The Philomathean Literary Society has been a core foundation for Kutztown University for a long time. Both the beginning and the ending of the Philomathean Literary Society are currently unknown, but the records of its impact go as far back as the 1800s, displaying the effect that the organization had on the students, the campus culture, and the way of life. Before many majors and courses became separated, like music, the duty of the literary society was essentially to bring a collective nature to the arts. Unlike the name it implies, the society was not strictly regulated to specifically literature. The literary society took great strides in helping fund and stress the importance of music, often hosting musical venues for dances for the students to enjoy. Evidence suggests that the Philomathean Literary Society ended around the 1930s.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

   Though the Philomathean Literary Society of the past is a distant memory, the history, and ideals of which they stood for live on within The Snyder Society. The Snyder Society is an organization that dedicates its time to documenting and showing the effects that these past societies have had on Kutztown. The name, Snyder, is in reference to Mary Snyder, a student whose mysterious death in 1895 has been at the forefront of many investigations. It is said that her spirit lives on haunting the grounds of Old Main on Kutztown University.
 

   When reviewing the mass amounts of history and support the organization accumulated, it is easy to see how vital the literary society was in shaping Kutztown into what it is today. The organization was integral in pressing Kutztown University to continue the dedicated pursuit of studying and appreciating both fields of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Music. The Snyder Society looks to keep these memories alive while pressing further into the pursuit, studying and appreciating great works of literary arts like those who came before them.