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The American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) is the oldest intercollegiate parliamentary debating association in the United States.APDA sponsors over 50 tournaments a year, all in a parliamentary format, as well as a national championship in late April.
The Apple of Discord is the symbol of Cogers. It is awarded to the speaker who makes the best contribution to the evening's debate. The Society of Cogers (/ ˈ k oʊ dʒ ər z /) is a free speech society, established in 1755 in the City of London.
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.
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.
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.
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The William Pitt Debating Union (WPDU) is the debating society of the University of Pittsburgh. Falling under the auspices of the Department of Communication, the WPDU is a co-curricular program and hub for a wide range of debating activities, including intercollegiate policy debate, public debate, and debate outreach.