Anniversary Celebration: On September 8th, 1806, the Society voted "...to celebrate the approaching anniversary by a festive agglomeration of social atoms over materials of bliss." Every year, on the first Friday of the academic year, members decked with the society medal and blue ribbon, president and officers with broad blue scarfs, and the elite of the town tramp from Maine Street, through the dark muddly lane, to the Peucinian Hall and listen to an oration by the President of the Society, and a poem, if the Muse had inspired anyone with the gift of song. After exercises, members have supper served in the best style.

Commencement March: The weeks before commencement, the General Society holds its Banquet, and then marches to the chapel where an oration and a poem are delivered by a graduate, Guardian or honorary member of the Society. The first oration was delivered by Charles S. Davies where he spoke of the need to "return to Athens this evening, for we are exiled from Greece by two great seas, and two thousand years."

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Lectureship in Political Thought: In honor of Mr. Chamberlain, the Society hosts a speaker each fall that speaks extensively on political thought.

Charles S. Daveis Lectureship in American Government: In honor of the Peucinian founder, Mr. Daveis, the Society hosts a series of afternoon lectures followed by a dinner.

Homer-a-thon: The first beautiful saturday in the Spring, the Society has an oral reading of Homer's Odyssey (skipping Book Three). In 1810, the Society completed the reading in six hours, and has since strived to meet this mark.

The Whispering Pines: Each year, the Poet Laureate of the Society publishes a collection of poetry written or selected by members of the Society. These poems are read aloud at the End of Year Banquet.