Hoos for Howard Dean announced in an e-mail last night that it no longer will function as an active organization on Grounds following Dean's withdrawal from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday.
With an e-mail list of over 400 members and an average of 60 members attending every meeting, Hoos for Howard Dean was the largest East Coast student organization supporting Dean.
The organization's chairpersons urged members to stay involved in the political arena.
"The organization had a lot of crossover with the on-Grounds U-Dems, and we are urging members to become active participants of U-Dems now that Hoos for Howard Dean has ended," Chair Laura Galante said.
In a speech Wednesday night, documented on his campaign Web site, Dean also asked supporters to stay involved.
"There is much work still to be done, and today is not an end -- it is just the beginning," Dean said in his withdrawal speech.
Dean added he plans to use the grass-roots support he has gained to further the ideals he hopes will lead the United States into a better future.
Galante said she still saw the "take-back-the-country mentality" Dean entered the race with in his Wednesday speech.
"Anyone that watched his speech [Wednesday] can see that he was in the same mindset that won his supporters in the first place," Galante said.
Dean's national student mobilization organization, Generation Dean, is staying optimistic about Dean's cause and plans to remain active, Campaign Spokesperson Garrett Graff said.
Graff added the organization hopes membership will not decline and people will continue their involvement in the political process.
"Gov. Howard Dean has asked that people stay involved in the local races and that they continue to uphold the progressive ideals that they have advocated throughout the campaign process," Graff said.
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