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Encounter profound ideas, engage in serious discussion, and grow in the pursuit of truth and wisdom. Because it matters what you think.

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Membership is the principal way for students to become active participants in the TI’s mission to promote the Thomistic intellectual tradition. Contact your campus chapter leader to become an official TI Member. To learn more about membership benefits, click here.

Your most confounding questions deserve more than an algorithm's answers. 

You’ve listened to professors, podcasts, and debates—but no one’s shown you how all these ideas connect, or if they’re true. Deep down, you’re wondering, do answers even exist?

We see this longing to make sense of it all in students every day. A mind is built to know, and your mind will never be satisfied until it knows the truth.

We want you to know that truth exists, and you can know it.

Your most confounding questions deserve more than an algorithm's answers. 

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With 100 chapters and a network of over 200 distinguished professors, we’re just getting started.

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What happens at Campus Chapters?

In these academic clubs, deep, complex questions are welcome—and serious answers are pursued together.

  • Study foundational texts and ideas from St. Thomas Aquinas and others in the Catholic intellectual tradition
  • Attend lectures with top-notch scholars on Catholic philosophy and theology
  • Wrestle with profound questions like What is true? What is worth living for? How do I make sense of the world? Can I build a life that actually makes sense?
  • Meet contemporary Catholic scholars dedicated to the pursuit of truth

Popular lecture topics from 2024 Include

"The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A Primer on Edith Stein, On Woman"
"C.S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism?"
"Does Study Save? Wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas"


What happens at Campus Chapters?
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Hunter

There Are Real Answers Out There

I was an atheist … I had never really met a Christian who was able to articulate the faith, whether it be Catholicism or Christianity in general. And so as the time has progressed, as my journey got closer to Christ, as I continued to engage and ask these questions, I was able to recognize, … there are real answers out there. And if God is real, He does really want to provide us with the truth. My experience with the Thomistic Institute has been evaluating these fundamental principles.

Hunter

Vanderbilt University

What happens when you pursue truth and wisdom?

  • Gain a new perspective on life and understanding of its purpose
  • Grow in confidence, courage, and philosophical depth
  • Build habits of thought that stand up to scrutiny
  • Find friendships with others who share your values
What happens when you pursue truth and wisdom?

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