to the amped-up performances that kick off other college groups. That’s just one unique characteristic of RUF, the college ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America. RUF also carves out a niche by embracing Christian tradition and intellectual depth. Of course, RUF loses the academic distinction at Yale. That’s not the group’s only struggle to stand out. “Some people think we’re a Jewish group,” said Daniel Thies, the president of RUF at Yale. “Your average Yalies don’t have the term Reformed