How can I join an InterVarsity community on my campus?

You can join an InterVarsity community by using the "Join an InterVarsity community" sign-up entry on intervarsity.org, which is designed to help you "find your place to belong and grow your faith in college." If your campus already has a chapter, this is the starting point to connect with it; if it doesn't, the site offers a separate path for starting something new.

Start with the join sign-up

The homepage presents a direct call to action: "Join an InterVarsity community — Sign up now." The stated purpose is to help you find your place to belong and grow your faith in college, and the prompt adds "Join an InterVarsity community on your campus now!"

Use this entry if you are a student or faculty member who wants to be connected to an existing group. The site does not describe the exact form fields or the follow-up timeline, so treat the sign-up as the first contact step rather than an instant confirmation of a local meeting.

If your campus has no community yet

InterVarsity provides a second path for campuses without an existing presence: "Start something new on campus." The site describes it as learning "how to reach your campus, a corner of campus, or an unreached campus near you with the hope of Jesus."

Choose this route if:

• You searched and found no active InterVarsity chapter at your school.
• You want to gather a smaller group within one part of campus rather than launch a full chapter.
• You are willing to be the initial organizer rather than only a participant.

Who can get involved

The site lists several identities you can select from, which signals who the communities are built for:

If you are a professor rather than a student, the Faculty Ministry track is the more specific fit: it equips Christian professors to integrate faith and scholarship, and offers ways to "connect, lead, or launch a Christian faculty community on your campus."

What to expect once connected

The site frames InterVarsity as "a campus community that helps students and faculty follow Jesus with their whole lives, for the rest of their lives." Campus stories on the homepage illustrate the range of groups and experiences — for example, "Growing Athletes InterVarsity at UW-River Falls," and stories from students involved in art, recovery from loss, and Bible study. These are examples of what participation can look like, not a fixed program.

For ongoing growth after joining, the site points to "Spiritual formation resources" that "strengthen your faith in college."

Practical notes

• The site also promotes Urbana 25, with registration noted for Dec. 28–31. This is a separate event from joining a campus community, but it is a way to connect with the broader movement.
• The homepage includes a "subscribe" signal, so some communications or resources may involve signing up; the site does not state costs for joining a campus community.
• If you are an alumnus wanting to reconnect, there is a dedicated alumni form to receive updates about alumni events and connecting with other alumni nationally.

The simplest sequence: go to intervarsity.org, choose "Join an InterVarsity community" if a group exists near you, or "Start something new on campus" if it doesn't, and select the identity that matches you so you land on the right track.