Society
The Phil's rooms are in the Graduates' Memorial Building (commonly known as the GMB) in Trinity College, which it has shared with the College Historical Society (the Hist) and the College Theological Society (the Theo) since the building's construction in 1904. It holds most of its meetings in the GMB's Debating Chamber; meetings with an expected audience above two hundred are held in large college lecture theatres.
The Phil is traditionally a paper-reading society, and many meetings continue the format of responses to a paper rather than debate on a motion. Each year the writer of the best paper and the best chamber speaker are awarded with medals from the society. In addition to debate, the Phil provides facilities for its members such as games and a conversation room, and organises club nights, sporting events, blood drives, and other social events.
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