List of literary societies

A literary society is a group of people interested in literature. In the modern sense, this refers to a society that wants to promote one genre of literature, e.g. the World Science Fiction Society, or a specific writer -- see, for example, the list of poetry groups and movements. Such societies typically engage in research about their chosen author or genre, publishing a newsletter and holding meetings to deliver papers. Some are overtly academic and scholarly; others are more social groups of amateurs who appreciate a chance to discuss their favourite writer with other hobbyists.

American Literary Societies

Alphabetically by college or university

• The Franklin Society, Brown University
• United Brother Society, Brown University
• Pronouncing Society, Brown University
• Philermenian Society, Brown University
• Athenian Society, Brown University
• Peucinian Society, Bowdoin College
• Philermenian Society, Carson-Newman College
• Calliopeans Society, Carson-Newman College
• Columbian Society, Carson-Newman College
• Hypatian Society, Carson-Newman College
• Polytechnic Literary Society, Citadel
• Calliopean Society, Citadel
• Cliosophic Society, College of Charleston
• Chrestomathy Society, College of Charleston
• The Peithologian Society, Columbia University
• The Philolexian Society, Columbia University
• United Fraternity, Dartmouth College
• Social Friends, Darthmouth College
• Philanthropic Society, Davidson College
• Eumenean Society, Davidson College
• The Union Philosophical Society, Dickinson College
• Belles Lettres Society, Dickinson College
• Calliopean Society, Emory & Henry College
• Hermesian Society, Emory & Henry College
• Hermesian Society, Ouachita College
• Philomathean Society, Ouachita College
• Athenian Society, Ouachita College
• Irinian Society, Emory University
• Phi Gamma Society, Emory University
• The Few Society, Emory University
• Euphemian Society, Erskine College
• Philomathean Literary Society, Erskine College
• Philodemic Society, Georgetown University
• The Phi Kappa Literary Society, University of Georgia
• The Demosthenian Literary Society, University of Georgia
• Union-Philanthropic Society, Hampden-Sydney College
• The Joint Senate of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• The Philomathean Society, The University of Pennsylvania
• The American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Princeton University
• Philoclean Society, Rutgers University
• The Franklin Debating Society, Randolph-Macon College
• Clariosophic Society, University of South Carolina
• Euphradian Society, University of South Carolina
• Alamo Society, Southwestern University
• San Jacinto Society, Southwestern University
• Alethean Society, Southwestern University
• Clio Society, Southwestern University
• The UArts Literary Society, University of the Arts
• Washington Society, University of Virginia
• The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, University of Virginia
• Philomathean Society, Wesleyan College
• Adelphian Society, Wesleyan College
• Excelsior Society, Wheaton College
• Aristonian Society, Wheaton College
• Beltionian Society, Wheaton College
• Flat Hat Club, William & Mary
• Winthrop Literary Society, Winthrop University
• Critonian Society, Yale University
• The Elizabethan Club, Yale University
• Brothers in Unity, Yale University
• Linonian Society, Yale University
• Calliopean Society, Yale University

International Societies

• Medieval Chronicle Society