Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies

02/02/2026

Senators and Guests,

Our 2nd Regular Meeting will be hosted tomorrow, February 2nd, at 7:30 pm at the top of New West. Please join us for the Impromptu Debate. The debate topic will be revealed at the meeting! After a brief period for research, the debate will commence.

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

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

Guests are welcome and encouraged to speak in both portions!

Interested in DiPhi? Check us out!
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Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
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01/21/2026

Join us in watching “Jurassic Park” in preparation for Monday’s debate, 
“Resolved: Our current ethical standards needlessly inhibit scientific discovery.”

Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend!

01/10/2026

Senators and Guests,

Our 1st regular meeting will be hosted this Monday, January 12th, at 7:30 pm at the top of New West. Please join us in debating “Resolved: A world with a four degree rise in temperature is preferable to a world where China is the global hegemon.”

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

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

Guests are welcome and encouraged to speak in both portions!

Interested in DiPhi? Check us out!
Website: diphi.web.unc.edu
Email: diphisocieties@gmail.com
Facebook: Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies

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!

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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

11/11/2025

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

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

11/06/2025

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

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

10/30/2025

Come get candy and have a fun time!

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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