| Philomathean Society | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1813 University of Pennsylvania |
| Type | Literary |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | Local |
| Motto | Sic itur ad astra "Thus we proceed to the stars" |
| Publication | Philomel |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Nickname | Philo |
| Headquarters | Fourth Floor, College Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
| Website | www.philomathean.org |
Philomathean Society /ˌfaɪloʊˈmeɪθiən/ of the University of Pennsylvania is a collegiate literary society, the oldest student group at the university,[1][2][3] and a claimant to the title of the oldest continuously-existing literary society in the United States, a claim disputed by Columbia University's Philolexian Society, which was established in 1802.[note 1] Founded in 1813, its goal is "to promote the learning of its members and to increase the academic prestige of the University."[4][5]
- ^ Hood, Clifton R. (January 2006). "Philomathean Society". University of Pennsylvania Archives. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Kurtz, Rod. "U. Pennsylvania's Oldest Student Group Looks for New Blood." Daily Pennsylvanian. October 28, 1998.
- ^ American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Volume XV. 332.
- ^ Sanford, Gregory B. "Note: Your Opinion Really Does Not Matter: How the Use of Referenda in Funding Public University Student Groups Violates Constitutional Free Speech Principles." Notre Dame Law Review. January 2008.
- ^ Wood, George Bacon (1896). Early history of the University of Pennsylvania from its origin to the year 1827. with Supplementary Chapters by Frederick Dawson Stone (Third ed.). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. pp. 156–7. OCLC 17853257.
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