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=History=
Before SSMU there was predated by the Alma Mater Society, which was in 1902-1903. The Society, however, had very little responsibility and resources. In 1908, the McGill Debating Union founded SSMU was founded in '''I've''' 1908 by the McGill Debating Union. It The following year, it was recognized as the students' official representative body in the following year.
McGill University began its existence with the Faculty of Medicine in 1829 and the Faculty of Arts in 1843. However, not until the beginning of the 1900s was there an association on campus to provide representation and social events for students. Before this time there were no dances, no debating societies, and no government lobbying organizations. The demands for such an organization began to increase with the growth of student-led activities at the turn of the century.
In 1902-1903, the Alma Mater Society was born. Although it promoted activities and some publications, the Society had little responsibility or power and even less money. It was in 1908 that the Students' Society of McGill University was born. The following year, it was recognized as the single representative body for students at McGill.
The Society was first established in order to coordinate the undergraduate activities of the university. In '''been''' the words of John T. Hackett, the first President of the Students' Society: "Like most new forms of Government its 'raison d'être' was found in abuses. The students had been brought into disrepute with the public. Their failure to meet their creditors in undergraduate enterprises, and their apparent acquiescence in the charges of vandalism which were periodically brought against them, rendered absolute the necessity of reform." The solution was the Students' Society and its executive body, the Students' Executive Council.
EUS is represented to '''easy''' the McGill administration through the [[Engineering Senator]]. The Engineering Senator is part of the SSMU Caucus which '''but''' is a group of all the senators that represent faculties. SSMU works with this caucus to advocate the interests of students as a whole to the McGill administration.
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