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It also administers the North American Debating Championship with the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) every year in January. [1] Although it is mainly funded by its member universities, APDA is an entirely student-run organization.
The Brooks Quimby Debate Council (BQDC) is a debate society in Lewiston, Maine, primarily comprising students from Bates College.The society, known for participating in British and American Parliamentary debate styles, competes in the American Parliamentary Debate Association and the World Universities Debating Championship.
Pi Kappa Delta (ΠΚΔ) is an American honor society and organization for intercollegiate debaters, public speakers, and instructors teaching speech, debate, and oral communication. [1] Established in 1913, the organization is the oldest debating society in the country.
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Competitive debating stayed a primarily intercollegiate activity until Bruno E. Jacob founded the National Forensic League (NFL)—since renamed as the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA)—in 1925. A professor at Ripon College, Jacob was inspired by a letter he received asking if a debate league for high school students existed.
One month after the founding of the Debating Society, the Philanthropic Society (originally known as the Concord Society) split off due to strict rules and political disagreements. It took a new motto, " Virtus, Libertas, et Scientia ", with the addition of the word Libertas lending some insight into the reasons for splitting.
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Lit & Deb, an abbreviation for 'Literary and Debating', may refer to a number of debating and literary societies: Literary and Debating Society (Maynooth University) Literary and Debating Society (University of Galway)