James Pickrell, a junior English major from Kansas City, Kan., and vice president of the Society of All Paths, echoes Lee's thoughts, though from a different perspective. They're searching for something undefinable, and they feed this need with food, with addictions, with extreme sports, with escapist entertainment, and find a brief satisfaction in sensory overload. We live in a culture that's self-destructive. We try to search from without to feed the need for something that is within. But college is a time of transition, and for many students, spiritual groups are important sources of guidance and sustenance.
Religious organizations give students a needed link to their faith.
You not only share the common bond of being in a tough school, but you also share the same faith. Not every student has the kind of support system for faith as those who attend Newman or the BSC, however. Louis to complete her psychology degree, being one of only four Baha'i students on campus was a challenge. It was very hard to get used to at first. It helps if you have either a support group or something to look to for guidance.