The Yale Political Union (YPU) is a debate society at Yale University, founded in 1934 by Professor Alfred Whitney Griswold. It was modeled on the Cambridge Union Society and Oxford Union. Members of the YPU have reciprocal rights at sister societies in England. The Union has at times been the central forum for political discussion and activism at Yale.
The Union is a non-partisan debate society. A speaker moderates weekly debates according to Robert's Rules of Order. The Union's highest-ranking officer is the President, elected for a term of one semester, who oversees the Union's daily affairs and provides leadership in any given semester. In late 1961, the responsibilities of the office of President were divided between the offices of President and Speaker.
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