Public Interest Research Groups, or PIRG, advocates for the public interest, including but not limited to: public health, democracy, economic reform, and climate solutions.

The Trinity College PIRG branch was established in 1976.

In 2020, the group helped educate and register students to vote, increasing the percentage of voters by 21.5 points in comparison to the 2016 election.

Trinity College received the 2021 Silver Seal award in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, recognizing select higher education institutions, educators, and students for their extraordinary work in student voter engagement during the 2020 presidential election.

Website: ConnPIRG.

Website: Trinity College Student-Led Efforts Helped Turn Out the Youth Vote in 2020 Election.

Website: The Ivy, 1988