▁Deb ut ante ▁Ball , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁Ter ps ich ore an ▁Society ▁Deb ut ante ▁Ball , ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁debut ante ▁ball ▁held ▁in ▁R ale igh , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁ball , ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Ter ps ich ore an ▁Club ▁of ▁R ale igh , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁debut ante ▁ball ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Origin ally ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁as ▁the ▁R ale igh ▁Fall ▁Festival , ▁the ▁formal ▁debut ante ▁ball ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Ter p isch ore an ▁Club . ▁The ▁ball ▁is ▁held ▁every ▁year ▁over ▁Labor ▁Day ▁week end ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁R ale igh . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Deb ut ante ▁Ball ▁was ▁origin ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mer ch ants ▁from ▁R ale igh , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁spons ored ▁the ▁R ale igh ▁Fall ▁Festival . ▁Young ▁women ▁from ▁prominent ▁North ▁Carol in ian ▁families ▁were ▁presented ▁as ▁candidates ▁to ▁be ▁crown ed ▁as ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁the ▁Ter ps ich ore an ▁Club , ▁a ▁secret ▁society ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Greek ▁muse ▁Ter ps ich ore , ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁spons or ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Deb ut ante ▁Ball . ▁The ▁annual ▁ball ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁be