ABOUT US: THE EARLY YEARS.
HOW IT ALL STARTED …
The idea of IVC (then the InterVarsity Club) was conceived in May 1946 in the Scotch House Tea Rooms in Cambridge, by university students who couldn’t return home at the end of term.
Much has changed since those start up days. Oxfordshire IVC is now one of many similar IVC clubs throughout the UK, welcoming people from all walks of life. All the clubs belong to a national co-ordinating body called the aIVC (Association of IVCs) whose purpose is to provide the subsidiary groups with help and advice, carry out activities, and provide the benefit of insurance cover etc. Like Oxfordshire IVC, the aIVC is run by unpaid volunteers (who are also members of individual clubs).
There is also a reciprocal agreement between all the clubs that allows a member who is a resident in another club’s area to use its facilities and take part in its activities, subject to certain conditions. This agreement also allows for transfer between clubs.
Oxfordshire IVC is serious about having fun – and we don’t just want to keep it to ourselves!
If you’ve been asking yourself “How do I make the most of my free time and improve my social life?”; the answer is SIMPLE:
Join Oxfordshire IVC today!