RSO - Parliamentary Debate Team

Interested in joining (or just watching a practice)? Visit linktr.ee/UMDS

We are a competitive intercollegiate debate team. Our goal is to not only succeed competitively, but to build our skills in rhetoric and public speaking and have fun while doing so. We compete in the American Parliamentary Debate Association across the northeast. The parliamentary format is great because it emphasizes impromptu speaking and less lengthy research than other formats.

We pride ourselves on our accessibility. We do not charge our members dues and do not require previous debate experience. We hold ourselves accountable to behaving kindly and equitably inside and out of practices with our Code of Conduct.