Stories from Campus

Growing up, Nurlan cared more than anything about people experiencing compassion, love, and justice. He was raised in an atheist family, and he thought Christianity couldn’t be used for anything other than a weapon or a way for some to position themselves as better than others. 

“Not only did I not know who Christ was, I was told, ‘Stay away from that. That is a distraction from your future,’” he said. 

At the Indiana University, the Greek system is one of the largest in the country. During the 2024-2025 school year, two students named Mike and Ned decided to start a Bible study in their fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. They hoped they could help their brothers follow Jesus like they had.  

"Jesus changed my life, and I wanted God to use me to show my fraternity brothers who he is," Ned said.  

For 84 years, InterVarsity has been spreading the hope of Jesus on campuses throughout the country, and across the world.

It started on November 14, 1941, when InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was officially recognized as a nonprofit organization in the United States. Since then, God has been using us to reach college students through seasons of war and revival, division and peace, sickness and hope.

Neil, now an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin, encountered InterVarsity not through an invitation, a roommate, or a table, but from a humble flyer. 

At The University of Texas at Austin in the early 2000s, a group of South Asian students noticed that their corner of campus was overlooked. No campus ministries or churches sought to evangelize to or create Christian community for the growing population of Indian students on campus.