Dartmouth boasts numerous religious groups and services that allow students to keep up an active spiritual existence amid the hustle and bustle of everyday campus life.
As of 1925, Dartmouth students have been free to participate in religious worship as they see fit, if at all. Many students choose to practice their respective faiths through religious organizations both at Dartmouth and around the Upper Valley.
The Tucker Foundation, created to "further the moral and spiritual life of the College," oversees and offers support to most of the religious groups on campus. Some others were formed and gather privately.
Students who feel that their religious beliefs are inadequately represented on campus can contact the Tucker Foundation and work to establish a new group.
Muslim Organizations
Al-Nur heads up Muslim religious functions on campus. Muslim students are welcome to attend biweekly meetings of Al-Nur, which also hosts Jumaa prayers on Fridays at Rollins Chapel, located across the street from Baker Library.
The group also participates in a number of community service projects around the Upper Valley and recently hosted a campus-wide week to raise consciousness about Islam in other parts of the world.
Jewish Organizations
Hillel is the center of Jewish life on campus. The group is housed in the Roth Center, a seven-year-old building located on the west side of campus next to the Choates residential cluster.
Hillel regularly appears on the campus radar, sponsoring social, cultural, intellectual and religious events.
Among such events are Friday evening Shabbat services and home-cooked dinners. Every Saturday Hillel hosts morning Torah readings, discussions and potluck lunches.
In addition to their weekly programming, Hillel offers a variety of special events, including bagel brunches, the annual Ski Shabbaton at Killington resort, films and holiday celebrations throughout the year.
Christian Organizations
Christian students of all sects can participate in any of roughly 12 distinct Christian organizations on campus.
The Aquinas House serves as a meeting place for Catholic students. Situated at the end of Webster Avenue, the house also offers extensive facilities open to all students including a library, computer room, study lounge, game room, television room, living room and kitchen.
The Aquinas House sponsors community service programs like a volunteer babysitting service for poor working families, small discussion groups and, along with Hillel, the "God-Squad" intramural sports team.
For non-Catholic observers, there are a number of campus Protestant groups, including Navigators Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ and Asian Christian Fellowship, all of which offer organized retreats and weekly meetings for Bible study.
