List of college literary societies

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

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
Queen's Alma Mater Society	1858	Queen's University at Kingston	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Queen's Debating Union	1843	Queen's University at Kingston	Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Active
University College Literary and Athletic Society	February 22, 1854	University College, Toronto	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Active

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
English Literary Society		Shri Ram College of Commerce	Delhi, India	Active
English Literary Society		Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women	Ludhiana, India	Active
English Literary Society		St. Joseph's College, Bangalore	Bangalore, India	Active
The English Literary Society		St. Stephen's College, Delhi	University Enclave, New Delhi, India	Active

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
English & Literary Society (LitSoc)		University College Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	Active
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
The English Society		University of Manchester	Manchester, England	Active
Shirley Society	1919	St Catharine's College, Cambridge	Cambridge, England	Active

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

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
Adelphian Literary Society	1893–1953	Woman's College of the University of North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina	Inactive
Alethian Society	1923–1953	Woman's College of the University of North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina	Inactive
Ars Sapientiae	2024	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Active
Clever Girls Society	1844	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive
Corinnean Society		Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive
Cornelian Literary Society	1893–1953	Woman's College of the University of North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina	Inactive
Curious Literary Society	1855	Milwaukee Female College	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
Dikean Literary Society	1918–1953	Woman's College of the University of North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina	Inactive
Euphrosynean Literary Society	1892	Newberry College	Newberry, South Carolina	Inactive
Euphrosynean Society	1924	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Franklin Literary Society	1822–1921	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive
Germanae Sodales Society	1859	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive
Hypatian Society	1915–1970s	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Inactive
Jefferson Literary Society	1902–1921	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive
Ladies' Literary Society	1834	Oberlin College	Oberlin, Ohio	Inactive
Ladies Literary Society	1852	Milton College	Milton, Wisconsin	Inactive
Ladies Literary Union	1857	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive
Kappa Iota Literary Society	October 12, 1921 – 1950	Alma College	Alma, Michigan	Inactive
The Philaletheis Society	1865	Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, New York	Active
Philomathean	1891	Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive
Polymnian Society		Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive
Upsilon Phi Literary Society		Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive
Washington Literary Society	1833–1899, 1940s	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Active

See also

• College literary society
• Literary society