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The term "College Republicans" or "C-Rs" relates specifically to college students who term themselves Republican, but does not reflect the legal and political structure in which College Republicans typically operate. Students who consider themselves College Republicans are represented nationally by a 527 Group called the College Republican National Committee which provides leadership and support to associated chapters nationwide. Due to changes in Campaign Finance laws of the late 1990s, the Republican National Committee officially severed ties with both the College Republicans and its cousin the Young Republicans in 2001. There are fifty-one College Republican state (and other entity) federations that provide further leadership and support to individual college chapters at the state level (and the District Of Columbia ). Notable College Republicans have included Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove , prominent Republican strategist Lee Atwater , Americans For Tax Reform President Grover Norquist , U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff . As of 2006 there are about 1,300 chapters across the United States with around 200,000 student members. ACTIVITIES College Republicans' activities vary from campus to campus. Common activities include inviting guest speakers (often elected officials or conservative/party activists), and arranging for club members to work on political campaigns. Many clubs also Register Voters on their college campuses. The organization also holds a national convention each year where political speakers are invited. HISTORY The College Republicans were founded on May 17 , 1892 at the University Of Michigan by James Francis Burke. The organization was christened by Ohio Governor William McKinley with students from institutions as far away as Stanford University and Harvard University present. According to the ''Washington Post'' {Link without Title} , it was transformed by Abramoff and Norquist in the early 1980s from a "sleepy establishment organization ... into a right-wing activist group". College Republican members and organizations represent a wide ideological spectrum, from centrists and moderates to libertarians, right conservatives, and Christian activists. During the 2004 election cycle, College Republicans provided more than 120,000 volunteers to the reelection campaign of President George W. Bush . The College Republicans are members of the International Young Democrat Union . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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