Our Vision

The Vision of InterVarsity's Greek IMPACT at UNC-Chapel Hill is to see fraternity and sorority students transformed by the freeing life that Christ offers. We believe that Jesus came to offer Greek students life to the full (John 10:10) and believe that Carolina can be a place where Greeks no longer conform to the patterns of the Greek system but are transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:2). Here we believe that true life is found.

HISTORY
InterVarsity’s ministry to Greek students UNC-Chapel Hill has been taking place for more than 40 years, with varying degrees of success and activity taking place throughout the decades. In the mid-80’s more than 100 fraternity and sorority students gathered regularly for worship and outreach, and many houses had IV-resourced Bible studies. By 2000, however, there were very few Greeks involved in InterVarsity. In late 2002 Dave & Kim Shepley moved to Chapel Hill with the vision to specifically reach Greek students who were un-reached by the Christian community at large and to show them true and freeing life in Christ. The group grew from a handful of students in January 2003 to more than 70 regularly committed Greeks in January 2007. Today Greek IMPACT continues to grow and add structures that ultimately serve the vision of introducing and reconnecting Greeks at Carolina to a freeing and real life in Christ.

Greek IMPACT through the years

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Fall 04 - Monday night meetings with regular discussion groups begin. Mission to be 'real Greeks, real Community, real Purpose.' Romans 12:2 underlies theme for the year. Teddy Davis, Dave Mathews, Cassie Schlenker, Parker Bowie, Dusty Harrison and Anne Marsh Treadwell form first vision team. Strong freshman class led by Scott Farmer, Mallory Brown, Jenna Nash and Amy Grantham get involved and influence immediately.
Spring 05 - Strong recruiting leads to 30 Carolina students at Greek Conference. Vision-focusing session with Dusty over Spring breaks leads to refining of purpose and vision for rising seniors at this pivotal stage of ministry. Tension between growth/outreach and depth comes to a head.