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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.
The Union Boat Club is the longest continuously operating rowing club in Boston. MIT Sailing Pavilion Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Longfellow Bridge *Harvard Bridge: 1935 The first facility constructed for college sailing [4] Charles River Yacht Club Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA Charles River Yacht Club
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]
Perhaps most importantly, belonging to a club makes you a part of a community, which is a key component in combating the American epidemic of loneliness. “I really value how we've shown up for ...
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 ...
Faculty members who have made extraordinary contributions to their research field as well as the MIT community are granted appointments as Institute Professors for the remainder of their tenures. Susan Hockfield, a molecular neurobiologist, served as MIT's president from 2004 to 2012. She was the first woman to hold the post. [407]
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.