Loyola University Chicago Retreats

Hey first years! Sign ups are now open for the 360 Retreat- get your spot before it fills up. Check the link in our bio for more info and to register.

Hey new Ramblers! Get to know the retreat designed specifically for you- 360!

Hi friends! With October just around the corner ( WHAT?! ), we want to share a bit about the first Unwritten Retreat of the 2023-2024 school year!

Unwritten invites students to consider the story they've been writing in their life so far. Our hope is that students walk away with a better understanding of themselves, their place in the world, and the life stories they are in the process of authoring.

On retreat, students will practice journaling, reflection, and Ignatian discernment and explore topics like wisdom figures, personal strengths, and vocation. The weekend will include talks from student leaders, panels from our lovely staff members, small group time with peers, individual reflection, lots of story-themed activities, and so much fun along the way!

Cost: $50 (includes all meals, snacks, transportation, lodging, etc.)
*Financial aid is available for all our retreats.

Location: Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Center (LUREC)

Click the link in our bio for info on registration, financial aid, and more!

We're back with another student leader spotlight! Next up, our sweet and dedicated 360 leader, Isabella Vickers!

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What is a favorite memory from your own 360 Retreat experience?
"Roasting s’mores with friends around a bonfire late at night under the stars!"

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Why are you excited to lead this retreat?
"I am so excited to meet new people through a leadership role and give incoming students the same incredible retreat experience I had freshman year! "

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360 is a great way to meet new ramblers, engage in different activities (ie., reflect via Ignatian roots, play fun games, and spend time in nature! Priority Registration Deadline for our FIRST 360 is September 18th-- a little over a week away~

*As always, financial aid is available for ALL retreats! :)

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𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝟑𝟔𝟎 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

September 29-October 1, 2023 (Priority Registration Deadline Sept. 18)

October 20-22, 2023 (Scholars Programs: Cristo Rey, Hope Chicago, Leadership Scholars) (Priority Registration Deadline Oct. 6)

November 3-5, 2023 (Priority Registration Deadline Oct. 20)

January 26-28, 2024 (Honors 360) (Priority Registration Deadline Jan. 12)

Staring at (slightly less) blank pages before us after a wonderful Unwritten Retreat!

Save the date, our retreat leader and captain applications open Tuesday, February 28th. Have you gone on a retreat with campus ministry and want to see what it’s like from the leader perspective? Consider sending in an application!

Cheers to another wonderful retreat. S/o to all the student leaders and participants that made November 360 such a success. There’s one last 360 this year so retreat yourself and sign up for the January 360!

This pumpkin is wondering if you're registered for search yet?? Tag a friend who should sign up! 👀👀👀

Some cannonball moments on 360 this past weekend!🏀☄️ Three more 360s this year, spots are filling up!

As crazy as it may seem, this school year is coming to an end, and class sessions officially end today! Congratulations on making it through another semester! 🌟

To wrap up our year at Retreats, we wanted to share some more pictures from our retreats this year that we haven’t posted yet. We are so grateful for all who participated in or led one or more of our programs this year. We’re SO happy we got to be back in person with y’all and cannot wait to see where next year takes us.

This is your Retreats intern Julia signing off… enjoy your summer breaks! 🤎☀️

Thank you so much to all of our soon-to-be graduates who attended Senior Retreat this weekend! We hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to have one last experience of reflection, community, and love at our retreat center. 🤎 You will always be family to us!

We’re hoping our men’s basketball team can bring as much energy and excitement to their game today as our Feb360 participants and leaders brought to retreat 🤪 But hopefully they actually play the game instead of griddy-ing across the court (but you keep going off, Anthony).

GO RAMBLERS!! 👏🏻

The two moods of Nick Miller (and most of us, I think).

Welcome back from spring break, friends! As the end of the year quickly approaches, we want to remind seniors to get registered for our Senior Retreat happening April 2-3 at LUREC! Whichever feeling you relate to most from these pictures (or if you’re a bit of both), we invite you to join us to reflect, relax, and remember your time at Loyola and consider your hopes (and fears!) for the future. Sign ups are live in our bio and space is limited, so get registered asap! 👏🏻🌻

Welcome back, Unwritten Retreat! 😁
Thank you so much to all of our participants who joined us this weekend to grow together and hear each others’ stories. And a big thank you to our incredible leadership team ( pictured first ) for all of the time, effort, and heart they put in to make this retreat happen!
One final thank you to the weather for being beautifully warm on Sunday so we could take all of these pictures outside 🥰✨🤎

Thumbs up for FRIDAY!!! We hope your weekend is as joy-filled and beautiful as Christina and Annie are 🤗👏🏻✨

Let’s give it up for 360 # 64!! 🤎

We are so grateful to our participants for joining us this weekend in reflection, community building, and fun! Special thank you to our AMAZING student leader team that made the entire retreat possible ✨ That’s a wrap on 360 retreats for this year, but we can’t wait to welcome more first years and transfers to LUREC this fall! 👏🏻🤍👏🏻

In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. Today we’re featuring the fearless and kind Wes Kinard!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Transformative”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“Students should attend Unwritten because they will discover that their story has value, and it’s an amazing opportunity to listen and learn from their peers”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“After I attended Unwritten last year, I started journaling more. Now, when I am stressed, I write poems of the ocean to give me peace and clarity.”

