The Student Government Association, or SGA, is a body of elected students that work to represent and advocate for their peers. SGA work with students, faculty, and community members in order to advocate for student needs. The SGA also works with S.A.I.L in order to go through the formal process of officially approving extracurricular clubs on campus.

The SGA functions like a real government, and has a student written and approved Constitution from which it derives its powers. The SGA is made up of different boards, committees, a Senate, and an Executive Board which includes a President. These positions are voted on by the student body, and are open for any student to run for. Elections are held at the start of the fall semester, and ballots are circulated or electronically distributed. In order to have been on the ballot, a candidate must have collected a number of signatures from peers. The first female President of SGA was elected in 1977.

SGA has received criticism for not representing the student body completely. In 1994, a group named the Student Sovereign Affairs Council circulated a petition that attempted to challenge SGA's power. Though ultimately failing, the “uprising” resulted in lots of dialogue between SGA and its critics at the time.

The Trinity Tripod, 04/29/1975.

The Trinity Tripod, 03/08/1994.

The Trinity Reporter, Winter 2019.

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