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InterFaith is a type of umbrella group that seeks to bring together and, hopefully, properly represent the religious groups on campus. As such, IF attempts to have a representative from every religious or religious/spirituality related group on its board each year. Together, this board hosts interfaith discussions open to the whole campus (often with food supplied), various events which brings in different speakers, and various service work around the Williamstown and North Adams areas. Likely to be a tradition, IF has also put on Interfaith Month, an entire month dedicated to speakers and events meant to educate the general campus about a certain aspect (such as the afterlife, et cæteraetc.) of all the many faiths on campus.
== History ==
InterFaith first came to others' attention in October of 2009 with an E-mail from [[Mustafa Saadi ]] '12 and [[Jennifer Monge ]] '12. Just half a year before this, during Winter Study, [[Williams Secular Community]] had been started and the Chaplains had been hosting interfaith discussions as well during the beginning of the Fall of 2009 as their usual Theology On Tap events. It's possible that these events may have spurred the feelings of need for an interfaith group on campus. Regardless, the below E-mail was sent to all known religious group affliates on campus:
:: Hi Everybody,
The groups eventually met and InterFaith was formed.
==Past InterFaith Boards==
2010-2011: Co-chairs [[Camille Chicklis]] and [[Jonathan Schmeling]]
Secretary [[Rachel Hagler]]
2011-2012: Co-chairs [[Jonathan Schmeling]] and [[Andrew Best]]
Secretary [[Chih McDermott]]
== Groups Affiliated With InterFaith ==