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According to the [http://www.ocf.net/ Official Website], there are currently 347 OCF communities in North America.
 
According to the [http://www.ocf.net/ Official Website], there are currently 347 OCF communities in North America.
 
Some popular OCFs:
 
Some popular OCFs:
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* University of Northern Colorado
# University of Northern Colorado
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* Texas A&M University
# * Texas A&M University
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* University of Notre Dam
# * University of Notre Dam
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* Boston University
# * Boston University
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* Rutgers University - New Brunswick
# * Rutgers University - New Brunswick
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* University of Virginia
# * University of Virginia
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* Drexel/UPenn OCF
# * Drexel/UPenn OCF
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* Baylor University
# * Baylor University
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* University of Florida
# * University of Florida
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* University of Maryland - College Park
# * University of Maryland - College Park
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* Michigan State University
# * Michigan State University
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* University of Minnesota
# * University of Minnesota
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* Arizona State University
# * Arizona State University
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* Pitt/CMU OCF
# * Pitt/CMU OCF
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* George Mason University
# * George Mason University
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* University of Chicago
# * University of Chicago
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* Washington & Jefferson College
# * Washington & Jefferson College
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* Duke University  
# * Duke University  
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* North Carolina State University  
# * North Carolina State University  
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* Orange County OCF
# * Orange County OCF
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* Georgetown University
# * Georgetown University
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* Houston OCF
# * Houston OCF
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* Auburn University
# * Auburn University
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* Oklahoma State University
# * Oklahoma State University
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* Lynchburg OCF
# * Lynchburg OCF
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* MCGill University  
# * MCGill University  
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* Syracuse OCF
# * Syracuse OCF
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* University of Texas - Austin
# * University of Texas - Austin
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* Clemson University  
# * Clemson University  
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* University of California - Berkeley
# * University of California - Berkeley
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* SUNY - Stony Brook University  
# * SUNY - Stony Brook University  
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* CUNY - Hunter College
# * CUNY - Hunter College
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* Boston College
# * Boston College
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* Kennesaw State University  
# * Kennesaw State University  
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* Slippery Rock University  
# * Slippery Rock University  
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* Albany OCF
# * Albany OCF
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* Saint Anselm College
# * Saint Anselm College
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* University of Kentucky
# * University of Kentucky
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* Georgia Southern University  
# * Georgia Southern University  
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* University of Washington
# * University of Washington
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* University of Toronto
# * University of Toronto
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* Five Colleges OCF
# * Five Colleges OCF
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* Purdue University
# * Purdue University
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* Kent State University
# * Kent State University
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* Case Western Reserve University
# * Case Western Reserve University
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* University of Central Florida
# * University of Central Florida
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* Old Dominion University
# * Old Dominion University
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* Northeastern University
# * Northeastern University
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* Tufts University
# * Tufts University
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* Cleveland State University
# * Cleveland State University
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* Elon University
# * Elon University
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* Virginia Commonwealth University
# * Virginia Commonwealth University
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* Carleton University
# * Carleton University
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* Harvard University
# * Harvard University
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* Florida State University  
# * Florida State University  
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* University of Kansas
# * University of Kansas
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* San Diego OCF
# * San Diego OCF
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* Virginia Tech/Radford
# * Virginia Tech/Radford
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* Adelphi University
# * Adelphi University
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* Columbia University
# * Columbia University
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* Yale University
# * Yale University
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* Louisville University
# * Louisville University
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* Indiana University - Bloomington  
# * Indiana University - Bloomington  
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* Butler University
# * Butler University
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* California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
# * California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
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* John Hopkins University
# * John Hopkins University
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* Hofstra University  
# * Hofstra University  
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* Hillsdale College
# * Hillsdale College
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* Central Michigan University
# * Central Michigan University
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* Abilene OCF
# * Abilene OCF
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* Furman University
# * Furman University
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* Northwestern University
# * Northwestern University
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* Washington University - St. Louis
# * Washington University - St. Louis
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* Messiah University (Mechanicsburg)
# * Messiah University (Mechanicsburg)
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* Cincinnati OCF
# * Cincinnati OCF
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* Texas Tech University
# * Texas Tech University
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* University of Miami
# * University of Miami
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* University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
# * University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
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* University of Iowa
# * University of Iowa
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* University of Wisconsin  
# * University of Wisconsin  
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* University of Southern California
# * University of Southern California
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* University of Nevada - Las Vegas
# * University of Nevada - Las Vegas
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* Eastern University
# * Eastern University
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* Princeton University
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Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official college campus ministry of the Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 1976 under SCOBA. It is a Pan-Orthodox effort, overseen by an Executive Committee and aided by a sixteen-person Student Advisory Board. The office is located in Boston, Massachusetts, where full time staff develops OCF, guiding and supporting local OCF chapters through communication with the larger Orthodox community, national programs, and development of resources Orthodox college students and those interested in Orthodoxy can utilize.

