Open Call
Read the offices, choose a lane, and say what kind of work you want to carry.
Chapter Recruitment / Tryout Gate
Do not just join. Enter a role.
Recruitment is a route into the arena: speaker, adjudicator, researcher, tournament staff, editor, broadcaster, designer, documentarian, or liaison operator. The journey should be clear before anyone fills the form.
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Tryout Path
The path should feel demanding, not mysterious.
Applicants should know what they are entering: rooms that require preparation, public work, and the ability to listen when the argument turns against them.
Application
Share availability, role preference, writing or speaking samples, and why the desk needs you.
Interview
Expect questions that test clarity, seriousness, reliability, and whether you can think in public.
Orientation
Learn the term structure, conduct standard, archive workflow, admin routes, and room responsibilities.
Desk Work
Enter a team and produce something: a round, ballot, report, poster, transcript, event plan, or source record.
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Arena Roles
There is more than one way to win the room.
Epigram needs speakers, yes. It also needs the people who write motions, chair panels, run tab, record debates, publish reports, and make the public record trustworthy.
Speaker
Train in case construction, rebuttal, POIs, weighing, and competitive discipline.
Adjudicator
Learn ballot notes, oral adjudication, panel deliberation, and feedback that changes the next round.
Researcher
Build source trails, topic files, motion briefs, and context notes speakers can actually use.
Tournament Staff
Own registrations, rooms, tab flow, hospitality, conflict checks, and result capture.
Editorial Staff
Turn debate into reports, essays, recaps, captions, and archive pages with a real reader in mind.
Airwaves Staff
Record the room, prepare interviews, clean transcripts, and make debates replayable.
Selection Standard
Epigram should feel elite because people take the work seriously, not because the door is theatrically obscure.
- Can you prepare before being watched?
- Can you be corrected without collapsing?
- Can you finish work after the event is over?
- Can you treat public disagreement as craft?
After Selection
Members move into workshops, live events, office work, and archive tasks. The aim is not to wear a title. The aim is to leave a better room behind.