The Philodemic Society is a student debating organization and literary society at Georgetown University. It was founded in 1830 by Father James Ryder, S.J., in whose honor an award is given every Spring at the Merrick Debate. The Philodemic is among the oldest such societies in the United States,[3] and is the oldest secular student organization at Georgetown.[4] The society's motto, "Eloquentiam Libertati Devinctam" reminds its members that they are pursuing Eloquence in Defense of Liberty.[5]
Debates are held weekly on Thursdays at 8pm in the Philodemic Room in Healy Hall.[3] In recent years, the Philodemic has taken a more active role in engaging other prominent debating societies on the Eastern seaboard.[6] The Philodemic maintains several intercollegiate friendships, most notably with the Demosthenian Literary Society of The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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