Purdue University College Republicans

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” - President Ronald Reagan

Welcome to The Purdue University College Republican's Website! Click the banners on the left hand side of the page to find voting information, candidate information, and links to other College Republican Pages on the Web!

Check our ‘Calendar of Events’ to see planned social events, service projects, and meeting dates for the semester. Send an email to Brianna Burry with any feedback. These functions provide a great opportunity to get to know other CRs and have a lot of fun! Thanks!

April Newsletter

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Check back soon for updates on next semester's College Republican events!

RECENT EVENTS:

April 23th (04/23/09):

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita was the keynote speaker at a very successful Leslie Day, our main fundraising event of the year. The CR's would like to thank all of our sponsors and everyone else who made Leslie Day 2009 possible!

April 15th (04/15/09):

The CR's handed out free sweat tea and information about the government spending as a part of the nationwide Tax Day Tea Parties. Several great discussions occurred between CR's and students from various countries, including Canada, Russia, and Venezuala.

April 14th (04/14/09):

It was so much fun the first time, that the CR's once again played Laser Tag and ate at Steak n' Shake.

April 9th (04/09/09):

The CR's held officer elections. The newly elected officers are Katie Ryan as Chairman, Aaron Anspaugh as Vice-Chairman, and Brianna Burry as Secretary. Congratulations to all the new officers!

April 4th (04/04/09):

The CR's participated in the Relay for Life, raising $70 to go toward the American Cancer Society.

March 31st (03/31/09):

The CR's heard a presentation on internships for Northwestern Mutual. For more information, contact Katie Ryan. Then, the CR's went to support Ryan Hatfield in the PSG Presidential Candidate debate.

March 24th (03/24/09):

The CR's played a game of Republican Jeopardy and discussed the endorsement of the Hatfield/Corrigan ticket in the upcoming PSG elections. State Senator Brandt Hershman also came and spoke about the current issues facing our state and nation.

March 2nd (03/02/09):

Republicans from all over Tippecanoe County came and celebrated the life of Abraham Lincoln at the annual Lincoln Day dinner. The main speaker was Tony Bennett, Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction.

February 24th (02/24/09):

The CR's went to Great Skates in Lafayette and had a great time playing laser tag.

February 17th (02/17/09):

The CR's finished the movie Indoctrinate-U and discussed future events.

February 10th (02/10/09):

The CR's had a screening of the movie Indoctrinate-U, as well as a thought-provoking discussion regarding the issue of conservative censorship on campus.

February 5th (02/05/09):

Newly-elected State Representative Randy Truitt came and spoke to the club at our Spring Callout. There was a preview of the many upcoming activities this semester, as well as pizza!