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MIT's third president, Francis Amasa Walker was a member of ΔΚΕ as an undergrad at Yale. As of 2020, MIT hosts 29 academic fraternities, 10 academic sororities, 12 national or local honors societies and recognition organizations, 2 professional societies, 5 Independent Living Groups, and 1 service- or religious-focused chapter. [3]
MIT has relatively few formal traditions, compared to many other universities, but has a rich culture of informal traditions and jargon. There are a few "big events" such as Commencement (graduation), but many smaller, decentralized activities sponsored by departments, labs, living groups, student activities, and ad hoc groups of MIT community members united by common interests.
A staple of MIT Sloan MBA life is the weekly C-Function, which stands for "cultural function" or "consumption function". The school sponsors food and drink for all members of the MIT Sloan graduate community to enjoy entertainment organized by specific campus cultural groups or clubs as well as parties with non-cultural themes.
A view of the HO scale model of the Green Building at the Tech Model Railroad Club in Cambridge, MA. The Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) is a student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [1] Historically, it has been a wellspring of hacker culture and the oldest such hacking group in North America. [2]
The club provides an easy way to serve others, and it is fulfilling to be a part of. If you're looking for a way to give back to the community but don't know where to get started, service clubs ...
A self-guided walking tour map of major on-campus art is available from MIT information desks or online, [90] and live guided tours are offered sometimes to the general public. For a number of recent "Public Art Commissions on the MIT Campus", a brochure can be downloaded describing the artwork in detail. [91]
MIT students are recreating their Cambridge, Massachusetts campus on "Minecraft" after COVID-19 ended their semester early. The coronavirus ended their semester early, but MIT being MIT, students ...
In the MIT lawsuit, the students and a nonprofit that fights antisemitism, StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice, accuse the university of approving antisemitic activities on campus and tolerating ...