Since the summer of 1999, the Presbyterian connection has grown continuously and tremendously.  The expression of this Presbyterian connection is found in the ongoing development of the Westminster Society, the Presbyterian campus ministry at The University of Tulsa.   

From 1999 forward Presbyterian focused campus ministry at TU has grown from being virtually non-existent to a model of collegiate ministry that is being emulated nation-wide by the larger Presbyterian Church (USA).  The core ministry of the Westminster Society from 1999 forward has been the Presbyterian Leaders and Scholars Program of Leadership and its related Presbyterian Leadership Scholarship, a $6,000.00 per year scholarship for four years equaling $24,000.00.  A program now involving over 50 students a year, intentionally focuses on identifying the best and the brightest of our Presbyterian students and grounding them in the Reformed tradition for future leadership in the Presbyterian church.  The Presbyterian Leaders and Scholars meet weekly for a luncheon that centers on Christian devotionals, Christian leadership nuggets, and opportunities for Christ-centered mission and service.   As a part of the Presbyterian Leaders and Scholars program, active participants are eligible once during their undergraduate work at TU to take part in a biennial Scotland Heritage Tour which introduces these future Presbyterian leaders to the important and critical history of the Presbyterian church of Scotland.  The Scotland trip is significantly underwritten by the Sharp Chapel Endowment. 

Other Westminster Society endeavors include Lunch with Calvin that meets every Monday at noon for lunch and a hearty discussion of the writings of John Calvin.  Beginning the fall of 2006, the 40+ students who have gathered since its inception have read from Calvin's Pastoral Writings, and topically in his Instructions in Faith, and the Institutes of Christian Religion.  And, Fair Trade Tuesdays and Fridays in the Chapel an ongoing mission pursuit sponsored by the Westminster Society, where society members brew up free fair trade coffee, tea and hot chocolate for the university campus to teach about Fair Trade products.   

Additional constituent components of the Westminster Society includes Gateway Presbyterian Collegiate Ministry, a congregational based campus ministry of First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa in partnership with Sharp Chapel.  The partnership between The University of Tulsa and First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa goes back to the earliest roots of The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, then called Kendall College.  The first classes of Kendall College in Tulsa were held on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church.  The reality of this partnership between the congregational based collegiate ministry of First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa and the existent Presbyterian campus ministry of The University of Tulsa through Sharp Memorial Chapel came to fruition in 2006 when First Presbyterian Church chose to designate a portion of the ministry purview of their Associate Pastor for Next Generation Ministry to on-site campus ministry here in Sharp Chapel.  This visionary decision has caused the Gateway ministry at TU to grow and develop programs tied both to First Presbyterian Church and the Westminster Society such as Tuesday evening Bible-studies for freshman women, freshman men, and coed upper-classmen most of which are led using a peer-leader model; a Thursday evening student-led Praise and Worship service called Gateway Worship; and a variety of additional Fellowship opportunities. 

Traditionally and historically, one of the hallmarks of a Presbyterian-related institution has been weekly chapel for students, staff and adults.  In the spring of 2002, a voluntary weekly chapel service was reintroduced to campus.  Meeting on Wednesdays at noon during the spring and fall semesters, WOW (Worship on Wednesday) - a Christian-particularly Praise and Worship service has become an integral part of the life of many on TU's campus.  From its fledgling beginnings of 10 - 15 participants, WOW now involves between 120 to 130 students, staff and faculty every week.  Following the 30-minute weekly service a lunch is served for all participants and is underwritten by the Sharp Chapel Endowment.   

Since the beginning of 2005, the Sharp Chapel Endowment has also created two Presidential Scholarships with priority given to Presbyterian students named after Robert C. Sharp and Josephine P. Sharp who had the vision to build and endow Sharp Chapel and three Trustee Scholarships with priority given to Presbyterian students, one named after Jo Buford Siegfried, the great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp two additional Trustee Scholarships in the names of Robert C. Sharp and Josephine P. Sharp. 

From January 2005 and forward, Sharp Chapel has exploded with daily and evening activity.  In keeping with the ecumenical work of the Presbyterian Church USA, the chapel serves as a weekly meeting place for seven of TU's campus ministries and is the main entity through which our 24 campus ministries relate to The University of Tulsa.  Also, bearing in mind the Biblical expression of hospitality, the chapel hosts numerous university and community related meetings and gatherings. Finally, as an additional expression of its Presbyterian-relatedness, Sharp Chapel hosts nearly 60 weddings annually in its sanctuary.