Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies

Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's oldest societies.

Debates in the Dialectic Chamber on the Top of floor of New West, Mondays at the traditional hour of 7:30 post meridian.

Join us this Monday, November 24th at 7:30 PM for our twelfth and FINAL public meeting of the semester! We will be holdi...
11/24/2025

Join us this Monday, November 24th at 7:30 PM for our twelfth and FINAL public meeting of the semester! We will be holding our annual trophy debate. At the start of the meeting, those interested will deposit resolutions into the trophy. We will then proceed into a bracket-style tournament, in which pairs of speakers will challenge each other to a randomly drawn resolution. The crowd will decide the winner by popular vote. Survive and advance. The last person standing wins it all! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date with events.
Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
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Twitter: diphi

Join us today, November 17th at 7:30 PM for our eleventh regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED:...
11/17/2025

Join us today, November 17th at 7:30 PM for our eleventh regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED: It didn’t have to end this way.”

There will be two slated speakers in the affirmation and two in the negation. Then, anyone can come up the podium to give a speech in favor or against the resolution.

After the debate, we will have PPMAs (Papers, Petitions, Memorials, and Addresses) where you, yes YOU, can get up and talk about whatever you want!

We hope to see you there!

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

Tickets are $40RSVPs are due on the 14thTicket includes professional photos and a dinnerLinktree in bio!
11/11/2025

Tickets are $40
RSVPs are due on the 14th
Ticket includes professional photos and a dinner
Linktree in bio!

Join us today, November 10th at 7:30 PM for our tenth regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED: No...
11/10/2025

Join us today, November 10th at 7:30 PM for our tenth regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED: Not consummating a marriage ought not be grounds for an annulment.”

There will be two slated speakers in the affirmation and two in the negation. Then, anyone can come up the podium to give a speech in favor or against the resolution.

After the debate, we will have PPMAs (Papers, Petitions, Memorials, and Addresses) where you, yes YOU, can get up and talk about whatever you want!

We hope to see you there!

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

Join us for an experimental debate tonight where we will rerun some past presidential elections!
11/06/2025

Join us for an experimental debate tonight where we will rerun some past presidential elections!

Join us today, November 3rd at 7:30 PM for our third regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating a topic. What ...
11/03/2025

Join us today, November 3rd at 7:30 PM for our third regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating a topic. What topic you might ask? I don’t know. No one knows. We will find out just minutes before the debate is to begin!

There will be two slated speakers in the affirmation and two in the negation. Then, anyone can come up to the podium to give a speech in favor or against the resolution.

After the debate, we will have PPMAs (Papers, Petitions, Memorials, and Addresses) where you, yes YOU, can get up and talk about whatever you want!

We hope to see you there!

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

10/30/2025
Come get candy and have a fun time!       🎃
10/30/2025

Come get candy and have a fun time!

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Join us tonight for our annual Poe By Candlelight event! You’re invited to read poetry, re-enact a scene from a play, in...
10/29/2025

Join us tonight for our annual Poe By Candlelight event! You’re invited to read poetry, re-enact a scene from a play, interact with our old books, and simmer in the drama of it all. You’re welcome to wear black!

It’s happening October 29th from 10PM to 12AM! We encourage you to stay to the end, for at the stroke of midnight, something magical occurs…

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date with events.
Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

Join us today, October 27th at 7:30 PM for our eighth regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED: Le...
10/27/2025

Join us today, October 27th at 7:30 PM for our eighth regular meeting of the semester! We will be debating “RESOLVED: Let’s split up!”

There will be two slated speakers in the affirmation and two in the negation. Then, anyone can come up the podium to give a speech in favor or against the resolution.

After the debate, we will have PPMAs (Papers, Petitions, Memorials, and Addresses) where you, yes YOU, can get up and talk about whatever you want!

We hope to see you there!

Guests are allowed and even ENCOURAGED to participate. Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

Join us this evening for our third experimental debate of the semester!
10/23/2025

Join us this evening for our third experimental debate of the semester!

Join us in the time-honored Dialectic Chamber this Monday, October 20th at 7:30 post meridiem on the Top Floor of New We...
10/20/2025

Join us in the time-honored Dialectic Chamber this Monday, October 20th at 7:30 post meridiem on the Top Floor of New West Hall. We will turn back time and debate a resolution from our past 100 years ago: Resolved: Each class should be segregated into certain sections on campus.

After the debate, we will have what we call PPMAs, wherein anyone can come up to the podium and talk about whatever they want. We hope to see you there!

Interested in joining DiPhi? Attend any of our events to learn more!

Follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date with events.
Check out our website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Twitter: diphi

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