"Three months after Charlie Kirk's assassination, the footprint of the right-wing youth organization he founded continues to grow on college campuses. This week, Turning Point USA chapters at both Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Oklahoma reported membership surges. According to the Indiana Daily Student (IDS) and , IU's chapter says its membership has tripled this fall, from 180 to 363."
"At the University of Oklahoma-which put an instructor on leave after the Turning Point chapter accused them of "viewpoint discrimination"-the group's membership has grown from 15 to 2,000 over the past year, reported. Those increases follow other local media reports about new chapters and membership growth at scores of other universities across the country, including the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt. Within eight days of Kirk's death, Turning Point said it received messages from 62,000 students interested in starting a new chapter."
Turning Point USA chapters at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Oklahoma reported large membership increases, with IU rising from 180 to 363 and Oklahoma from 15 to 2,000 over the past year. Other universities, including the University of Missouri, Vanderbilt, and Brigham Young, saw new chapters and growth. Within eight days of Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point received messages from 62,000 students interested in starting or joining chapters. Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote freedom, free markets, and limited government. Kirk was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University.
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