If you’re a fan of journaling, this retreat is DEFINITELY right up your alley. Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. Next up is our other incredible co-captain: Aidan Doyle!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Intentionality”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“Because it’s a great way to reflect on your story and find gratitude for the people, events, and places that have made you your unique self! And there’s no better place to meet new people and have tons of fun!! ”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“Unwritten allowed me to start to “own” my story and become more of an authentic and individual person. As a twin, I used to struggle with having my own sense of identity, but Unwritten kickstarted my journey to embracing being my own person while not rejecting my brother”

Spoken like a true retreat captain 👏🏻 Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. Next up is the wise and caring Catherine Mudd!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Empowering/Magical”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“Unwritten was easily the best decision I made sophomore year, so I highly recommend! If students are looking to take back ownership of their story, want to meet the best people on campus, or just like eating cookies, they’ve come to the right place:)”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“I reshifted my priorities to focus on what leads me to the best version of myself. I took a research position in a lab, got more involved in campus ministry, and reconnected with my passion for the outdoors”

Reflection, friendship, and cookies - what else do you need really 🥰 Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

Just as we encouraged our participants to embark on their own search on retreat, so too have we been searching for the SD card to upload all of our pictures from Search XLV🤪 thanks for your patience!

Here are some of our fav photos from the weekend. We’re so grateful for the family that was formed on this retreat, and hope all who attended are still feeling the love and joy Search has to offer. Live the Fourth ✨🤎

In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. Up next is the amazing Mira Michno!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Discovery”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“It was such a great practice for me in reflection and considering how I wanted the “narrative” of my life to unfold moving forward. I loved hearing about the many perspectives of my fellow retreatants too!”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“I felt more motivated in my studies because I was reminded of the purpose behind attending Loyola. I was able to branch out more and explore other facets of my life that are important to me. I also got a chance to connect with a wonderful community!”

So much wisdom 🥰 Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

Happy Friday, folks! In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. Next up is one of our incredible Unwritten captains: Bela Woller!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Thoughtful”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“It is a wonderful and fun opportunity to reflect on your story so far and write an outline of where you want it to go”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“I went on Unwritten when it was online last year. Even so, it really helped me ground myself during a time that I was not sure what I wanted to do with my life. It helped me reflect on everything I have accomplished and come to terms that it is OK that I don’t know exactly where my future is headed! ”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves,Bela 👏🏻 Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

In the weeks leading up to Unwritten, we’d like to feature our wonderful student leaders who want to share their personal takeaways from their own Unwritten experience. First up is the beautiful Anastazja Machl!
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What’s one word to describe your Unwritten experience?
“Peaceful”
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Why should students attend Unwritten?
“I think it’s a really nice break from the usual chaos and a good time to evaluate your own strengths and values and where they may lead you in the future!”
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How has your Unwritten experience impacted the rest of your time at Loyola?
“I realized I had more independent autonomy which made me better at setting boundaries, ultimately making my relationships better!”

Ready to sign up? We’d love to have you with us!! Hit the link in our bio ✨

The fearless leaders of Search XLV deserve all the rounds of applause 👏🏻

We are so proud of these dedicated, compassionate, and courageous students for all of the hard work and heart they put into leading this past weekend’s Search retreat. If you see them on Zoom / around campus soon, be sure to tell them how incredible they are. 🤎

More photos from Search coming soon! ✨

Community (noun): a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals
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We know that one of the things most people are looking for on retreats is a sense of community, so we do our best to provide that! It’s wonderful to see so many unique communities formed off of retreats, like the amazing November 360 group we had almost two weeks ago.
Whether we’re taking a silly photo, doing a large group activity, or taking time for personal reflection, we hope that you have seen the power of coming together in community on retreat!
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First years: there is ONE MORE 360 happening this academic year in February 2022. Sign ups are already live at the link our bio, so go get yourself registered before spaces fill! 🤗

They’re baaaack 🤗

Ladies and gents, your November 360 Retreat and all of our wonderful small groups from the weekend! We are so grateful for another beautiful weekend at LUREC connecting with more students and (hopefully) making Loyola feel a bit more like home 🤎
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Shoutout to our incredibly talented, kind, and hardworking leadership team for being a wonderful and welcoming group guiding our retreatants through the weekend!
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Drop your favorite memory from 360 down below! 🪴

One of the things we love most about retreats is our incredible student leaders who put in so much time, energy, and heart to making this experiences happen! Our Search leadership team is already starting their formation and preparation for January’s retreat, and at last night’s meeting, they reflected on what their fellow students (themselves included) are searching for at this point in their lives.

If you see yourself in one or more post-its on this board, we highly encourage you to walk with us on Search as we explore themes such as identity, obstacles, and love, and more.
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If you’d like to sign up for this incredible experience, hit the link in our bio! 🌞

LUC Retreats is here to add some joy to your Monday Instagram feed 🌞🪴
Over Halloween weekend, Agape+Ecclesia had their annual CCC Retreat at LUREC! Here’s to them and the great weekend that they spent together in fellowship and prayer.

And if you’re going to ask what exactly is going on in that first picture, your guess is as good as ours 😉 Have a great week!

We can’t believe it’s already been one week since we kicked off September 360 at LUREC 🥺 At least we know even though the retreat ends, the friendships are there to stay 💛

Tag your bestie(s) that you’ve met at LUREC!

If you need us, we’ll be sitting here emotional over how many incredible people are in one photo 🥺☀️
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First years + transfers - want to get in on the fun? There are TWO more 360s happening this school year (Nov 2021 and Feb 2022), and sign ups are live for both! Hit the link in our bio to register. 🤗