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Name | Description |
100K Competition, MIT | MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition is a leading-edge forum for students and researchers in the MIT community to act on their talent, ideas and energy to launch tomorrow's leading firms. A year-long educational experience, the MIT $100K brings together a network of resources (feedback from top venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, media exposure, mentors, educational guidance, networking and more than $350K in cash and prizes) to help participants through the new venture construction process. |
6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition | 6.270 Autonomous Robot Competition organizers. Plan and run the annual 6.270 competition. |
6th Man Club, The | A Club devoted to the support of MIT Men's and Women's varsity basketball teams. |
Academic Teaching Initiative | The Academic Teaching Initiative provides low-cost academic-based enrichment programs geared towards high school and middle school students in the Boston and Cambridge area. |
Active Minds at MIT | MIT's mental health advocacy group on campus. |
African Students Association | An organization that brings together African students and everyone interested in Africa. |
AID-MIT | Association for India's Development (AID) is an NGO committed towards equitable development and social welfare of the poorest and marginalized communities of India. The MIT and Boston chapters of AID work together and comprise of students and working professionals who volunteer to forge partnerships with grassroots organizations and movements in India that focus on working with communities to empower them in their struggle for a just and equitable future. |
Alpha Chi Omega | MIT Sorority |
Alpha Epsilon Phi | AEPhi is a small sorority founded by 7 Jewish woman of Barnard College in 1909, who were excluded because of their religion. Therefore, AEPhi welcomes and celebrates ladies of all backgrounds and creates an atmosphere of love and sense of belonging. Our small size allows us to be a very tight-knit group of women who will always support one another. |
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity | The Jewish fraternity |
Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Chi Chapter of | We are a national co-ed non-residential service fraternity. We participate in active service to the campus, the community, the nation, and the world, and have a great time doing it. |
Alpine Ski Club | Club sport that competes in alpine ski races on the east coast. |
Alternative Spring Break | We are a group devoted to encouraging community service to students by going on volunteer trips during spring break. |
American Indian Science and Engineering Society | We are the MIT Native American chapter and we reach out to the Native American community in the greater Boston area for collaboration. |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Student chapter of the national organization. Hold events to promote interaction between undergraduates and faculty. Mission also includes promoting interest in american aviation and actively bringing opportunities to undergraduates. |
American Jiu Jitsu at MIT | Practice the Japanese art of Jiu Jitsu where physical strength is not a factor. |
American Medical Students Association | A group for students interested in the medical field as a future career. |
American Nuclear Society | ANS is the MIT Student Section of the American Nuclear Society |
American Red Cross Team And Network of MIT | MIT chapter of the American Red Cross MassBay |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers MIT Chapter | MIT ASME was established to promote interest in course 2, build a course 2 community, develop professional skills, and further career interests in the field. |
Amnesty International | Amnesty International strives to educate the MIT community about current human rights issues. We also engage in advocacy given when the occasion arises. |
Amphibious Achievement | Amphibious Achievement is a dual athletic and academic program targeted at urban Boston-Cambrige youth. Our goal is to promote "success in and out of the water" through a combination of aquatic instruction and college preparatory tutoring. The program is provided free of cost to all of our high school students. |
Anime Club, MIT | Increasing awareness and appreciation of Japanese animation and culture at the MIT community. |
Arab Student Organization | The MIT ASO aims to spread awareness about the Arab world in MIT campus. Our events include social, cultural and political events in MIT campus. |
Archery Club, MIT | We are a group of MIT affiliated people who enjoy the sport of Archery. Some people are interested in learning how to shoot, some just want to practice, others have higher aims of becoming competitive...and some just want to shoot stuff. No experience is required, just an interest in Archery. The club will provide the necessary equipment. Unfortunately, we are currently only able to accept MIT affiliates. |
Armenian Society, MIT | The MIT Armenian Society serves to: 1. Enhance interaction among Armenian students at MIT. 2. Promote the Armenian culture, history and heritage at MIT and other colleges in the area. 3. Establish cooperation between MIT community and the Armenian academic community in the Republic of Armenia and worldwide. 4. Maintain contact and ties with other Armenian Student Organizations, the Armenian community, and the Republic of Armenia. 5. Provide educational services to the Armenian community. |
Art Club, MIT | The purpose of the MIT Art Club is to promote the appreciation and practice of visual arts at MIT. We hope to provide an outlet for any student or member of the MIT community to express their creativity and explore the arts with other people who share this interest. We will run activities such as but not limited to: • Hosting 2 hour meetings every two weeks where members can meet to draw, paint, and work on art together • Inviting artists, lecturers, architects, and designers, whether permanent members of the MIT faculty or visiting presenters, to give lectures and presentations to the club • Studying art history and the works of other artists together. We will visit the Boston Museum of Fine Arts together and other exhibitions throughout Boston. • Selling our artworks or crafts to raise money for charitable groups on campus • Partnering with MIT educational organizations to offer art lessons to kids who might not otherwise have such exposure to art |
Art of Living at MIT | Focused on bringing yoga and meditation into students' lives. Through workshops led by trained teachers from the international non-profit organization, the Art of Living Foundation, we strive to help mediate anxiety and depression, so that students may realize the fullness of joy that's a rightful part of life. Even life at a place as intense as MIT can be. |
ASA DB Appreciation Society | Contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you'd be interested in helping with the ASA Database. We'd love to have help, and are happy to have just about any contributor who knows or is able to learn Python. (Knowing Django or being familiar with writing webapps is a plus.) |
Asha-MIT | Asha-MIT is the MIT chapter of Asha for Education, a global non-profit organization working with grassroots programs to help educate underprivileged children in India. |
Ashdown House | Ashdown House is a graduate residence and active community of MIT graduate students. Ever since it was founded in the 1930s, the dorm has actively promoted social interactions among its residents and has fostered a tight-knit community of students. The main people responsible for running the dorm are the Ashdown House Executive Committee (AHEC) and the team of officers who help with a myriad of community tasks and activities. |
