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American Whig–Cliosophic Society
Political, literary, and debating society at Princeton University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Whig–Cliosophic Society, sometimes abbreviated as Whig-Clio, is a political, literary, and debating society at Princeton University and the oldest debate union in the United States.[1] Its precursors, the American Whig Society and the Cliosophic Society, were founded at Princeton in 1769 and 1765.
Whig Hall (top) and Clio Hall (bottom) at Princeton University in Feb. 2024 | |
Formation | 1765 |
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Type | Student debating organization |
Headquarters | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
President | Daniel Shaw '25 |
Vice-President | Emily Paulin '25 |
Parent organization | Princeton University |
Website | whigclio |
The Society frequently hosts events open to all Princeton students, as well as to faculty and community members. These include the Society's monthly Senate Debates on topics related to national or campus policy, lectures and discussion dinners with guest speakers, and social events. The Society also oversees four subsidiary groups: the International Relations Council (IRC), Princeton's Model Congress (PMC), Princeton Debate Panel (PDP), and Princeton Mock Trial (PMT).
The two original societies continue as "houses" within the larger American Whig–Cliosophic Society, with Whig considered the more liberal house and Clio the more conservative.[2]