The First Meeting

8.30 PM (PhSt), Friday 10 September, 2010 | 4th floor College Hall Come to the First Meeting of the 519th Session of the Philomathean Society! As well as introducing guests and prospective members to the Society, the Society will be … Continue reading

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Visit us at the Fall Activities Fair!

10.00 AM, 6 September, 2010 | Locust Walk Come visit us on Locust Walk at the Student Activities Fair this Monday!

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A Revolutionary Evening: Mayhem, Cheese, and Gentle Madness with Philo

10.30 PM, 3 September, 2010 | 4th floor College Hall Join the members of the Philomathean Society and assorted guests for an evening of conviviality, conversation, and casual revolution. Light refreshments and an informal debate to follow, along with the … Continue reading

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Past Event: XXY: This Is Not Pornography

3 – 18 December, 2009 | 4th floor, College Hall The Philomathean Art Gallery presents… XXY: This Is Not Pornography Featuring the work of FNAR-283: The Body and Photography, Kalina Isato, and Professor Gabriel Martinez (Design) Opening Reception Thursday, December … Continue reading

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Past Event: Happy Birthday: the Art Gallery presents Artie Vierkant

9 September – 7 October, 2008 | 4th floor, College Hall The Philomathean Art Gallery presents HAPPY BIRTHDAY A solo exhibition featuring the work of Artie Vierkant Opening Reception Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 7:30 PM Come celebrate the opening of … Continue reading

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Past Event: The Shoemaker’s Holiday

THE SHOEMAKER’S HOLIDAY An Elizabethan comedy by Thomas Dekker, presented by the Philomathean Society in the Botanical Gardens of the University May 15th, 16th, and 17th, 1912. We haven’t found a synopsis, but it seemed to involve some great moustaches. … Continue reading

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A Poem of 10ve

Written by Rob Hass and presented at the 24th Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Competition “Roses are red” say my visual sensors, And violets softly cerulean. My circuitry codes for all manner of flora, By setting the requisite booleans. How sad, … Continue reading

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Audio: John DiIulio – The (Permanent) Presidential Campaign

6PM Thursday, November 29, 2007 | 4th floor College Hall The Philomathean Society hosted a lecture by Professor John DiIluio, entitled: “The (Permanent) Presidential Campaign: Who Will Win–and Will It Matter?” An audio recording of the lecture was made, subversively, … Continue reading

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Audio: The Mythology of the United States as a Human Rights Leader

6PM Wednesday, November 7, 2008 | 4th floor College Hall The Philomathean Society hosted a lecture from Stacey Sobel, Esq., the Executive Director of Equality Advocates Pennsylvania (formerly the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights) and a Lecturer in … Continue reading

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Audio: Bob Vitalis – Race, Empire, and the Origins of American International Relations

6PM January 31st 2008 | 4th floor College Hall The Philomathean Society hosted a lecture by Professor Robert Vitalis of the Political Science department entitled: “Race, Empire, and the Origins of American International Relations, or Why Do All the White … Continue reading

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