ASHRAE MIT Student Chapter | ASHRAE MIT Student Chapter is the MIT student branch of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. This national organization is the leading provider of HVAC-related standards and handbooks for system design and operation. In addition, it sponsors research reports and projects and plays host to national and international conferences. |
Asian American Association | We, the MIT Asian American Association, are dedicated to the promotion of the Asian American experience by providing social, cultural, political, and educational events for the MIT community. |
Asian Baptist Student Koinonia | We meet every week on Friday's for a bible study. |
Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Graduate Division | Graduate student Bible study and fellowship |
Asian Christian Fellowship | A community inviting all to be engaged and transformed by Jesus to impact the campus and beyond. |
Asian Dance Team, MIT | MIT's one-and-only Asian dance team (MITADT) provides the MIT community with a taste of East Asian culture via the medium of dance. We perform works from traditional Chinese, to contemporary lyrical, to Korean hiphop, to Japanese idol-dance, to aboriginal folk, and much more. |
Assassins' Guild, MIT | The MIT Assassins' guild is a Live-Action roleplaying society that runs several real-time, real-space roleplaying games every semester. We also run Patrol, a high-action game of dart gun combat every Saturday night at 8 pm in Building 36. |
Assistive Technology Club | The MIT AT Club creates assistive technology for people with disabilities |
Association of Indonesian Students | The Association of Indonesian Students aims at strengthening relation among Indonesian students studying at MIT, and between MIT communities in general. |
Association of Puerto Rican Students | We represent the Puerto Rican community at MIT |
Association of Student Activities | The Association of Student Activities (ASA) is a joint committee of both the Undergraduate Association (UA) and the Graduate Student Council (GSC). The ASA Executive Board advocates on behalf of student groups to gain resources for student groups' benefit, allocates resources among student groups, and arbitrates among student groups and any other involved parties. In general, the ASA oversees student group activity and is the governing body of students groups on the MIT campus. |
Association of Taiwanese Students, MIT | The Association of Taiwanese Students consists primarily of undergraduate students with an interest in Taiwanese culture. For many of its members, ATS is a place to make friends with people of different backgrounds, who yet still share the common interest in learning about Taiwanese and Chinese traditions, food, and activities. Members need not be Taiwanese or Chinese to join, as we welcome members of all ethnicities. Popular events include Strait to Taiwan and Nightmarket; other events range from pastry sales to DDR Tournaments. We have fun in many ways from playing mahjong and making crafts to chugging boba and eating pastries. |
Asymptones | Asymptones is an a capella group that mainly arranges and sings various nerdy and classic songs. We are a low-time-commitment group that makes 3 main performances every year: GBIS, SGBIS, and spring concert. |
Badminton Club, MIT | To organize badminton activities for the MIT community. |
Baha'i Association, MIT | The Baha'i Association at MIT is an organization whose membership is open to all students and faculty at MIT. The Baha'i Association's main activities involve fellowship and the organization of events that are in line with the teachings of the Baha'i Faith, which is a world religion founded by Baha'u'llah (1817-1892). In the past, we've collaborated with student groups on campus with similar goals. |
Ballroom Dance Club | The MIT Ballroom Dance Club teaches a variety of ballroom dance styles throughout the year. Our instructors include professional dancers and advanced members of the MIT Ballroom Dance Team. Our goal is to help people interested in ballroom dance to feel comfortable on the social dance floor. |
Ballroom Dance Team, MIT | Competitive Intercollegiate Ballroom Dance Team |
Bangladeshi Students | The Bangladeshi Students Association at MIT (MIT-BSA) provides an opportunity for MIT students from Bangladesh to connect and enhance their sense of community at MIT. Through organizing various, regular cultural events, the MIT-BSA not only creates a setting for social interaction and networking, but also serves to enrich the cultural diversiry experienced by the broader MIT community. |
Baptist Student Fellowship | Christian students gathering to know Christ and make him known. |
Battlecode 6.370 | Battlecode is an annual software programming competition. Every IAP, competitors rally in groups of 1-4 and create an AI that faces off against other teams' AIs. |
Belgians@MIT | The Club has as its goal to bring together all Belgians and friends on the Harvard and MIT campuses and beyond, both through the organization of social and professional activities. |
Best Buddies, MIT | Best Buddies is an international organization dedicated to improving the lives for those diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We pair students in a one-to-one friendship with our host site members. |
Bhangra Club, MIT | We are a group of individuals from MIT who love bhangra and are dedicated to exhibiting the energy and excitement that comes with it! As the first Bhangra Team to emerge in Boston in 1991, we have grown enormously while adhering to our mission of exposing the community to bhangra traditions and culture. Though the composition of our team changes every year as seniors graduate and new people come to MIT, we still have at our core the philosophy of spreading and sharing the bhangra lifestyle. |
BigDataExplorers@MIT | BigDataExplorers@MIT is MIT's first student organization dedicated to Big Data. The goal of BigDataExplorers@MIT is to create for its members and the MIT community at large a platform to enhance the understanding of various aspects of big data, explore its applications in a variety of fields and network with other big data experts and enthusiasts |
Biological Engineering - Biomedical Engineering Society | Gateway to research, employment, and academic opportunities in biological and biomedical engineering |
Biological Engineering Student Board | Course 20 Graduate Student Board. |
Biology Undergraduate Students Association | The Biology Undergraduate Students Association (BUSA) serves all MIT students with an interest in biology. BUSA helps to broaden the biology undergraduate experience through both social and academic activities. BUSA also provides resources and support for biology students. |
Black Graduate Student Association | The goals of the Black Graduate Student Association at MIT are: 1. To promote the cohesiveness and academic success of African, African American and Afro Caribbean graduate students at MIT. 2. To encourage community involvement and service. 3. To stimulate and encourage political and economic self determination among the membership. |
Black Students' Union | The mission of this organization is to provide support for Black students and to promote social interactions between students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The organization shall also aid in efforts to improve the welfare of the Black community at MIT. |
Black Women's Alliance | Why We're Here -To provide a forum to address the needs and concerns of Black women undergraduate students at MIT -To promote the awareness of Black women's issues in the MIT community through activities designed to increase the visibility of Black women on campus -To encourage interaction with other campus groups -To encourage the scholarship of Black women at MIT -To promote activism, unity, friendship, and community |
