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Of all the organizations and clubs vying for Diana’s attention, one poster advertising a Bible study caught her eye.

“I got here, and it was like, dead,” said Juliet, a Moraine Valley student who was disappointed when she started college that it was nothing like what she saw in the movies. “It [was] hard to seek community.”

The more students I spoke to, the more I felt drawn back to the campus that changed me.

To some, I am just a nosy piece of paper on which you hesitantly part with your personal information. But do not be mistaken. I am much more than that. I am a contact card.

InterVarsity supports Gen Z by inviting them into vibrant, in-person communities and by giving them tools for holistic spirituality. But to do that well, it’s important to understand some of the underlying challenges contributing to Gen Z's struggles with mental health.

It’s easy to forget that there is darkness in this world when it seems so far away. But what do you do when it’s at your doorstep? How do you forgive God when he lets these things happen?

Through her experience with InterVarsity, Celeste went from a church kid uninterested in pursuing her faith in college to a fully committed student leader pursuing God’s purpose in her life and future career.

Through InterVarsity, Kaitlyn learned that the key to feeling included was learning how to include others.

Discernment is a journey rooted in searching for God and responding in a direction he desires. It’s about hearing God. 

When the time came for Andy to leave Taiwan and pursue a Bachelor of Science in Biology as an international student in America, he longed to find Christian community.