“This past primary season, Congressman Ron Paul really opened a door for a new voice to be heard besides Democrats and Republicans,” said Chris Gilson, the chapter’s founder and a graduate geography major. Rep. Paul, (Lib.–Tex.) ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988 and generated excitement in the movement when he ran for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination professing libertarian values.

“His anti-war message really took off with young people,” Gilson said. “Over the past eight years, people have opened their eyes to how the two-party system is failing us. We plan on becoming an alternate voice; to let students know there’s an alternate voice to those parties and organizations.”