Jefferson Society

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Officers of the Society

President	Owen W. Gallogly
Vice President	Audrey Birner
Secretary	McCulloch Cline
Treasurer	Kate Travis
Historian	David R. Ensey
Room Seven Resident	Thomas L. Howard, III
Restoration Ball Chair	Dillon Harding

History of the Society

The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society was founded on July 14, 1825, and is the oldest organization at the University of Virginia.

Learn more about the Society's history.

Joining the Society

The Society will conduct interviews between Monday, August 27th and Friday, August 31st.

Click here for more information.
Click here to sign up for updates.
Click here to fill out a card in advance.

Reserving the Hall

The Jefferson Society manages reservations of Jefferson Hall.

If you would like to use the Hall, you can make a reservation here.

The Society in the Community

The Jefferson Society is proud of the service its members provide for the community. New Society members have a mandatory public service requirement, and the Society has a long history of contributing to the Charlottesville and University communities.

For more information about the Society's recent community service programs, click here.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events will be posted here soon.

Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.