Churches need to have college students involved. On campus later that day, student clubs and associations have set up tables marketing their beliefs and causes in search of new members and support. Like seasoned pitchmen, the representatives of these groups try to convince and recruit prospective members with pamphlets and premiums. At the Muslim Student Association table a student describes the spiritual climate as he sees it. But, there is more of an outward expression of spirituality here at Georgetown than at other places.
Some people are very outspoken about it.
I felt very spiritual and in love with God. But, when he traveled in Europe for several months as part of his studies at Georgetown, he read philosophy books that changed his way of thinking and eventually his heart. I don't know if it is because of peer pressure, but it seems that a lot of them are scared to step across that line. Harvey Herman, field representative of Atlantic Coast for Chi Alpha, says ministering on a private university like Georgetown is difficult. He explains that Georgetown, along with hundreds of other universities in the Northeast, represents some of the most academically elite, but least evangelized, institutions in the nation.