Allegations had surfaced that the Changs were spearheading the campaign without adequately consulting students.

But Asare said that within the chapter, it is students who control group decisions, and the group does not take action on a position unless the leadership team is unanimous.

"The highest level of decision-making is the students, [the whole Senior Leaders' Team] appoints the senior leadership," Asare said. "But when this became a national issue, it became larger than Tufts. [The Changs] are acting as representatives of InterVarsity International."

The Tufts case is only one of at least five cases nationwide in which schools have adopting language and policies regarding the way religious groups choose their leaders.

The Tufts case has garnered an unusual amount of media attention, with articles by prominent columnists like John Leo.

Haynor says the attention comes from the larger ideological question in the case.

"Students were very aggressive in going after the issues," he says. "They saw this as an issue of religious freedom with significant impacts."

Tufts administrators and the CSL declined to comment because a hearing for the case is still pending.