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Society | The purpose of BCSS is to disseminate information and act as a resource for course 9 undergraduates. We aim to provide information about graduate school, career opportunities, and classes and requirements, in addition to promoting speakers and conferences that may be of interest to Course 9 undergraduates. We also aim to unite the Brain and Cognitive Sciences community at MIT by encouraging more interaction between undergraduates and faculty, as well as among undergraduates in the department themselves. In general, we work to improve the undergraduate experience in Course 9. |
Brain Trust | MIT BrainTrust is a student-run service organization through which MIT students learn more about cognitive and neurological issues by interacting with community members with brain injuries or neurological diseases. We also seek to raise awareness about current issues in neuroscience within the MIT community by hosting semi-annual lectures. |
Broader Impacts Group | The purpose of this group is to provide resources that support graduate students in learning how to communicate science and research effectively. This group will provide opportunities for practical experience in communicating science. These activities may fulfill or support the fulfillment of the broader impacts requirements of NSF. |
Buddhist Students Club | The MIT Buddhist Students Clubs hosts a variety of events and dinners across the semesters. Events include special speakers, meditation retreats, and dinners. Join the mailing list if you would like to find out more about these events. |
Bulgarian Club at MIT | The purpose of the Bulgarian Club at MIT is to promote the culture, history, and traditions of Bulgaria. If you are wondering what banitsa is, where the yogurt really comes from or you want to dance traditional Bulgarian folk dances and celebrate our national holidays with us, then this club is for you. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bulgarian-Club-at-MIT/107121886059631 |
Camp Kesem MIT | Camp Kesem MIT is a student group dedicated to organizing a one-week, all-expenses-paid, fun camp experience for kids whose parents have been affected by cancer. |
Campus Crusade for Christ | We are a caring community passionate about connecting students with Jesus. |
Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, MIT | To fill the cavernous maw of the Great Cthulhu, via finding Him new followers and spreading the word of His coming. |
Campus Evangelistic Fellowship, MIT | MIT Campus Evangelistic Fellowship (MITCEF) emerged as a Christian group on MIT campus mainly composed of Chinese students and scholars who were Christian or were interested to explore the Christian faith and Christian culture. |
Campus HOPE | Campus HOPE is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian group focused on helping members develop a closer relationship with Christ through weekly Bible studies and intellectually challenging conversations. Campus HOPE seeks to foster a safe space where students can fellowship and create authentic relationships with one another. Lastly, Campus HOPE desires to raise interest in community service among MIT students through various forms of outreach. |
Campus Initiative for Torah Education | |
Canadians Club | A group of Canadians that gather on campus for a variety of activities, often surrounding canadian past-times or foods. Favourite events include hockey game screenings, poutine night, and canadian dessert night. |
Career Fair Committee | Organize the MIT Career Fair for the Senior Class, GSC, and SWE |
Caribbean-Club | The mission of the MIT Caribbean Club is to promote Caribbean culture and awareness of Caribbean affairs to the MIT and greater global community. The Caribbean Club shall be active in organizing activities and events aimed at fostering interaction amongst people of Caribbean descent and others interested in Caribbean culture. The Caribbean Club shall also engage in identifying, promoting, and creating programs that will contribute to the progress and development of the Caribbean and its Diaspora. |
Casino Rueda Group, MIT | The Casino Rueda Group promotes, instructs, and performs in the different Salsa dance styles, particularly the Casino Rueda style. |
Caving Club, MIT | MIT club that explores caves, canyons, and waterfalls. |
Centrifugues, MIT | We perform mashups of pop, rock, and R&B songs, and our primary instrument is the human voice. |
Challah for Hunger | Challah for Hunger is a national non-profit club with chapters all over the US that bakes and sells challah, a type of bread, to raise funds for genocide relief in Darfur through the American Jewish World Service's Sudan Relief and Advocacy Fund. |
Chamak | Chamak is MIT's South Asian fusion dance team, dedicated to exploring inventiveness and creativity in combining the styles of Western and Eastern dance elements. |
Cheerleading, MIT | Cheerleading squad for MIT. Competes and cheers for basketball, football, and other non-profit events and ceremonies. |
Chemistry Graduate Student Committee | The Chemistry Graduate Student Committee (CGSC) is an organization of MIT students who advocate for chemistry graduate student rights and interests. CGSC organizes periodic forums for graduate students and postdocs in the department to discuss a wide range of topics including academic program concerns, laboratory issues, and aspects of graduate student life. These meetings are designed to gauge student opinion and brainstorm new ideas on these and related topics. Committee members meet regularly with the Department Head and Associate Head to provide feedback to the faculty and Chemistry Department administration on the concerns of graduate students and postdocs. In addition, CGSC sponsors extracurricular events like monthly TGIFs, a summer barbecue, a Boston Harbor boat cruise, and intramural sports teams. CGSC members also represent the chemistry department at the institute level through involvement with the MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC). |
Chess Club | We meet weekly to play chess and analyze our games. A couple times per semester, we run a tournament or play a match against another school. We also occasionally attend tournaments run by other chess clubs in the Boston area. |
Chile, MIT | Fostering knowledge transfer in Design and Technology between MIT and Chile |
China Care at MIT | MIT China Care is a student run club at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as a recognized China Care Club under the national China Care Foundation, Inc. (www.chinacare.org) Founded in 2007, our club's goal is to help Chinese orphans and adopted children in need. We hope to create opportunities for MIT students to make a difference locally, through our playgroup program, and globally, through fundraisers for surgeries that save and improve the lives of Chinese orphans. Throughout the year we organize fundraisers to finance surgeries for Chinese orphans in China. These children in need are listed on the China Care Foundation's How You Can Help page. During our "Chinese Culture Playgroup Days", adopted Chinese orphans and their families from around the Boston and Cambridge area to experience different aspects of Chinese culture. We build and strengthen the bonds between adopted Chinese children and their birth country by teaching them about Chinese culture, while fostering a sense of community among their adoptive families and offering support. |
China Crossroads | China Crossroads serves as a platform for the MIT community at large to exchange perspectives and bridge gaps in understanding China's development; promotes critical and creative thinking toward mutual prosperity of China and the world; and builds trustworthy friendship among MIT students who care about the future development of China. |
