Jefferson Society

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Officers of the Society

President	Marie Connor
Vice President	Alexander Mezick
Secretary	Patrick Greco
Treasurer	David Ensey
Historian	Adrienne Albright
Keeper	Meredith Bearden
Room Seven Resident	Andrew Koch
AIG Chair	Chris Mullen
Probationary Chair	Philip Williamson
Membership Chair	Owen Gallogly
Ways & Means Chair	Nathan Jones
Pen & Ink Chair	Ashley Stevenson
Debate & Oratory Chair	Elsa Schultze
Restoration Ball Chair	Whit Hunter
Public Services Chair	Audrey Birner
Parliamentarian	Keenan Davis

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 at the beginning of the Fall 2012 Semester.

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.
You can also contact our Public Services Chair, Audrey Birner, if you have a project that you would like the Society to help with.

Upcoming Events

Speaker: Professor R. Edward Freeman

Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia; Academic Director, Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics

Friday, February 10th, at 7:29 PM in Jefferson Hall

Please contact Alexander Mezick if you would like more information.
You can find a full calendar of events here.

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.