Alma Mater Society of Queen's University

Not to be confused with Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia.
Alma Mater Society of Queen's University
Formation1858[1]
Location
Membership
~18,000
President
Owen Rocchi
Vice-President (Operations)
Ayan Chowdhury
Vice-President (University Affairs)
Ruth Osunde
Board Chair
Jason Kim
Parent organization
Queen's University at Kingston
AffiliationsOntario Undergraduate Student Alliance
Budget
~$20 million
Staff870+
Volunteers
1000+
Websitewww.myams.org
Formerly called
Dialectic Society
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The Alma Mater Society of Queen's University, otherwise known as the AMS, is the central undergraduate student association at Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest organization of its kind in Canada.[1] Its roots lie in the old Dialectic Society (now known as the Queen's Debating Union), which created the AMS in 1858.[1] The society seeks to represent and facilitate the student experience, whether it is through a multitude of clubs, services, governance or volunteer opportunities.

An umbrella organization, the AMS each year hires over 500 student employees and 1500 volunteers, as it works with member faculty societies to offer resources, services, support, and opportunities to Queen's students.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Queen's Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  2. ^ Whig-Standard March 27, 2009