Activities & efforts

Each year OCF celebrates a winter retreat during late December, at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, on the East Coast and at St. Nicholas Ranch Dunlap, California, on the West Coast.OCF also sponsors Real Break as an alternative to the "traditional" spring break, which provides opportunities for spiritual growth with direct interaction with a priest accompanying each group. Over the past four years OCF has had over 350 Orthodox students from all over North America participate in Real Break during their spring break. In 2004, trips were made to Project Mexico, Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala, Raphael House in San Francisco, Greece and Alaska.Another effort of the OCF is The Basil Leaf, the official newsletter of the central office. It serves as the main source of communication between the office and all Orthodox college students in the United States, covering relevant questions, controversial issues and activities. On August 21, 2006, OCF hired Fr. Kevin Scherer as its first full time Executive Director in the ministry's 30-year history. At the same time, Mr. John Stonestreet was hired as OCF Chaplain in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hirings were a result of OCF receiving an Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund Grant.

List of OCFs

According to the Official Website, there are currently 347 OCF communities in North America. Some popular OCFs:

  • University of Northern Colorado
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Notre Dam
  • Boston University
  • Rutgers University - New Brunswick
  • University of Virginia
  • Drexel/UPenn OCF
  • Baylor University
  • University of Florida
  • University of Maryland - College Park
  • Michigan State University
  • University of Minnesota
  • Arizona State University
  • Pitt/CMU OCF
  • George Mason University
  • University of Chicago
  • Washington & Jefferson College
  • Duke University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Orange County OCF
  • Georgetown University
  • Houston OCF
  • Auburn University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Lynchburg OCF
  • MCGill University
  • Syracuse OCF
  • University of Texas - Austin
  • Clemson University
  • University of California - Berkeley
  • SUNY - Stony Brook University
  • CUNY - Hunter College
  • Boston College
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Slippery Rock University
  • Albany OCF
  • Saint Anselm College
  • University of Kentucky
  • Georgia Southern University
  • University of Washington
  • University of Toronto
  • Five Colleges OCF
  • Purdue University
  • Kent State University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • University of Central Florida
  • Old Dominion University
  • Northeastern University
  • Tufts University
  • Cleveland State University
  • Elon University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Carleton University
  • Harvard University
  • Florida State University
  • University of Kansas
  • San Diego OCF
  • Virginia Tech/Radford
  • Adelphi University
  • Columbia University
  • Yale University
  • Louisville University
  • Indiana University - Bloomington
  • Butler University
  • California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
  • John Hopkins University
  • Hofstra University
  • Hillsdale College
  • Central Michigan University
  • Abilene OCF
  • Furman University
  • Northwestern University
  • Washington University - St. Louis
  • Messiah University (Mechanicsburg)
  • Cincinnati OCF
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Miami
  • University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Nevada - Las Vegas
  • Eastern University
  • Princeton University


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