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== Part of Speech == | == Part of Speech == | ||
Noun | Noun | ||
== Pronunciation == | |||
/ | == Alternate Forms and Pronunciation == | ||
== | # InterVarsity [ihn tə<sup>r</sup> 'vahr sih tee] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/intervarsity}} | ||
InterVarsity is a Christian group on campus. The full name is InterVarsity Christian | # IV ['i / 'vee] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/iv}} | ||
# IVCF ['i '/ vee / 'see / 'ef] {{#widget:SC|link=https://soundcloud.com/nu-dictionary-project/ivcf}} | |||
== Description== | |||
InterVarsity is a Christian group on campus. The full name is InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IV or IVCF). It's purpose is "to establish and advance at Northwestern University witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture and God’s purposes in the world.<ref> [http://nuintervarsity.org/about-us/our-vision NU InterVarsity Website] </ref> It is composed of 6 chapters; Arts Fellowship, Asian American InterVarsity, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Greek InterVarsity, House on the Rock (Black Campus Ministry) and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (the multiethnic "large group"). | |||
==Usage== | |||
This slang is primarily used within Christian groups at Northwestern. | |||
== Example Sentence == | == Example Sentence == | ||
Are you going to the | Are you going to the InterVarsity barbecue? | ||
== Related Terms == | == Related Terms == | ||
[[House on the Rock]] | *[[House on the Rock]] | ||
*[[Cru]] | |||
*[[Arts Fellowship]] | |||
*[[Asian American InterVarsity]] | |||
*[[Graduate Christian Fellowship]] | |||
*[[Greek InterVarsity]] | |||
*[[LaFe]] | |||
*[[Chi Alpha]] | |||
*[[RUF]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Organizations]] | |||
[ | [[Category:Faith]] | ||
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Part of Speech
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Description
InterVarsity is a Christian group on campus. The full name is InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IV or IVCF). It's purpose is "to establish and advance at Northwestern University witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture and God’s purposes in the world.[1] It is composed of 6 chapters; Arts Fellowship, Asian American InterVarsity, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Greek InterVarsity, House on the Rock (Black Campus Ministry) and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (the multiethnic "large group").
Usage
This slang is primarily used within Christian groups at Northwestern.
Example Sentence
Are you going to the InterVarsity barbecue?
Related Terms
- House on the Rock
- Cru
- Arts Fellowship
- Asian American InterVarsity
- Graduate Christian Fellowship
- Greek InterVarsity
- LaFe
- Chi Alpha
- RUF