China Development Initiative | China Development Initiative (CDI) is a student-run organization that is focused on providing sustainable programs related to China's development for MIT students. The goal of CDI is to provide MIT students with more opportunities to learn about China's development. Some of the events that CDI organizes include the China in Development Conference, the China Service Leadership Program, and the China in Development lecture series. CDI was founded in October 2007 by MIT students who are very passionate about learning more about China's development. Since its founding, CDI has created various programs and established solid relationships with various China-related organizations from top institutions in both the United States and China. |
China Energy and Environment Research Group | We are a group of student who have joint interest in China Energy and Environment issues. We are mainly active in academia, together with a board connection with industry partners from both US and China |
Chinese Association of Science and Technology | Academic related activities |
Chinese Choral Society | MIT Chinese Choral Society (CCCS) was founded in 1992 by a group of students and scholars at MIT who share a common interest in choral music as well as the Chinese culture and tradition. Through our weekly practices and frequent social functions, our members have developed close friendships and bonds which have matured each of our lives. |
Chinese Ensemble, MIT | MIT Chinese Ensemble was founded to allow interested students to learn about traditional Chinese music as well as play traditional instruments. We have two annual concerts as well as perform at a variety of cultural events. Currently, members play the erhu (2 stringed violin), the pipa (pear shaped lute), the dizi (Chinese flute), and the yangqin. |
Chinese Student and Scholar Association | MIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association (MIT CSSA) is an official MIT-recognized non-profit organization. The main mission of our organization is to serve the needs of our members, spread Chinese culture, and facilitate communication within the large Chinese community both on and off MIT campus. |
Chinese Students Club | Founded in 1916, the MIT Chinese Students Club is the oldest student run cultural organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. By regularly hosting events that are open to students of many schools and all ethnicities, we spread the cultures and traditions of China throughout MIT, Boston, and beyond. We host and co-host many grand events on and off campus like Far East Movement, Wongfu Productions, and New Years Banquets. |
Chorallaries of MIT, The | The Chorallaries of MIT are MIT's oldest co-ed a cappella group. |
Christians on Campus | A club where Christians may come together, read the Bible, learn about Christ, and mutually encourage one another to continue in the Christian life, and a place where those who aren't Christians but are interested may find Christ. |
Class of 2013 | The Class Council serves to promote class unity and pride by coordinating class events, subsidizing apparel, and being an interface for the class. |
Class of 2014 | Members of the MIT Class of 2014, headed by the elected Class Council |
Class of 2015 | This group is the class council for MIT's 2015 class council. We plan class unity events and studybreaks for the sophomore class. Please reach out to us if you have any inquires about joint events/partnerships that would reach out to and benefit the sophomore class. |
Class of 2016 | The MIT Class of 2016, lead by the elected Class Council |
Clean Energy Prize, MIT | The MIT Clean Energy Prize is the world's premier student competition for early-stage energy ventures with the potential to catalyze a new generation of clean energy solutions. The MIT CEP endeavors to inspire and train entrepreneurs to build companies that will significantly accelerate the pace of energy innovation. The competition offers a low-risk, high-reward environment for student entrepreneurs to develop business ideas with the aid of expert mentorship and insightful judging feedback, while gaining exposure to some of the biggest thinkers in the clean energy space. |
Club of Undergraduate Chinese Nationals | CUCN is dedicated to improve the well-being of Chinese undergraduates in MIT and to bring Chinese cultural and academic events to campus. It also works to build a closer bond between the general student body and China through knowledge and connection of its members. |
Club Sports Council | The Club Sports Council oversees MIT's student-run club sports. |
Club Tennis, MIT | MIT Club Tennis will be a level of competitiveness that is intermediate between MIT's pre-existing NCAA Varsity Athletics and the Intramural Tennis League so that those who are still interested in playing lower commitment but high level tennis have a venue of doing so. We are part of the co-ed Tennis On Campus League and mainly compete against the 32 other schools in the New England area. |
Clubchem | Undergraduate Club for Chemistry majors. Sponsors study breaks with faculty and community outreach Magic Shows. |
College Republican Club, MIT | The purpose of the MIT College Republican Club is to cultivate the intellect and support the interests of MIT students through debate and discussion as to how the Republican Party can be the party of innovation, advanced technology, and entrepreneurial investment. It provides an on-going opportunity for MIT students who share similar values and views to gather for deeper investigation of the most pressing issues on the local, state, national, and global stage. Its willingness to gain insight into opposing points of view is exemplified in its invitations to a diverse roster of speakers. Through special events and forums, which any member of the MIT community may attend, the Club fosters political involvement and activism. |
Colleges Against Cancer, MIT | We are a student organization affiliated with the American Cancer Society. We organize MIT's annual Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that honors cancer survivors. In addition, we also participate in a variety of cancer outreach and advocacy events, as well as events to honor and support those currently fighting cancer and survivors. |
Colombian Association of MIT | We are a student association where Colombian students and other students interested in the Colombian and Latin-American culture get together on a regular basis. We have academic events with Colombian thought leaders such as ministers, ambassadors, colombian corporate leaders, among others, to discuss different topics relevant to both Colombia and students who want to have an impact in Colombia. We also plan many social events such as dance parties, dinners, and outings around New England where students get together and have lots of fun while they learn more about the Colombian and Latin-American cultures. |
Computer Science and Molecular Biology Student Society | The 6-7 Society aims to bring together students in the new Computer Science and Molecular Biology Society, as well as students interested in bioinformatics, computational biology, and related fields. The Society holds social events, provides a website for relevant resources, and organizes student-faculty lunches and meetings. |
Concert Band | The MIT Concert Band was founded by students in the fall of 1948 and was directed for fifty-one years by Conductor Laureate John D. Corley. Mr. Corley made the band widely known for its performance and commissioning of original compositions for winds. In December of 1953, the MIT Concert Band became one of the first ensembles to devote itself entirely to original works for winds in the belief that the wind band is an important and unique means of musical expression and that its repertoire is deserving of performance. In addition to performing works of well-known twentieth-century composers such as Hindemith, Copland, and Schoenberg, the Band has commissioned over 60 pieces for this unique musical genre. |
