What is chi alpha?
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries is a Christian student group on 250+ colleges and universities throughout the United States and around the world. We are a movement of college-age men and women earnestly following Jesus. We are not a fraternity or sorority. We invite everyone to be a part, regardless of background.
What is chi alpha like?
We meet on campus, in all sorts of settings and sizes. These gatherings are informal, charged with music, given to humor and deal with everything from relationships to the nature of truth. The goals of these gatherings are to meet with God, meet among friends and meet real needs.
What makes chi alpha different?
We are focused on transforming our world, locally and around the globe. We experience the supernatural. We work hard to learn from and join with international students. We strive to be multicultural. We see that faith and thinking are related.
What does the name chi alpha mean?
It's all Greek to us, literally. When Chi Alpha was formed in Springfield, MO in 1953 the founders chose Chi Alpha taking it from the Apostle Paul's writing in 2 Corinthians 5:20. That verse reads, "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God." Inspired by this verse they chose the phrase "christou apostoloi," meaning "Christ's sent ones," to represent who we are. The Greek letters Chi (X) and Alpha (A) are the initials of this phrase, which reminds us that we should live to reflect Jesus' life.
What's important to chi alpha?
Asking God for help (like during an Organic Chemistry final). We call this prayer.
Doing what Jesus would do (like actually going to Organic Chemistry once in awhile). We call this discipleship.
Helping each other (think study partner in Organic Chemistry). We call this fellowship.
Telling God thank you (especially after passing Organic Chemistry). We call this worship.
Transforming the world (like using what you have learned in Organic Chemistry to alleviate diseases that afflict impoverished countries). We call this mission.
