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1 Council

SSMU Council is the legislative governing body of the Society. It is composed of elected representatives from all faculties, as well as from first-year council, various clubs and services, athletics, residences and student senators. The SSMU Council is empowered to make all decisions on behalf of the Society and also ratifies the actions of the executive committee.

1 Representation

The society is a founding member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations which represents them federally. Provincally they are members of La Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec .

2 History

McGill University began its' existence with the Faculty of Medicine in 1829 and the Faculty of Arts in 1843. However, not until the beginning of the 1900s was there an association on campus to provide representation and social events for students. Before this time there were no dances, no debating societies, and no government lobbying organizations. The demands for such an organization began to increase with the growth of student-led activities at the turn of the century.

In 1902-1903, the Alma Mater Society was born. Although it promoted activities and some publications, the Society had little responsibility and even less money. It was in 1908 that the Students' Society of McGill University was born. The following year, it was recognized as the single representative body for students at McGill.

3 External links

• Official Site
• University Site