HOW DO I BECOME A YIRA MEMBER?
The YIRA Board of Directors for 2019-2020 recently voted to approve a new Membership Clause under the YIRA Policies. The clause is as follows:
A Yale undergraduate student may achieve YIRA membership on a yearly basis by participating in and fulfilling the requirements of at least one of the following YIRA programs or activities, in at least one of the capacities stated:
Domestic/International Research Trip: Member
Executive Director Team: Member
IRSY: Secretariat Member
Hemispheres: Teacher
MUNTY: Member
World Scholar’s Cup: Secretary General, Assistant Director
YIRLI: Full Secretariat Member
YRIS: Editor
YMGE: Full Secretariat Member
YMUN: Full Secretariat Member, Chair, Vice-Chair
YMUNK: Full Secretariat Member
YMUNT: Full Secretariat Member
YUMUNC: Full Secretariat Member, Chair, Crisis Director
All Yale undergraduate students who fulfill the requirements of the above-listed programs and activities shall be YIRA members for the academic year in which they are involved in said program or activity.
YIRA members participating in international conferences or trips must also chair, staff or be involved with an on-campus conference during the academic school year, with specifics of involvement determined by the needs of on-campus conference Secretaries-General.