The Ferris Dems registered student organization, a branch of the Michigan College Democrats, is working on rebuilding their club by recruiting an e-board and getting new members to join.
Sports communication sophomore and president Jonathen Hart expressed his excitement about getting started as an organization that hopes to help amplify the voices of local students.
“It would be supportive if you attended our informational meeting, even if you don’t agree with everything,” Hart said. “Our organization aims to provide a platform for people to voice their beliefs. You might find common ground on some issues, or even if you don’t, that’s alright. We’re on a small campus where supporting each other is crucial. So it would be great if everyone interested in politics could show a bit of support and help each other out.”
Mechanical engineering technology junior and vice president AJ Baker shared the excitement.
“This RSO is a great way to network with politicians and influential leaders throughout Michigan, to make change, and to become more involved in the political process,” Baker said.
Hart also shared that there are two Republican RSOs on campus, the Ferris Republicans and Turning Point USA.
“I wanted to join an organization once I got to college, where I would be able to voice my opinions and kind of be around like-minded students who have the same beliefs as me,” said Hart. “When this opportunity arose, and I saw that there was a new RSO that was coming together, I wanted to be a part of it in any way.”
The RSO has upcoming plans for the school year, such as an informal meeting and recruiting new members.
“We’ll want to meet and get to know each other afterward, we’re going to start building an actual student body of general members who are interested,” Baker said. “We will start polling to see what interests are the most important to students and then see what we can do to communicate with local leaders, state leaders, and see how we can help make a change that represents student opinions.”
“We’re going to have kind of an informal informational meeting just for people to get to know us, more on a personal level,” Hart said. “Talk to us to see who we are, and what we believe in. Over the summer, we’ll start making plans for how to jump right into things when school starts back up.”
You can contact the Ferris Dems on their Instagram @ferrisdems, or email Hart at hartj19@nullferris.edu for more information.
Jonathen Hart is a former Torch employee.
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