 1867	Richmond College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive	[3][137][t]
Philologian Society	1870	St. Stephens College	Annandale-on-Hudson, New York	Inactive	[3]
Philological Society	1807	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[30]
Philological Society	1839	Indiana Asbury College	Greencastle, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Philomathean Literary Society	1851–1857	Carson-Newman College	Jefferson City, Tennessee	Inactive	[138][u]
Philomathean Literary Society	1888	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Philomathean Society	1813	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	[30]
Philomathean Society	1828	College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	[80]
Philomathean Society	1831	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive	[40]
Philomathean Society	1832–1891	New York University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[139]
Philomathean Society	1834	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Inactive	[99]
Philalathean Society	1839–c. 1917	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged	[140][67][v]
Philomathean Society	1842	Erskine College	Due West, South Carolina	Active	[141]
Philomathean Society	1846	Muskingum College	New Concord, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philomathean Society	1851	Waynesburg College	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Philomathean Society	1852	Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	Inactive	[27]
Philomathean Society	1852	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Active	[3]
Philomathean Society	1856	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Inactive	[23]
Philomathean Society	1857	Otterbein College	Westerville, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philomathean Society	1860	Milton College	Milton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3]
Philomathean Society	1866	Union Christian College	Merom, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Philomathean Society	1868	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	[26]
Philomathean Society	1869	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Athens, Tennessee	Inactive	[26]
Philomathean Society	1871	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Active	[142][w][x]
Philomathean Society	1883	Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	Inactive	[34]
Philomathean Society	1928–1928	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
Philomathean Society	1991	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Active	[18][143]
Philomathesian Society	1827	Kenyon College	Gambier, Ohio	Inactive	[121][122]
Philomathesian Society	1835	Wake Forest University	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Inactive	[101]
Philomathesian Society	1836	East Tennessee University	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive	[65]
Philomathesian Society	1839	Oberlin College	Oberlin, Ohio	Inactive	[87]
Philomathian Society	1852	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive	[3]
Philomathian Society	1854	Bethel College	Russellville, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Philomathian Society	1868	Illinois Industrial University	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Philomathic Society	1832–1943	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive	[26][92][93]
Philomatic Society	1848	Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	Inactive	[57]
Philoneikean Society	1856	Moores Hill College	Evansville, Indiana	Inactive	[144]
Philopaedian Society	January 16, 1841	St. Xavier College	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philopenthean Society	1855	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Philophrenian Society	1850	Columbian College	New York City, New York	Inactive	[3]
Philophrenian Society	1855	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive	[89]
Philophronean Society	1851	Otterbein College	Westerville, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philosophian Society	1837	Indiana Asbury College	Greencastle, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Philosophian Society	1846	Wittenberg College	Springfield, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Philosophian Society	1860	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Inactive	[104]
Philosophian Society	1867	Lincoln University	Oxford, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Philosophronian Society	1830–1839	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged	[145][67][y]
Philotechnian Society	1795	Williams College	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Inactive	[18]
Philotechnic Society	1870	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive	[26]
Philorhetorian Society	1831	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Inactive	[26]
Philozetian Society	1826	Western Reserve University	Hudson, Ohio	Inactive	[19]
Phoenix Band Society	1856	Earlham College	Richmond, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Phoenix Society	1814	Hamilton College	Clinton, New York	Inactive	[18]
Phoenix Society	1855	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[125]
Photozotean Society	1869	Moores Hill College	Evansville, Indiana	Inactive	[144]
Phreno-Cosmian Society	1857	Baldwin University	Berea, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Phrenocosmian Society	1852	Free Academy of the City of New York	New York City, New York	Inactive	[26][79]
Pi Delta Society	1834–c. 1840	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[106]
Pi Pi Rho Society	1929	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[64]
Pithonian Society	1850	University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Inactive	[26]
Platonian Society	1838	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Platonian Society	1849	McKendree College	Lebanon, Illinois	Inactive	[3]
Polemical Society	1776–1782	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive	[39]
Polytechnic Literary Society	1847	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina	Active	[62]
Porcellian Society	1791	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive	[146]
Preston Society	1858	Wofford College	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Inactive	[56]
Pronouncing Society	1771	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[30]
Psi Gamma Society	1839	Marietta College	Marietta, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
