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All India Catholic University Federation
AICUF is an organization of university students. The movement was started in 1924, at St.Joseph's College, Thiruchirappalli by Fr. Carty, SJ. Currently it operates in 14 states of India. The organization is affiliated to Pax-Romana, an international association of catholic professionals.
History
The Catholic Young Men Guild (CYMG), started by a group of college students with the guidance of Fr. P. Carty SJ at St.Joseph's College, Trichy was an organization in the tradition of 'Catholic Action'. The guild had the following principal aims: a) the spirit of Christian Brotherhood b) informed catholic mind c) application of catholic principles to social problems Study clubs were main units for functioning. The Rally, the student magazine accompanied the guild from its inception. It was then merged with the MCYL (Malabar Catholic Youth League) that was founded by Fr. Honore SJ in 1915. CYMG was renamed as CYMF (Catholic Young Men Federation). In 1937 CYMF grew far and wide in the Southern part of India and got re-christened itself as SICUF. SICUF became AICUF in 1949 as a national level student movement and got recognized by CBCI (Catholic Bishops' Conference of India). AICUF publishes an alternative student monthly 'THE RALLY' in English. The Rally is a mouth piece of AICUF. It deals with the current educational, social, cultural and political scenario of the country on various themes. | |
Members
The AICUF membership is open to university students who share the ideals of the movement as enshrined in the constitution. However, every member state has the autonomy to decide on its own policy regarding membership. Every member is entitled to participate in all the decision making activities of the unit. However, a member can be selected as an office-bearer only on completion of one year in the AICUF, except in the case of newly formed units. | | | . | |
Structure
AICUF structure is geared to ensure it mass student's movement character. The AICUF functions at the National, State, Regional and Unit levels. The state is the primary decision making body in AICUF. The various states are linked at the national level as members of a federation.
"We are born in an unjust society, we are determined not to leave as we find it" is the motto of AICUF. | |
The Office Bearers
1. Rinu Paul (II DC Comm.Eng) ---- President
2. Ashy Mathew(II DC Eng.Lit) ---- Vice President
3. Liby Francis(II DC Botany) ---- Secretary
4. Prasidha Manual (II DC Eng.Lit) ---- Joint Secretary
5. Althia Monica Mendez (II DC Economics) ---- Treasurer
6. Fifna Thomas (II DC Botany) ---- Women Representative | | Activities | |
2011-2012 On 'World Youth Day' (August 12), the Youth Movement of Xavieran AICUF Unit was inaugurated by Dr.Paulose, the former HOD of the Department of Hindi, S.H College Thevera. Rev.Fr. Jose Thachil SJ, Former State Advisor of AICUF, Rev.Fr.Renjith, Assistant Lecturer in HRM, St.Xavier's College, Trivandrum, Dr.Thresiakutty, HOD of the Department of Economics, Morning Star College Ankamaly, Sr.Majo, the Principal ,Vimalayam College Ernakulam, and Vinu Vijayan , the President of AICUF, Ernakulam Zone felicitated on the occasion.
To help the needy in and around Aluva Government Hospital and Old age Homes, the AICUF volunteers collected money from the students of various classes on 'World Youth Day'.
The AICUF members were participated in the following programmes:
Ø 'Leadership Training Programme' held at Sameesha, Kalady from25th to 26th June 2011.
Ø 'Sthree Jawala -2011' from 2nd to 3rd September 2011.
Ø 'Sahayathri Sangamam' which held at Sameesha, Kalady from16th to 18th September 2011. | | | . | |
2010-2011
The activities of the AICUF were inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Henry SJ on October 8th 2010. An orientation programme about AICUF and its activities to freshers was given by Bro. Anish and Bro.Renjith on the same day.
AICUF volunteers distributed lunch packets to beggars and the needy in and around Aluva railway station and the Municipal colony.
This year AICUF members participated in the following programmes.
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'Sahayathri Sangamam 'which held at sameesha, Kalady from23rd to 26th April.
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Kerala State AICUF Convention-2010 which held at S.H. College, Thevara from 20th to 22nd August.
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Jesuit Pithrka seminar on 8th January at Lumen Jothis, kaloor.
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Women's meet based on the theme 'Role of women in nation Building' held at St.Joseph college, Irinjalakuda fron 28th to 30th January.
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