Debate, Creative Writings, and Oratoryhttp://www.phikappa.org/news/en-US2012-02-15T05:57:31ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)BIHR: Embarrassment Is The Best Teacherhttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/2/7/bihr-embarrassment-is-the-best-teacher.htmlAdmin2012-02-07T21:27:47ZMost of us have had at least one teacher who found a way to poetically breathe life into the subject they were teaching, even if that subject happened to be sixth-grade algebra.

Most of us have had at least one teacher who instilled a sense of embarrassment so deep that it went beyond having our heads weighed down by dunce caps, our essays saturated in red ink, our bladders unrelieved by bathroom breaks. That shame inhabited our very souls.

Which method is the most effective could be the subject of debate.  

Thankfully, Phi Kappa Literary Society’s Sister Fuller will be presenting Be It Hereby Resolved: Embarrassment Is The Best Teacher this Thursday at 7 pm. Brother Summer will be negating.  

]]>Intersociety Debate Team 2012http://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/1/29/intersociety-debate-team-2012.htmlAdmin2012-01-29T18:20:42ZCongratulations to the Phi Kappa Intersociety Debate Team for 2012:

Sister Jess Melear

Brother Walker Smith

Brother Ben Woodard

Sister Amy Libby

Sister Cherith Fuller will serve as alternate.

We look forward to seeing our siblings represent the society against our rivals in what is sure to be an incredible competition. 

 

 

]]>Redefining The Term "Competitive"http://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/1/24/redefining-the-term-competitive.htmlAdmin2012-01-25T01:05:09ZThe Phi Kappa Literary Society will have our Intersociety Debate Team Tryouts this Thursday rather than our usual open-floor debates. The four Phi Kappa members who are chosen to fill these coveted spots will go up against our rivals in debate later this spring. The tryouts consist of the Society’s members going head-to-head in preselected pairings, the rapid-style debate format allows for five minutes and a rebuttal. Some of the various topics include “Austerity Is An Ineffective Economic Policy” and “Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Be Legal”. 

 

The Society will also have one greater sibling in attendance this Thursday, as Sister Liana Fiallos was welcomed into the Society last Thursday. Congratulations, Sister! 

]]>BIHR: American Values Never Existedhttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/1/16/bihr-american-values-never-existed.htmlAdmin2012-01-17T03:21:07Z
Freedom. Equality. Independence. Family. Faith….just a few of the many “Values” we’re taught from a young age. 

Some say that these principles have been under assault for decades, others suppose rather that we’ve collectively turned our eyes away from the moral ideals that our country was built on. Still others may purport any dialogue of concern to be political posturing around election time. 

But what if these American Values never existed in the first place?

Brother Antonoff is presenting and Brother McDuff is negating. 

Definitions:

By Values, I mean the ideals, customs, and institutions of a society that people in a society find desirable. A value can also generally refer to any quality that an individual finds desirable. 

Specifically by American Values, I am referring to certain core beliefs that have been shared by those residing in the United States since its founding.

By never, I mean at no point in time.

And by existed, I mean been found to occur.


Join the Phi Kappa Literary Society this Thursday, January 19th at 7 pm for a debate that is sure to transcend the usual political conversation.

]]>A Resounding Huzzah of Welcomehttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/1/14/a-resounding-huzzah-of-welcome.htmlAdmin2012-01-14T19:33:23ZThe Great Hall echoed with the sound of cheers and jubilation last Thursday after the induction of Phi Kappa Literary Society’s newest member, Brother Chris Stalcup. The Society is proud to count ourselves one sibling greater. Come out next Thursday to see our expanded society take on Be It Hereby Resolved: American Values Never Existed. 

]]>First Spring Meeting Jan. 12thhttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2012/1/11/first-spring-meeting-jan-12th.htmlAdmin2012-01-11T14:47:45ZAre we prescribing our kids wonder drugs or kiddie cocaine? 