Concert Choir Students | The MIT Concert Choir is a choral group open by audition to undergraduate students. As MIT's largest student chorus, the Concert Choir performs major works from the standard repertoire each semester, as well as a variety of shorter and lesser-known pieces. Often featuring the finest guest soloists along with student soloists, the student singers of the group regularly expose the MIT community to a wide range of choral music literature. |
Constructs Dance Crew | Our group goal is to make the stand-up urban dance styles, such as popping, locking, whaacking, housing, and krumping available to the MIT community. |
Consulting Club at MIT | Our mission is to ease the transition from graduate student life to a successful consulting career. |
Cosplay Club, MIT | The MIT Cosplay Club is a community for students who are interested in cosplay, costuming and/or related arts such as sewing/crafting. |
Cricket Club, MIT | The purpose of the MIT Cricket Club is to establish a systematic structure and platform to enable the large number of cricket enthusiasts in MIT's student and staff population to play the game throughout the year. In addition, it is to facilitate enthusiasts in their goals to hone their cricketing skills via training. Finally, it is to spread awareness about cricket and involve those members of the community who are interested but new to the game. |
Cross Products | Christian co-ed a cappella vocal group |
CSAIL Student Social Committee | csail graduate student's group |
Curling Club, MIT | MIT Curling club is a student group that actively participates in the sport of curling. During the curling season (October-March), the club makes weekly trips to Broomstones Curling Club along with other Boston area schools such as BU and Harvard. Instructors are always on hand to teach those who may never have tried the game before. In addition to weekly trips, the club participates in several tournaments (bonspiels in curling lingo) each season. At least one event is right in Boston each year, however many of the bonspiels provided travel opportunities as a team to regional locations like Maine or Utica, and even further to Chicago (where MIT won the 2011 National College Curling championship). |
Cycling Club, MIT | Recreational and competitive bicycling (including NCCA road, cross, track, and mountain bike racing), bike advocacy and community outreach. |
DanceTroupe | Dance Troupe is the largest dance organization at MIT, with membership exceeding 100 students annually. We are a completely student-run group dedicated to a diverse group of dance styles, including hip-hop, jazz, modern, salsa, ballet, tap, and many more. The concerts we produce each semester rank among the most highly anticipated and well-attended events on campus. Membership is open to everyone, regardless of experience level. |
Debate Team, MIT | MIT Debate Team participates in American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA), a circuit which focuses on parliamentary debate. The group focuses on fostering speaking ability, presentations and public speaking skills. |
Design/Build/Fly | Design/Build/Fly is an AIAA competition in which teams of university students design and build a fixed-wing aircraft for three specific missions, and then fly it at the competition in April. |
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Dormitory Council | The Dormitory Council (DormCon) is MIT's student government body that represents all undergraduate dormitory residents. Representatives from each dormitory (usually the dorms' presidents) comprise DormCon and meet every two weeks to discuss and propose policies and programs that effect and benefit the entire dormitory system. Meetings are open to the general public; relevant student and administrative guests are invited regularly to discuss pertinent issues. DormCon exists to preserve and develop dormitory culture both individually and as a system. DormCon is the unified voice of opinions and concerns of dormitory residences; moreover, it works and strives to create a community where all undergraduate dormitory residents are comfortable and feel welcome. |
Dramashop | We are MIT's only co-curricular theater group! We are totally student-run but work with awesome faculty members to provide hands on education and experience for anyone interested in any aspect of theater, from acting to lighting, costuming, directing, etc. We put on theater from a variety of genres and are always looking for new people to work with! |
DUSP Student Council | The DUSP Student Council, or the DSC, is an organization representing the students of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. The DSC serves as the primary liaison between students, staff, and faculty, and works to improve student life within the department. |
DUSP Women | DUSP Women emerged out of a recognized need to address the lack of spaces to discuss gender, women and urban planning both in the classroom and out. With the support of faculty, staff and students, this group is a unique space to discuss how gender affects our personal and professional lives, as well as our academic interests. |
dynaMIT | A summer camp for low-income middle school students in the Boston area hosted at MIT. |
E33 Productions | Provider of Technical Theater Services to the MIT Community |
Eastgate Community Association | Eastgate graduate family dorm. The purpose of the ECA is to create events for the residents, and to advocate on their behalf. |
Economics and Talent Forum, MIT | MIT Economics and Talent Forum (MIT ETF), previously known as "MIT Talent Forum", was founded in 2001. It is a non-profit organization established by a group of dedicated and enthusiastic Asian students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and working professionals in Great Boston area. As the earliest non-profit organization interested in the research of economy of the Asia-Pacific region as well as talent exchange between the Asia-Pacific and U.S., MIT Economics and Talent Forum aims to • stimulating and fostering communication and collaboration between the Asia-Pacific region and US enterprises, government agencies, universities and research institutions. • serving overseas Asian students and professionals to communicate better with the Asia-Pacific and U.S. enterprises, government agencies and research institutions. • helping the growing enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region explore collaborations with MIT. Since founded in 2001, MIT Economics and Talent Forum has been assisting the enterprises and organizations in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific regions, as well as overseas Asian students and working professionals through hosting a series of annual conferences, career fairs, business visits, seminar series and consultant services. |
Edgerton House Association | housing for single grad students |
Educational Studies Program | We run educational programs for middle- and high-school students. |
Educational Technologies Group | The Academy of Courageous Minority Engineers (ACME) is a group designed to support minority graduate students. The purpose of ACME is to enhance the experience of minority graduate students by facilitating and supporting programming which ultimately leads to the completion of our respective graduate degrees. ACME traditionally holds the following two events: 1. Accountability Meetings: a weekly one hour meeting where we discuss research goals, preparation for qualifying exams, and more. 2. Lunch Series: Series of technical discussions where we discuss papers, research problems and results. Of course we will have food for every event! ACME welcomes all majors to join. |
Egyptian Association, MIT | To represent Egyptian culture and civilization on the MIT campus and the greater Boston area To create a social community for Egyptians at MIT and Boston To support the development of the Egyptian economy, technological industry, civil society and entrepreneurial spirit |
