The Clariosophic Society, also known as ΜΣΦ (Mu Sigma Phi), is a literary society founded in 1806 at the University of South Carolina, then known as South Carolina College, as a result of the splitting in two of the Philomathic Society, which had been formed within weeks of the opening of the college in 1805 and included virtually all students. At what was called the Synapian Convention held in February 1806, the members of Philomathic voted to split into two separate societies, one of which became known as Clariosophic, while the other society became known as Euphradian. Two blood brothers picked the members for the new groups in a manner similar to choosing sides for an impromptu baseball game. John Goodwin became the first president of Clariosophic. Other early presidents include Stephen Elliott, Hugh S. Legaré. George McDuffie and Richard I. Manning.[1] The Society was reactivated in 2013.
Henry William RavenelHugh S. LegaréWade Hampton IIIJohn Murphy, fourth governor of Alabama
Applicants who had fulfilled all the requirements for membership were given the society's Latin Diploma along with its key to signify their membership. Somewhere along the way, the giving of keys ceased but the key still appeared on the diplomas. The key was shaped like a rhombus or lozenge except that the sides did not meet at the top and bottom, but were blunted off. The front had two overlapping hearts at the top with the Greek letters, Mu Sigma Phi (ΜΣΦ) in the center and the initials C.S., for Clariosophic Society, at the bottom. The reverse side had the two hearts at the top and two Greek words beginning with the letters, Delta and Phi (ΔΦ) in the center and the initials S.C.C, for South Carolina College, at the bottom.
^Hollis, Daniel Walker (1951). University of South Carolina, volume I: South Carolina College. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, pp.230-233.
^South Carolina College: Clariosophic Society, Catalogue of Members in 1842, Lanham Digital Library of Hill Country History at Logan Library at Schreiner University 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
^Haygood, Tamara Miner (2006). Henry William Ravenel, 1814–1887 South Carolina scientist in the Civil War Era, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press
^Seibels family papers, 1780–1960 at University of South Carolina - South Caroliniana Library
Haygood, Tamara Miner (2006). Henry William Ravenel, 1814–1887 South Carolina scientist in the Civil War Era, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
Hollis, Daniel Walker (1951). University of South Carolina, volume I: South Carolina College, Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
External linksedit
Clariosophic.org official website
Walton J. McLeod, Member of SC Legislature
Eugene Platt, Poet, and 2010 SC State House Candidate
April 10, 2024
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The Clariosophic Society also known as MSF Mu Sigma Phi is a literary society founded in 1806 at the University of South Carolina then known as South Carolina College as a result of the splitting in two of the Philomathic Society which had been formed within weeks of the opening of the college in 1805 and included virtually all students At what was called the Synapian Convention held in February 1806 the members of Philomathic voted to split into two separate societies one of which became known as Clariosophic while the other society became known as Euphradian Two blood brothers picked the members for the new groups in a manner similar to choosing sides for an impromptu baseball game John Goodwin became the first president of Clariosophic Other early presidents include Stephen Elliott Hugh S Legare George McDuffie and Richard I Manning 1 The Society was reactivated in 2013 Henry William RavenelHugh S LegareWade Hampton IIIJohn Murphy fourth governor of Alabama Contents 1 Latin Diploma and key 2 Notable members 19th Century 3 Notable members 20th Century 4 References 5 Resources 6 External linksLatin Diploma and key editApplicants who had fulfilled all the requirements for membership were given the society s Latin Diploma along with its key to signify their membership Somewhere along the way the giving of keys ceased but the key still appeared on the diplomas The key was shaped like a rhombus or lozenge except that the sides did not meet at the top and bottom but were blunted off The front had two overlapping hearts at the top with the Greek letters Mu Sigma Phi MSF in the center and the initials C S for Clariosophic Society at the bottom The reverse side had the two hearts at the top and two Greek words beginning with the letters Delta and Phi DF in the center and the initials S C C for South Carolina College at the bottom Notable members 19th Century editNotable members of the 19th Century include 2 Preston Brooks later U S Representative from South Carolina Andrew Pickens Butler later U S senator from SC William Butler later physician and U S Representative from South Carolina Patrick C Caldwell later U S Representative from South Carolina James Calhoun later president of the Georgia Senate and mayor of Atlanta Georgia John C Calhoun US Vice President Honorary member William Capers later pastor of Columbia s Washington Street Church and a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South William K Clowney later U S Representative from South Carolina Mark Anthony Cooper later U S Representative from Georgia Anderson Crenshaw the first graduate of the South Carolina College now the University of South Carolina and later Alabama Supreme Court justice James Dellet later U S Representative from Alabama Stephen Elliott later First Episcopal Bishop of Georgia amp Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the CSA John Gayle Clariosophic president later governor of Alabama Robert Budd Gilchrist U S federal judge in SC William Henry Gist later governor of SC Wade Hampton III later governor of SC and U S senator from SC Hopkins Holsey later U S Representative from Georgia Hugh S Legare later US Attorney General Dixon Hall Lewis later U S Senator from Alabama Charles James McDonald later governor of Georgia and Georgia supreme court justice George McDuffie later SC Governor and U S Senator from SC Basil Manly later Baptist minister and president of the University of Alabama Richard I Manning later SC Governor and U S Representative from South Carolina John Murphy later governor of Alabama John Belton O Neall 1793 1863 South Carolina State Representative 1816 1828 Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals 1830 and member of the U S O Neall political family Eugenius Aristides Nisbet later U S Representative from Georgia and Georgia Supreme Court justice William T Nuckolls later U S Representative from South Carolina Francis Wilkinson Pickens later U S Representative from South Carolina U S ambassador to Russia and Governor of South Carolina Henry L Pinckney later U S Representative from South Carolina Henry William Ravenel Botanist 3 James Rogers later U S Representative from South Carolina Benjamin Glover Shields later U S Representative from Alabama and United States Charge d Affaires in Venezuela Edwin G Seibels while a student served in the SC House later became an insurance executive and invented the vertical filing cabinet 4 Waddy Thompson Jr later U S Representative from South Carolina Louis T Wigfall US Senator from Texas and Confederate Senator from TexasNotable members 20th Century editWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn U S Representative from South Carolina 5 Walton James McLeod III Member of SC LegislatureReferences edit Hollis Daniel Walker 1951 University of South Carolina volume I South Carolina College Columbia University of South Carolina Press pp 230 233 South Carolina College Clariosophic Society Catalogue of Members in 1842 Lanham Digital Library of Hill Country History at Logan Library at Schreiner University Archived 2010 07 11 at the Wayback Machine Haygood Tamara Miner 2006 Henry William Ravenel 1814 1887 South Carolina scientist in the Civil War Era Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press Seibels family papers 1780 1960 at University of South Carolina South Caroliniana Library Page 85 Resources editHaygood Tamara Miner 2006 Henry William Ravenel 1814 1887 South Carolina scientist in the Civil War Era Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press Hollis Daniel Walker 1951 University of South Carolina volume I South Carolina College Columbia University of South Carolina Press External links editClariosophic org official website Walton J McLeod Member of SC Legislature Eugene Platt Poet and 2010 SC State House Candidate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clariosophic Society amp oldid 1188469998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