The Pundits	1884	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active	[66][z]
Pythonian Society	1857	Northwestern Christian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive	[119]
Reynolds Literary Society	1860	Stockwell Collegiate Institute	Stockwell, Indiana	Inactive	[3][147]
Rhizomian Society	1858	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Inactive	[131]
Robert E. Lee Society	1898–1918	Birmingham–Southern College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	[aa]
Robert E. V. Rice Society	1866	Niagara University	Lewiston, New York	Inactive	[26]
Roosevelt Society	2015	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active	[51][54]
Ruthean Society	1859	Iowa Wesleyan College	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	Inactive	[148]
St.. Aloysius Philodemics Society	1851	Notre Dame University	Notre Dame, Indiana	Inactive	[3][149]
St. Joseph Literary Association	September 10, 1866	St. Joseph College	New York	Inactive	[3]
San Jacinto Society	1875	Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive	[24]
Scientific Society	1866	Wilberforce University	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Semicentenary Society	1866	Wilberforce University	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Sherwood Rhetorical Society	1851	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Sigma Phi Epsilon Society	1916	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[150]
Sigma Pi	1843	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Active	[3][64]
Signet Society	1870	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Active	[151]
Sigournean Society	1857	Moores Hill College	Evansville, Indiana	Inactive	[144]
Social Friends Society	1783	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive	[30]
Society for Inquiry	1824	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[26]
Society for Progress in Letters	1789–1795	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[136]
Society for Religious Inquiry	1835	University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive	[26]
Sodalian Society	1871	Wilberforce University	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Sophirodelphian Society	1829–1860s	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21][f]
Sophronian Society	1867	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[100]
Sophronikopean Society	1859	Missionary Institute	Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3][ab]
Soverville Society	1850	Ohio Female College	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Star Society	1855	Antioch College	Yellow Springs, Ohio	Inactive	[25]
Star Society	1859	Adrian College	Adrian, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Stephen F. Austin Society	1876	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Inactive	[63]
Stonewall Society	1866	Baylor College	Waco, Texas	Inactive	[26]
Students Philomathean Society	1851	Hartsville College	Hartsville, Indiana	Inactive	[3]
Themian Society	1866	Quincy College	Quincy, Massachusetts	Inactive	[3]
Tau Chi Society	1840	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive	[26]
Tau Theta Kappa Society	1839–c. 1932	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Thalian Society	1839	Oglethorpe University	Brookhaven, Georgia	Active	[126]
Theta Alphea Society	1850	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[3]
Theta Epsilon	1894	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive	[21]
Transylvania Whig Society	1829	Transylvania University	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive	[152]
Tri Kappa Society	1861	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[52]
Tripartite Union	1848	Lycoming College	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Union Literary Society	1809	Washington College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[103]
Union Literary Society	1830–c. 1917	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged	[145][67][ac]
Union Literary Society	1836	Muskingum College	New Concord, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Union Literary Society	1853	Geneva College	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[20]
Union-Philanthropic Society	1789	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, Virginia	Active	[153][ad]
Union Philosophical Society	1789	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Active	[44]
Union Philosophical Society	1829	Transylvania University	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive	[154]
Union Society	1814	Hamilton College	Clinton, New York	Inactive	[18]
Union Society	1851	Waynesburg College	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
United Brothers Society	1806–1866	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[30][133]
United Fraternity	1786	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive	[30]
Vesperian Society	1870	Rockford College	Rockford, Illinois	Inactive	[26]
Wayland Society	1870	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[3]
Washington Debating Society	c. 1845 – October 10, 1846	Richmond College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive	[81][k]
Washington Literary Society	1814	Washington College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[103]
Washington Literary Society and Debating Union	1831–1861, 1865–1929, 1979	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active	[155][ae]
Washington Society	1854	Bethel College	Russellville, Kentucky	Inactive	[3]
Webster Society	1853	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Inactive	[125]
Webster Society	1859	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Whig Society	1834–1839	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged	[67][af]
Whitby	1913–1928	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[35]
William Dodd Society	2024	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Active	[156]
Zelosophic Society	1829	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[26]
Zenobian Society	December 9, 1869 – June 10, 1970	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive	[3][157]
Zetelethean	1880–1917	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Inactive	[67][i]
Zetagathea Society	1845	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive	[3]
Zetalethean Society	1867	Simpson College	Indianola, Iowa	Inactive	[3]
Zetagathian Society	1861–1933	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[158]

