Chi Alpha is a Christian student organization at UL which began in 1970 at then USL.  The group began when a traveling evangelist from California was speaking at an area church and a member of the USL swim team, who was injured, after being prayed for was healed!  Needless to say the student and his friends were very excited and they strongly encouraged the evangelist Mike Michaelson to stay and start the Chi Alpha group.   Chi Alpha is a part of a national movement of student groups across the world!  You can go to www.ChiAlpha.com to find out more about the national organization.

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship is a community of students earnestly following Jesus. We’re not a fraternity or a sorority (although we’re a great place to find brothers and sisters); rather, our name is Greek because the New Testament was written in Greek. It comes from 2 Corinthians 5:20 which says “we are therefore Christ’s (Chi) Ambassadors (Alpha).” We often abbreviate our name as XA.

Our Beliefs

Our beliefs can be summarized pretty simply: 

1. God is real.
2. God has revealed Himself in Jesus.
3. The Bible is God’s Word.
4. God still does supernatural stuff.
5. God ought to be the most important thing in every person’s life.

Café Chi Alpha is home to Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship and is a full-service coffee bar proudly brewing Starbucks® coffee.  We serve everthing you would find at a regular Starbucks including the signature drink a Frappuccino, but we can create just about anything you can imagine. We even serve smoothies! Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM. (Summer School hours are 9am to 4pm)

In addition to the coffee bar - all the pastoral staff have offices in the building.  If you would like to schedule an appointment with a staff member call 261-0028.

The Cafe' is a great place to hang out between classes, it features a library for serious study with free high speed internet, a game room to blow off a little energy playing foosball or ping pong, and two private prayer rooms upstairs available on a first come basis.  There is also outdoor patio space in front and side of the building and another pavillion next to the beach volleyball court to spend a little time with nature.