Electric Vehicle Team, MIT | The MIT Electric Vehicle Team (EVT) is a group of active undergraduate and graduate students at MIT who are dedicated to the research, design, and operation of electric vehicles (EVs). |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Students Association | Student group representing the interests of the graduate student population in Course 6. The mission of the GSA is to: 1. Promote social, professional and academic development; 2. Foster communication and interaction within the department; 3. Encourage a sense of common identity; 4. Facilitate outreach to the community at large. |
Electricity Student Research Group, MIT | MIT ESRG is a forum for graduate students who study electric power systems across different courses, divisions, and research centers at MIT and neighboring institutions to pursue interdisciplinary discussions and research-based collaborations. |
Electronic Dance Music Society | The purpose of the Electronic Dance Music Society (EDMS) is to promote values of the electronic dance music culture at MIT, foster love of electronic music, promulgate aural bliss, and effect genuine change in the world at large, using electronic dance music as a catalyst. |
Electronic Research Society | We build lots of stuff |
EMS, MIT | MIT-EMS operates the student-run ambulance on campus. We provide free BLS level care and can transport patients to MIT Medical as well as any of the hospital in the Boston/Cambridge area. We offer an EMT-B certification class every IAP as well. |
Energy Club, MIT | The MIT Energy Club is focused on the creation of a tight-knit energy community at MIT. The club holds weekly events, including document-based energy discussion groups and the MIT Energy Lecture Series, alongside signature events such as the annual MIT EnergyNight and the MIT Energy Conference. The club's emphasis is on building a community at MIT with a deeper understanding of global energy trends and challenges through open, fact-based discussion. |
Engineers Without Borders, MIT | MIT Engineers Without Borders engineers solutions for problems in the third world while providing opportunities for students (undergrads and grad students) to gain real engineering experience, leadership and project management skills, and learn about other cultures through research and travel. |
Entrepreneurs Club | The E-Club was formed in 1988 to serve MIT and Harvard students, faculty, staff, alumni and select professionals. Members represent a range of experience and backgrounds including business, engineering, arts and sciences. Many MIT and Harvard startups have recruited club members as $50K team members, co-founding partners, and equity-sharing employees. Primary Activities -Holding weekly club meetings and undergraduate seminars. -Organizing periodic IAP, Summer social/networking events. -Connecting through a low-volume (1-3 per week) email list. -Summarizing entrepreneurship-related activities in the area. Based around these, we provide practice sessions for presenters, networking opportunities for current and potential team members, market research, seed and other funding research and matchmaking, all the way through to conflict resolution (including negotiation and mediation) and post-mortems. We don't co-author or focus on business plans per-se, but we have a longstanding reputation for assisted hacking on details and introducing potential advisors, mentors and funders. |
Entrepreneurship Review, MIT | The MIT Entrepreneurship Review (MITER) is a student-run, online publication that examines the intersection of science, technology, and entrepreneurship. We are a group of undergraduates, masters students, PhDs, and alumni from MIT's schools of engineering, science, and business. We have a broad range of interests and expertise but share the same passion for entrepreneurship. We view MITER as "where Einstein meets Edison," or where "thinkers" meet "doers." Our goal is to bring cutting edge knowledge, innovative ideas and practical experience to entrepreneurs. As such, we publish a variety of technical, analytical, and inspirational articles including real-life stories and advice from entrepreneurs as well as the latest theories and innovation from MIT and the industry. |
Epsilon Theta | Epsilon Theta is a co-ed MIT fraternity made up of about twenty men and women. |
Equestrian Club | A competitive horseback riding team |
ESD Student Society | Intellectual and social community of peers in the Engineering Systems Division. |
Eta Kappa Nu | EECS Honor Society |
Ethiopian-Eritrean Students Association | The purpose of the MIT-EESA is to bring about awareness and understanding of Ethiopian culture to the MIT community, as well as to residents of Cambridge and Boston area. In addition, the group will strive to create a venue where Ethiopian/Eritrean students and those interested in Ethiopian/Eritrean culture can interact and learn from one another's experiences. |
European Club, MIT | MIT European Club is a social student club welcoming all MIT affiliates. |
Expediting Access to Standard Education | EASE is an MIT-student initiative founded with the primary aim of making basic education more accessible to underprivileged children in Africa. |
Falun Dafa Club | Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) is an advanced practice of Buddhist self-cultivation, founded by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the practice's master. It is a discipline in which "assimilation to the highest qualities of the universe—Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance)—is the foundation of practice. Practice is guided by these supreme qualities, and based on the very laws which underlie the development of the cosmos." MIT Falun Dafa Club holds weekly Falun Dafa group exercises and reading groups. |
Feminists@MIT | Feminists@MIT seeks to promote the equal status and opportunity of women across intersections of race, sexuality, sex, ability, gender expression, creed, class, or any other identity category seen fit by the club's members on the MIT campus and beyond. |
Fighting World Hunger, MIT | MIT Fighting World Hunger will consolidate MIT expertise and resources to develop and implement action agendas that focus on world hunger awareness, fundraising and academic initiatives; and to mobilize the student body in MIT to collaborate with local food banks and soup kitchens for volunteering activities. |
Figure Skating Club, MIT | Our club provides an enjoyable, sociable, supportive, and safe environment for figure skaters of all levels. Beginners are always welcome! Membership is open to all members of the MIT community. |
Filipino Students Association | We promote awareness and engagement in Filipino and Filipino-American culture, pride, and unity. |
Film Club | The MIT Film Club was established in 2011 as a group for people who enjoy watching movies. We invite you to come watch movies, talk about them, and enjoy yourself. |
Fixation, MIT | Fixation is MIT's debut contemporary dance group. Inspired by our love for dance, our goal is to bring exciting contemporary routines to the Boston dance community. We'll have you fixated. |
Floorball, MIT | MIT Floorball plays pickup games at least once a week at the MAC court. |
Flying Club, MIT | The mission of the MIT Flying Club is to motivate experience in flying by the MIT community. |
Folk Dance Club, MIT | International folk dancing on Sundays, Israeli dancing on Wednesdays, and Contra dancing on 2nd/4th Tuesdays. |
Food and Agriculture Collaborative, MIT | MIT Food and Agriculture Collaborative, brings together students – and other MIT community members – to educate, coordinate and support work in the areas of food and agriculture. |
Food Awareness Project | The purpose of the Food Awareness Project is to cultivate an understanding of food from the ground up. Education focuses on four integrated areas of food and society: sustainability, nutrition, food preparation, and food-based community. Ultimately, the group's goal is to promote enduring knowledge, enabling consumers to make informed food choices. |
