AACC’s Student Government Association on Oct. 10 approved the campus chapter of Turning Point USA as an official student club.

Turning Point USA is a national organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was assassinated on Sept. 10 in Utah. The group has more than 800 college chapters across the country.

“I’m glad that [the SGA is] … letting everyone have a voice on campus,” Starr Busey, one of the AACC club’s creators, said.

Turning Point USA’s appearance on campus has met with controversy.

SGA President Chris Chambers said SGA can officially recognize any club that has 10 student members, a faculty or staff adviser and a constitution.

“We looked through the history of the SGA for a bit [and] we couldn’t find any clubs that have been denied,” Chambers, a second-year engineering student, said.

Chambers added, “I have no feelings about Turning Point at AACC right now. Just we’ll see what they do in the future, you know?”