Religion
Berry was built upon Christian ethics and beliefs. Though mandatory religious adherence was abandoned decades ago in the college as a whole, it remains for those students with the WinShape grant . Additionally, the school's mission statement espouses "values based on Christian principles." The campus has a chaplain, four chapels, and an active religion-in-life program spanning all Christian denominations. An interfaith council and an interfaith center was set up in 2004 to address the needs of other faiths among students, faculty, and staff. This has since been expanded to include an SAIC (Student Association for an Inter-Religious Community) and other non-Christian groups. Last year Unitarian Universalist and Muslim clubs were permitted to become official for the first time.
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