Formula SAE Team, MIT | Student-run team that designs and manufactures a racecar for the Formula SAE international collegiate design competition. The team has produced eight internal combustion engine cars, and is currently working on its first electric car. |
Forum, The | Group for student-led discussions about politics, current events, and campus issues. |
Fossil Free MIT | A coalition of MIT community members who are concerned about future climate change. We know our institutions and our way of life to be leading us toward plummets in the quality of life, and we share the moral burden to maintain the Earth's habitability. With this in mind, the group has a future purpose of: to spark discussion on the issue of climate change, both on campus and beyond, with a focus on the impact of fossil fuels, which includes: how the climate of the planet is being effected by modern human activity, otherwise the science of climate change,the economical and political background behind the issues of climate change, how the Institute is directly involved with the energy industry, specifically those primarily dealing with fossil fuels, how the Institute will go forward with its wide range of relationships with the fossil fuel companies, to raise awareness of the consequences of climate change on our campus and promote actions to mitigate these effects, and to educate the MIT community on the benefits of environmentally good practices and political activism. |
Four Consulting | The purpose of Four Consulting is to enhance student-to-student leadership training through an organization that utilizes the talents of some of the most effective student leaders on campus and MIT resources to improve the overall quality of campus organizational leadership. |
Fuyun Chinese Comedy Club | The Fuyun Chinese Comedy Club is a group of young Chinese Xiangsheng comedians, mostly from MIT, who perform actively in the Great Boston Area. |
GaMIT | GaMIT is a student group for undergraduate and graduate students devoted to providing a safe space for the LBGTQ community at MIT. GaMIT is also devoted to creating a safer MIT for all students, regardless of actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. |
Gates Millenium Scholars Campus Based Program, MIT | The purpose of M.I.T. Gates Scholars is to build a campus-based community among Gates Millennium Scholars in order to maintain the retention rate for graduation. M.I.T. Gates Scholars functions upon seven main pillars: 1. To create a welcoming environment for freshmen scholars, where they can inquire upperclassmen scholars about the Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS) or about general college-related queries 2. To organize programs and workshops to assist GMS students with their academic studies and to prepare them for the professional world 3. To hold social networking events on-and-off-campus each quarter, where scholars can gather to form a sense of camaraderie 4. To give back to the community through service and outreach projects 5. To stay informed about the happenings within the GMS community at large (national level) and build connections with other scholars and alumni 6. To build relationships within the M.I.T. community by collaborating with faculty, staff, and other organizations 7. To further demonstrate leadership by upholding the GMS legacy of Rigor, Relevance, Relationships, and Responsibility. |
Gender Fluidity Group | The mission of the GFG is to educate ourselves and the MIT community about the meaning and impact of gender in our society. We see gender as a spectrum; analyze it through the lenses of media and science; and consider the intersections of gender with sex, sexuality, race and class. We value learning, activism, and debate, and welcome everyone who has questions and opinions about gender in our world. |
Gilbert and Sullivan Players | A student-run theater group dedicated to performing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. |
Glass Blowing Club, MIT | A group of glass blowing enthusiasts at MIT who further the involvement of undergraduates the MIT Glass Lab. |
Global China Connection, MIT | MIT Global China Connection seeks connect MIT students with professional and educational opportunities in Greater China. As a branch of our national organization, we seek to educate our members on prevalent global issues involving China, as well as on pursuing a career in Asia. We accomplish these goals through corporate events, educational series, interactions with faculty, delegation exchanges, and mentorship. |
Global Poverty Initiative | Global Poverty Initiative is an organization dedicated to eliminating poverty around the world. Our goals are: -To instill awareness about global poverty issues -To teach about the factors that play into the poverty cycle, including the role of the international community in economic collapse -To engage students in creative and in-depth thinking about the problems and potential solutions for poverty -To connect our peers into networks that work towards the goals of poverty relief We work to accomplish these goals with our three teams: Education, Outreach, and Action Teams. |
Global Startup Workshop, MIT | Organizing committee for a three day, international conference on entrepreneurship. The mission of the MIT GSW is to foster entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. Sponsored by MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship. |
Global Zero at MIT | Global Zero believes that to protect our children, our grandchildren, and our civilization from the threat of nuclear catastrophe, we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. Global Zero commits to working for a legally binding verifiable agreement including all nations, to eliminate nuclear weapons by a date certain. This Global Zero chapter recruits members seeking to carry out this objective. |
GlobeMed at MIT | GlobeMed at MIT promotes global health equity by connecting students with a unique partner organization devoted to improving the health of people living in poverty. GlobeMed at MIT further aims to advocate for global health and social justice by educating its members and the MIT community about the issues confronted by our partner organization, as well as current problems in the realm of global health and international aid. |
Go Club, MIT | We enjoy and study the deep game of go. We play and analyze games, and also study various aspects of play, while at same time enjoying a very leisurely and friendly atmosphere. |
Golf Club | Instructional Co-Ed golf club team. |
Gospel Choir, MIT | Singing group which spreads the Gospel and its love for Jesus through song. |
Graduate Association of Aeronautics & Astronautics | The Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (GA3) represents current graduate students within the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at MIT. Our goal is to organize social and professional activities which strengthen and enrich the community within the department, and to help publicize various research activities within the department. We organize social hours, host talks by guest speakers and students, and help communicate with the department and the Graduate Student Council. |
Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineers | The Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineers (GAME) represents current graduate students within the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. Our goal is to organize social and professional activities which strengthen and enrich the MechE community, and to help publicize various research activities within the department. We organize social hours, host talks by guest speakers and students, and help communicate with the department and the Graduate Student Council. |
