Libertarian clubs on campus

<p>How many people do they have? What do people usually do in them?</p>

<p>I'm not enthused about volunteering or fundraising (since it's not going to do anything 99% of the time), but I'd like to meet other libertarian students.</p>

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<p>Well, that’s why you’re a libertarian (just kidding!). There’s none at my current school since it’s not that large, but at the one I transferred from there was a small objectivist club. Not that many people though.</p>

<p>Why don’t you go ahead and find out more about them yourself?</p>

<p>If your campus has one but it isn’t really good, then make it better.</p>

<p>If your campus doesn’t even have one, try starting one.</p>

<p>Not all economists are libertarians, but consider joining an economics club.</p>

<p>Young Americans for Liberty.</p>

<p>But don’t be so enthused; they’re not so big on dual personalities.</p>

<p>I started a YAL chapter with a few of my friends freshmen year. We averaged, at a school of 4,000 undergrads, to draw 5-8 people a meeting. I am on exec two years later and we have about the same number of people at meetings. We have been able to host lecturers from CATO, we are hosting a speaker from LEAP, and went to the End the Fed and Tax Day protests. I go to a politcally apathetic school. I am also starting a Students for Sensible Drug Policy group, which draws a lot of libertarian leaning individuals. I would suggest joining a libertarian and conservative group, such as YAL and the college GOP group. We put on events, we work with the Dems and GOP when they are feeling cooperative (we are putting together busing to the polls for the elections and registering voters). None of us volunteer on campaigns, mostly because there are very few libertarians/constitutionalists/classical liberals on the ballot.</p>

<p>My college has one… They don’t really work with the other political clubs on campus except maybe the Conservative-leaning newspaper we have. They have held a anti-politically correct bake sale with a variety of tasty (and tastelessly named) treats such as “black and white segregation” cookies… </p>

<p>They also held a free speech contest outside the library where people had a minute to speak about whatever and the person who best utilized the minute won their own bullhorn. </p>

<p>They’re an interesting group, a little too Conservative for my tastes but a good bunch of people.</p>