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The student government at BYU began in 1909 and the student organization was officially known as the Student Body until 1933 when the title "Associated Students of Brigham Young University" was first used. In 1936 a new constitution outlined the roles of student body officers and committees.

Variant names

ASBYU

Description

Established: 1933

Abolished: 1988

Location: Provo, Utah (1933-1988)

Functions

The Associated Students of BYU was established in order to foster intelligent citizenship, organize and provide adequate leadership for campus activities, and promote the interests of the students and the University.

Assets and Administrative Structure

All registered students with 10 or more university credit hours and graduate students with 8 or more credit hours were considered members of the association. According to the 1935-1936 Constitution of the Brigham Young University Student Body, the officers of the organization were the President, First Vice-president, Secretary, and Historian. The Executive Committee was made up of the Student Body Officers and the Student Body Council. The Student Body Council consisted of the President, the First Vice-president, the Second Vice-president, the Secretary and Historian, the Presidents of the Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes, the social chair, and the President of the Institution and an appointed member of the faculty. According to the 1961 Constitution of the Associated Students of Brigham Young University, the association consisted of a senate, an executive branch, and a judiciary branch. The senate was composed of four senators from each of the respective classes as well as the class presidents and a representative of the student body president. The executive council was composed of the President and four Vice-Presidents of Social Activities, Cultural Activities, Student Relations, and Finance respectively. The judicial powers were given to a supreme court and inferior courts that were established as needed.