United States women's literary societies

Active societies are indicated in bold. Inactive societies and institutions are in italics.

Society	Founding date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha Clionian	1872	Geneseo Normal School	Geneseo, New York	Active	[2][4][ag]
Clever Girls Society	1844	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive	[77]
Corinnean Society		Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Curious Literary Society	1855	Milwaukee Female College	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3][159]
Euphrosynean Literary Society	1892	Newberry College	Newberry, South Carolina	Inactive	[160]
Euphrosynean Society	1924	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active	[75]
Franklin Literary Society	1822–1921	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive	[161][162][ah]
Hypatian Society	1915–1970s	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Inactive	[75]
Jefferson Literary Society	1902–1921	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive	[162][ai]
Ladies' Literary Society	1834	Oberlin College	Oberlin, Ohio	Inactive	[87]
Ladies Literary Society	1852	Milton College	Milton, Wisconsin	Inactive	[3]
Ladies Literary Union	1857	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive	[3]
Kappa Iota Literary Society	October 12, 1921 – 1950	Alma College	Alma, Michigan	Inactive	[163][aj]
The Philaletheis Society	1865	Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, New York	Active	[3][164][ak]
Philomathean	1891	Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Polymnian Society		Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Upsilon Phi Literary Society		Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[38]
Washington Literary Society	1833–1899, 1940s	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Active	[162][165]

See also

• College literary society
• Literary society

Notes

1. This female group was absorbed by the Queens Debating Union when it became co-ed.
2. Originally called the Dialectic Society of Queen's College.
3. Formed as the Literary and Scientific Society.
4. The society became a chapter of Theta Pi Fraternity.
5. Became Alpha Sigma, also a literary society, in 1882.
6. This society ceased operations due to the Civil War and was not re-established.
7. Also called Phi Epsilon Mu.
8. Formed by students who split off from the Stephen F. Austin Literary Society.
9. The society discontinued its meetings during World War I so that its members could volunteer for the Red Cross. However, it did not reform after the war.
10. Formed when the Franklin Literary Society dissolved.
11. In the fall semester of 1846, the Columbian Debating Society and the Washington Debating Society formed a temporary alliance as Mu Sigma Rho. The merger as Mu Sigma Rho Literary Society became official in February 1847.
12. Chapter closed briefly when all of its original members left college.
13. Absorbed by the Clariosophic Society when Southern University and Birmingham College merged to form Birmingham-Southern College in 1918.
14. Formed from a division of Phi Gamma Society
15. Became the Alpha Omega chapter of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity in 1942.
16. Last documented public meeting was held in May 1887 as a coeducational society. A fraternity later claimed to be the "custodian" of this society and said it carries out private literary exercises within one fraternity house.
17. Phi Beta Kappa was only a private literary society until ca. 1831.
18. Formed from the merger of the Philalathean Society and the Union Literary Society.
19. Merged with Union Philosophical Society.
20. Formed by seven former members of the Mu Sigma Rho Society.
21. The society became Phi Mu Delta in 1857.
22. This formed from the merger of the Philosophronian and the Whig Societies. It was originally called the Zelomathean but changed its name after one week. The society stopped meeting during World War I. After the war, it merged with the Union Literary Society to form the Philal-Union Society.
23. This was an organization for women.
24. The society changed its name to Phi Lambda Omicron in 1924 after its mission shifted to being a social sorority.
25. When student enrollment decline, it merged with the Whig Society to form the Philalathean Society.
26. Now considered a secret society.
27. Absorbed by the Belles Lettres Society when Southern University and Birmingham College merged to form Birmingham-Southern College in 1918.
28. Named changed to Clionian Society in 1866.
29. The society stopped meeting during World War I. After the war, it merged with the Philalathean Society to form the Philal-Union Society.
30. Originally was called the Union Philosophical Society.
31. The society went dormant during the Civil War and after the 1929 Stock Market crash.
32. Formed as Chrestomathean but its name was changed shortly afterward. When student enrollment declined, it merged with the Philosophronian Society to form the Philalathean Society.
33. Was formed as a literary society. Around 1902, it became a traditional sorority with the Greek letters Phi Kappa Pi but still uses the name Alpha Clio.
34. The Franklin Debating Society is a modern group that is active on campus as of 2023.
35. Formed by members of the Franklin Literary Society to create competition after the Washington Literary Society ceased to exist.
36. In 1950, the society changed its mission from academic to a social sorority and changed its name to Kappa Iota.
37. Originally called Philalethean Society

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