The Eumenean Society is the oldest society at
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan†...
; it was founded April 14, 1837. Formed as a
literary society pursuing intellectual, moral, and social betterment, its
mottoes are ''Pulchrum Est Colere Mentem'' (It is beautiful to cultivate the mind) and ''Kalon Aletheia Kai Monomon'' (Truth is beautiful and abiding). The society built its meeting place, Eumenean Hall, in 1849; the building has since been placed on the
National Historic Register (1972), and named a
Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Site (1976).
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Davidson College
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