An informational meeting for the potential start-up of a College Democrats Club and a College Republicans Club was held on Tuesday in the Alumni Center.
Director of Multicultural Engagement and Campus Life Joseph Shepard said he helped organize the event because he wanted students to be exposed to different points of view.
Shepard asked his friends Chris Pumpelly and Dalton Glasscock to speak to students about the missions, values and goals of both parties.
Pumpelly, speaking on behalf of the Democratic Party, and Glasscock, on behalf of the Republican Party, said they have been friends for some time now. Shepard said their friendship was the reason he selected the two of them to speak.
Glasscock and Pumpelly both said that anyone who agrees with at least 80 percent of what you believe is a friend.
"I'm hoping that these organizations will … continue to help our campus promote a spirit of critical consciousness by encouraging the students to see the world through the lens of somebody else, and I think that's always important," Shepard said.
Students can find more information about ways they can get involved in local politics by visiting either www.sedgwick.gop or the Sedgwick County Young Democrats Facebook page.