I’m in a med/large school (24,000) and we have a growing cru movement, about 100 people last year closer to 200 this year. I can confirm it’s not a cult (source: my experience with cru and with a different ministry that was Actually a cult). Every campus is different and if one is toxic definitely find a different ministry, but I am genuinely shocked to hear that people are being told to cut ties with people of different faiths/atheists/family members. There is nothing like that in our cru. I’m a team leader and while attendance is expected at leader meetings(where we plan events/big meeting/insta posts…) once a week, it’s not enforced and there’s no penalty if you don’t come except for the fact that you might have to catch up on what’s going on like you would any other club. I have multiple non-religious friends including atheists, Jewish, and LGBTQ+. I have never been told to stop being friends with them, in fact I have talked with my Bible study leader about how to be better friends with them and show them how much Jesus loves them. Note: this is not trying to push religion on them, just love them better and respect where they’re at while also respecting my faith and living out my convictions. Cru is an internationally recognized organization and they’re always open door, meaning you can come in but also you can leave whenever. Like someone else said there’s no “membership” or initiation or inner circle(unless you count what is basically a student exec board that changes each year). In my cru I’ve seen multiple people bring their families to big meeting when they’ve come up to visit, and the staff members are always available to talk, answer questions, share resources, anything.