University of Pennsylvania Government and Politics Association

Hello! GPA is an open membership organization, meaning that anyone from the Penn community can attend our events. However, each of our three branches has a membership process that can entitle you to certain benefits.

Polybian, our informal discussion group, has a casual initiation process once every semester that can allow you to access some of their social events. Please fill out our interest form , or check out the Polybian Society on Facebook.

Penn Political Union, our formal debate organization, has a system of 5 caucuses, small, informal groups of politically like-minded students that do events together and encourage people to join our debates. If you'd like to join a caucus, please fill out this form.

Finally, Penn Political Review, Penn's only politically-focused magazine, has positions for writers, editors, layout designers, and interview team members. If you're interested in these positions, email our Editor-in-Chief Zuha Noor (zuha27@sas.upenn.edu). You can also Thanks for your question!