In the 1990s, several of the society's magazine editions (Yr Aradr), feature articles on the creative work of its members, as well as some of its guest speakers.
The society is named after the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym, and it was the tradition for every meeting to begin with a reading of his work by the Chaplain, followed by discussion.
The Society had some formal rituals and prestigious-sounding positions, though they were intended to be ironic.
Today the chairman keeps the title of Chaplain, and the prestigious job of Headquarters remains.
It is traditional for members and alumni of the society to meet annually at the National Eisteddfod.
Dafydd ap Gwilym Society, National Eisteddfod,
Denbigh
1939
Front row (left to right)
G. O. Williams
,
T.I. Ellis
, P. Macaulay Owen, Evan J. Jones, Hywel Davies, Jeremiah Williams, B. B. Thomas, J. Lloyd-Jones, T. J. Rowlands, G. A. Edwards, D. J. Lewis, C. Wynne Griffith, J. Williams-Hughes, Griffith Rees, T. J. Jones
Second row (right to left):
J. Edwards, R. H. Evans, D. J. Davies, J. H. Williams, R. I. Aaron, D. M. Jones, E. Pryce Jones, Dewi W. Powell, H. V. Morris-Jones, H. Williams, M. Elis-Williams, A. Tudno Williams, J. H. Griffith
Back row (left to right):
Llewelyn Jones,
D. J. Williams
, T. Meurig Wynne, H. Winter Jones, D. J. Samuel, E. Goronwy Owen, M. Hughes-Thomas, J. E. Davies, H. D. Lewis,
G. R. Evans
, I. Oswy Davies