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FIND COMMUNITY

Meaningful Fellowship. Unforgettable Experience.

Orthodoxy is a way of life. Our campus ministry endeavors are designed to reflect this way of life. OCCM has five pillars, known as ‘OCCM Life’ by which we build community in our OCCM meetings and activities; these are Education, Worship, Fellowship, Service, and Evangelism (campus outreach).

Find the directory of OCCM Chapters below. Click the university logo for the Instagram page.

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FELLOWSHIP

“Two are better than one, because they have good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls. For he has no one to help him up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) Fellowship is more than just meeting to get together. It is to encourage the community to be a support to one another, help each other in times of need, and rejoice with each other in times of happiness. Participating in fellowship fosters a sense of community and belonging.

PRAYER & FAITH FORMATION

Prayer and faith education arm us with the spiritual knowledge that is provided for us from our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, as well as the knowledge passed down to us from our Church Fathers so that we can differentiate between what is right and what is wrong. As St. Anthony the Great said, “Men are often called intelligent wrongly. Intelligent men are not those who are erudite in the sayings and books of the wise men of old, but those who have an intelligent soul and can discriminate between good and evil.” We focus on providing the most important type of education on the college campus--our Orthodox Christian Faith.

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SERVICE & CAMPUS OUTREACH

Christ’s final command is to “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20). This command is for all Christians, not just the Apostles. It is our duty as Christians to make sure the doors are visible and open to all. In other words, each of us is to welcome inquirers of the Orthodox Christian Faith with a warm smile and get to know them. Through these small acts of love, we share Orthodoxy with others and become a beacon of light on campus.

OCCM CHAPTERS DIRECTORY

FAU

Chapter President: Karine Grace

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

Nova

Chapter President: Melissa Marzouk

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Timotheus Soliman

Nearby Churches:

St. John the Baptist - Miami

UCF

Chapter President: Christy George

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

UF

Chapter President: Amir Erian

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Jerome Maximous

Nearby Churches:

St. Mary Magdalene - Gainesville

Belmont

Chapter President: Mary Morkos

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

Lipscomb

Chapter President: Youssef Hanna

LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY

MTSU

Chapter President: Merna Gerges

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Anastasi Ewida

Nearby Churches:

St. Karas - Murfreesboro

Tennessee Tech

Chapter President: Peter Zaref

TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY

Trevecca Nazarene University

Chapter President: INACTIVE 2023-2024

TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

UT Knoxville

Chapter President: Michael Shonouda

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Hedra Faltaous

Nearby Churches:

St. Mary - Knoxville

Vanderbilt University

Chapter President: Ramez Mikhail

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Texas A&M

Chapter President: Bemnet Sileshi

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Benjamin Abouelkheir

Nearby Churches:

St. Meena - College Station

UT Arlington

Chapter President: Kathren Mousa

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

UT Austin

Chapter President: Jihan Schepmann

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Benjamin Abouelkheir

Nearby Churches:

Holy Cross – Austin

UT Dallas

Chapter President: Rola Mukhtar

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Jacob Gendy

Nearby Churches:

St. Philopateer - Dallas

UT San Antonio

Chapter President: Mark Nagieb

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

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Chapter President: Sandra Toubia

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Nicholas Wassef

Nearby Churches:

St. George - Lubbock

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Chapter President: Mina Ghobrial

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Clergy Advisor: Fr. Akhnoukh Ghatas

Nearby Churches:

St. Meena - Fort Worth

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Chapter President: Clara Fadlalla

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

UGA

Chapter President: Rachel Tadros

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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