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At TCU there is Beta Upsilion Chi, a Christian fraternity. It was founded as the group's Beta chapter 1-2 years before I arrived in 1991 and has since had expansion throughout the South.
Yes, they held rush separate from the NIC council, and yes, there were specific questions about drinking, pre-marital sex, etc. Pledges and members had to agree to certain lifestyle rules pertaining to those. The group was actually really strong on our campus, and was actually larger than many of the NIC fraternities. They threw two parties a year- their formal, which was a dry, invite-only affair, and a lake party towards the end of school that was also dry and open to the entire campus. Again, many of the NPC members held a BUX invite in high regard.
There was also a Christian sorority- Eta Iota Sigma (HIS)- that was founded a year later. They had similar questions as part of their rush process, including sharing the person's testimony. This group, at the time, probably had about 75 members, which was smaller than the NPC chapters but still had a strong presence on campus. At one point in the past few years they were offered housing, but passed on the opportuniy.
While both groups had strong memberships and campus presence, the NPC council was not threatened by them. I won't speak for the boys, but I suspect with the alcohol restrictions that they didn't mind them either. There was room for everyone.
No question that TCU is going to attract more students that subscribe to the Christian faith and that would have no problems adhering to these types of restrictions than a larger state school.
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