Every year students involved in Greek InterVarsity invite their fraternity brothers and sorority sisters to Greek conferences, which are held in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Charlotte.
Andy Dalton, the director of Greek Ministry, reports that lives are being transformed by God’s presence at these conferences. “Though we know so much more happens that isn’t measurable, it is good to celebrate what we do know,” he said.
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Every year students involved in Greek InterVarsity invite their fraternity brothers and sorority sisters to Greek conferences, which are held in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Charlotte.
Michael, a 2007 Alpha Tau Omicron graduate from Clemson University
September 28, 2009
I didn’t know Jesus as my Lord and Savior when I joined ATO; but as I came to know him as my Lord and Savior, I could see that he wanted to use me in the Greek system to bring people back to him. I tried to be a Christian witness in the Greek system but I wasn’t succeeding very well. I was struggling with being busy and feeling all alone.
Then along came Dusty Harrison and Greek InterVarsity. I first met Dusty during Fall Rush. He told me he was starting a ministry for Greek students. I was hooked.
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Being in community made all of the difference for Michael, a student at Clemson University
When I first met Christine, it was in a nice air-conditioned Starbucks on a hot summer day after her freshman year. I had heard of Christine through my staff partner, Emery.
Christine had had an incredibly transformational experience at Greek Conference. As we chatted I thought to myself that this was a down-to-earth woman who had seen a lot already as a young woman, yet was privileged to have the clear work of God’s healing in her life.
Christine started a house ministry in Alpha Phi the next year, and shortly afterwards it became Northwestern University’s largest sorority ministry.
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A story of student transformation on the campus of Northwestern University
Students in the Greek system on campuses across America often fall into the stereotypes that we ascribe to typical college students: partying and sex are prevalent among fraternity and sorority students. But God has been transforming the Greek system from the inside out, using organizations like InterVarsity to reach students for himself.
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Students in the Greek system on campuses across America often fall into the stereotypes that we ascribe to typical college students: partying and sex are prevalent among fraternity and sorority students. But God has been transforming the Greek system from the inside out, using organizations like InterVarsity to reach students for himself.
Emily Husch, a Christian physical therapy student at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI, wanted to reach out to her sorority sisters and share the gospel of Christ but was not sure how. As president of Alpha Xi sorority, Emily wanted more for her sisters than belonging to a social group on campus.
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As president of Alpha Xi sorority, Emily wanted more for her sisters than belonging to a social group
This past winter brought unparalleled, and seemingly unending, bad weather throughout the northeast. Nine students from the Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology (MIT) were trying to get to InterVarsity’s Greek Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, but were stranded in Boston because of a snowstorm. Three other students almost didn’t make it to the conference for other reasons outside of their control.
But despite the obstacles, all of these students found their way to North Carolina in time for the conference.
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MIT students overcame many obstacles before reaching Greek Conference
Matt Kammerait, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin—Madison, shares how Christian community transformed his life, not only during his college career but also in anticipation of his future career as a pastor.
“I was raised in a Christian home but growing up held the belief that faith was just one small part of a balanced life. Christian faith was the kind of thing you did on Sundays, at Youth Group, and the occasional church retreat.
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Preparing for future ministry as a fraternity member at the University of Wisconsin
I wasn’t the typical InterVarsity student. Or staff worker. My first chapter meeting was in Florence, Italy, in a drafty upstairs room of a cloistered medieval church, studying the Bible with Italians and student artists from South Africa, Sweden, and Canada. I entered the world of InterVarsity as a Link staffworker in Italy. And now that I’m stateside, I can’t seem to get enough of InterVarsity.
After two and a half years as Link staff in Italy, I now teach eighth grade English in Indianapolis and continue to work with InterVarsity as a volunteer for Greek Ministries.
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Adjusting to a new job in a new city and a new country, but still working with students
It seems an anomaly to think of Greek students coming together for the express purpose of worshipping God. One thing holds true for Greeks – they love to be in community, and InterVarsity provides them a place to develop friendships and learn about Jesus. Our fastest growing ministry is to Greek Students. From February 1-3, InterVarsity held its annual Greek Conference in Indianapolis, and over 500 Fraternity and Sorority students attended.
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One thing holds true for Greeks – they love to be in community, and InterVarsity provides them a place to develop friendships and learn about Jesus.
More than 175 Greek students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) bounded off the buses in Indianapolis on their way to attend the InterVarsity Greek Conference. Brian and Lauren Mann, the Greek InterVarsity staff members at UIUC, remembered that far fewer students attended this conference in past years. “I’m grateful to God that there are so many more students at this conference,” said Brian.
Brian had not always been excited to see the kingdom of God advance and the Greek chapter at UIUC had not always been such a thriving community.
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Greek ministry at the University of Illinois is growing by God's grace