The Phi Kappa Literary Society commences their spring semester this Thursday with the resolution BIHR: The Medicating of Minors for ADHD should be Illegal. Sister Kris Henry is presenting the affirmative and Sister Amy Libby is negating. Join us for some heated debate that is sure to hold your attention. 

 

]]>Spring 2012 Officershttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2011/12/21/spring-2012-officers.htmlAdmin2011-12-21T12:09:46ZPresident: Brother Mark Wheeler
1st Assistant: Brother Michael Antonoff
2nd Assistant: Sister Jessica Melear
Chief Justice: Sister Ruth Beatrice Lichtenstein
Associate Justices: Brother Henry Friederich, Sister Kristin Henry
Alumni Secretary: Brother Benjamin Woodard
Clerk: Sister Cherith Fuller
Treasurer: Brother Joseph Dylan Summer
Historian: Brother Walker Smith
Clavinger: Brother Nicholas Wheeler
Censor: TBA
Webmaster: Sister Amy Libby
Congratulations & good luck on another great semester!
]]>Phi Kappa teams up with Roosevelt Institution and Demosthenian for Occupy Wall Street Debate!http://www.phikappa.org/news/2011/11/4/phi-kappa-teams-up-with-roosevelt-institution-and-demostheni.htmlBrother Tyler2011-11-05T02:11:26ZThe Roosevelt Institution, in conjunction with the Phi Kappa Literary Society and the Demosthenian Literary Society, will be hosting an open debate on the Occupy Wall Street Protests. Join us for the resolution, “Be It Hereby Resolved: Occupy Wall Street will have beneficial effects on the future of the United States.” Following the debate, Roosevelt will host a National Issues Forum on policy effects of the protests. Come eat dinner and discuss this highly salient and interesting topic with us!

The first affirmative as well as the first negation will be presented by the Roosevelt Institution; after that, the debate is open to anyone who would like to speak. Anyone taking the floor will be geiven 3 minutes to talk; the meeting will operate under Robert’s Rules of Order. Guests are encouraged (but not required) to speak!

The event will be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 6-8PM in Journalism 501. To RSVP, e-mail ugaroosevelt@gmail.com with “RSVP” in the subject line. ]]>This Week (Oct. 20): Eyewitness testimony is insufficient evidence for a violent crimehttp://www.phikappa.org/news/2011/10/18/this-week-oct-20-eyewitness-testimony-is-insufficient-eviden.htmlAdmin2011-10-18T04:18:25Z“There has been very substantial evidence of innocent that has been raised in this case, and I don’t think that it is morally or legally correct for the state of Georgia to execute a man against whom there is very substantial evidence of innocence.”
~Bob Barr, Former U.S. Congressman, 2008 Libertarian Presidential Candidate, and proponent of the death penalty.


In light of the recent execution of Troy Davis, the Phi Kappa Literary Society will be debating the validity of eyewitness testimony in cases regarding violent crime.

Sister Amy Libby will be presenting the resolution, “Be It Hereby Resolved, Eyewitness testimony should be insufficient evidence on which to convict someone of a violent crime.”


]]>Oct. 13: Intersociety Meeting (ISM)http://www.phikappa.org/news/2011/10/18/oct-13-intersociety-meeting-ism.htmlAdmin2011-10-18T04:16:08ZBIHR: Race has a greater influence on American social policy than class

Race: Non-genetic, self identified group that shares a common culture. This can contain but is not limited to skin color, origin of birth, and/or religion.

Influence: causing greater divide between both legislators and citizens.

American social policy: Those laws, taxes, and expenditures enacted by the United States Congress.

Class: (Addressing Bro. Carmon’s confusion) A self identified group that is created based on relative wealth in the United States and named in accordance with their placement in the spectrum of relative wealth. Example: Extreme Poor, Poor, Middle Class, Rich, Super Rich. It is based on self identification and relative wealth as there is little consensus on what is truly poor, middle class or rich and social policy follows the people’s ideas of wealth, not a textbook or the UN.



Presented by Bro. Howard

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