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InterVarsity

InterVarsity

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A Christian student group on university campuses where students meet to pray, study the Bible, and make friends
  • proper noun
: InterVarsity
  • "TFC is the Tufts chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, an evangelical Christian mission on college campuses across the country, and also has ties to the university chaplaincy," said the Tufts Daily report.

Examples

  • The purpose of InterVarsity Tufts Christian Fellowship is to be a dynamic, Christ-centered community that seeks to strengthen its members and reach out to the entire Tufts campus.

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  • The Blog of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

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  • Amy Hauptman is a former campus staff worker and is now one of the writers for InterVarsity's communications team.

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  • TCF is the Tufts chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, an evangelical Christian mission on college campuses across the country, and it also has ties to the university.

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  • During that time, I got to know InterVarsity, a Christian student organization active on university and college campuses.

  • Founded in 1941, InterVarsity serves more than 35,000 students and faculty nationwide.

  • By 2015, InterVarsity was on 649 campuses and reaching more than 40,000 students and faculty.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

InterVarsity = varsity (semi-transparent) = inter + varsity

The form clearly combines 'inter-' + 'varsity' suggesting a cross-university scope, but as a proper name for a specific Christian student organization the exact referent and nuance are not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

InterVarsity comes from inter- ('between') and varsity ('university' or 'university students'). The name shows a group working 'between' campuses to bring Christian students together, so today InterVarsity means a Christian student organization active at colleges and universities.