Graduate Christian Fellowship | a group of Christians who desire to know, love and obey God better, and to reflect the love and presence of Jesus Christ. |
Graduate Economics Association | Representative and social group for graduate economics students. |
Graduate Hillel | Provides Jewish activities for graduate students |
Graduate Materials Council | Student council to organize academic, social and outreach events for current and incoming students and post doctoral associates in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and facilitate interaction with other departments, faculty and alumni. |
Graduate Soccer Club | The Graduate Soccer Club is a club sport offering soccer at a more competitive level than the intramural leagues. |
Graduate Student Council | The GSC General Council is the representative body of graduate students at MIT and meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30PM. The GSC is led by the Executive Committee and has various committees and boards to address graduate student issues |
Graduate Women at MIT | GWAMIT is a student-led, Institute-wide graduate women's group with the mission to promote the personal and professional development of MIT's graduate women. |
Graduate Women of Course 6 | GW6 is a student group for female graduate students of course 6 EECS at MIT. We organize activities to develop mentorships, friendships and to have fun! |
Greek Intervarsity, MIT | MIT Greek InterVarsity is a community seeking transformation as we investigate Jesus Christ alongside our brothers and sisters. We are an affiliate ofInterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA, specifically for fraternity and sorority members. Our hope is to discover and explore spirituality in the Greek system through a real relationship with the living God. By focusing on the core values of the Greek system, brothers from different fraternities and sisters from different sororities can find common ground and grow in community with one another. We pray not just for the edification of individuals, but also for stronger community in each chapter house and within the Greek system. In addition to weekly small groups, prayer, and chapter-specific discussions, we gather together monthly to meet new people from different chapters, connect to God, and share a vision of the work God is doing and will continue to do in the MIT Greek system. Together we ask who God is and why that matters. |
Guild of Bellringers | Change ringing on hand and tower bells, and tune ringing |
GYA@MIT | With the fast development of modern societies, we realize that there is an imbalance between the development of science, health and civilization. Therefore, we want to organize the GYA@MIT (Global Youth Alliances for Science, Health and Civilization) to incorporate the best resources and connect the best minds for a community of future leaders with a sense of a balanced development of science health and civilization. We will create social impact by innovatively educating the youth and cultivate their ability to think critically, act collaboratively, and lead with purpose and responsibility. |
Habitat for Humanity | Building homes for low-income families, holding awareness and fundraising events on campus |
Hackers Without Borders | Hackers Without Borders brings together MIT students and non-profits to build open-source software and data science solutions to development problems. |
Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament | The purpose of the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament is to run two annual high school math contests. The group organizes the logistics and writes the math problems for these tournaments: HMMT November and HMMT February. |
Hawaii Club, MIT | Spread Hawaiian culture to MIT community. |
Hellenic Students' Association | Welcome to the Hellenic Students' Association of MIT The Hellenic Students' Association (HSA) of MIT is comprised of approximately 100 members, all of which are MIT students of Greek or Cypriot origin. The main goal of the association is to promote fellowship among members of the Greek/Cypriot student community by organizing cultural, social and educational activities. Furthermore, the HSA welcomes and helps out the newly admitted students and serves as the representative of the Greek/Cypriot student body of MIT as a whole. |
Heritage Foods Society | The purpose of the Heritage Foods Society is to enable the MIT community to explore heritage methods of food production and preservation, from meat smoking to vegetable fermentation. Through this exploration, we expect to enhance the social experience of the MIT community through communal food preparation and consumption as well as develop the culinary skills and knowledge overall. We'd like to enable our members to do their own culinary experimentation by providing access to a number of specialty tools and gear required for some food prep. |
Hillel, MIT | A resource for Jewish Student life on campus through social, religious and educational programming. |
Hindu Students Council | MIT Hindu Students Council supports the Hindu religious community at MIT with religious and cultural events. |
Hobby Shop Club, MIT | The purpose of the MIT Hobby Shop Club (MIT-HSC) is to provide an environment that fosters a community of students who enjoy working on projects in their free time with the goals of uniting this community through their common interest and providing a time and place in which to work and share design and fabrication knowledge. The MIT-HSC will provide members the opportunity for learning and teaching manufacturing and shop maintenance skills. The officers will take the lead in the instruction and guidance of new members in the proper use and maintenance of the tools and machines in the Shop. Members of MIT HSC under the direction of the Hobby Shop Director and the Hobby Shop Committee will work to improve and promote the Hobby Shop throughout the MIT community and beyond with specific job of maintaining its webpage. More senior members, as they develop a broader range of skills, will be given the opportunity by the Hobby Shop Director to supervise other Hobby Shop Club members using the Shop. |
Hong Kong Student Society | Hong Kong Student Society aims at providing a social network for MIT students associated with and interested in Hong Kong and more generally Chinese culture. |
HST Student Community | The HST student community is a group of students interested in the intersection of science, engineering, and medicine. The group is primarily graduate and medical students in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology and we welcome all those interested in the research and clinical practice at the interface of medicine and engineering. The main purpose of the group is to encourage a sense of community within HST, to provide a formal means of communication among graduate students, medical students and the HST Administration, to ensure student representation within the HST, Harvard, and MIT communities, and to build a social community of medical engineers and medical scientists within MIT and Harvard. |
Hungarian Student Association | We are organizing traditional Hungarian events, informal gatherings, movie nights, dinners, Hungarian theater. |
IAP Web Programming Competition | HTML, DOM, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, JSON, and AJAX. 6.470 teaches all these and more, in-depth and hands-on. Lectures cover all the key topics and technologies. Teams of 1-3 compete to build database-backed web sites; the sites will be judged by a panel of experts, and winners announced at an awards ceremony and demo at the end of IAP, with $30K in prizes! |
iHouse | International Development House: a living-learning community of 21 MIT undergraduates who are passionate about international development. |
Illusionists, MIT | A group for MIT Magicians to share ideas and perform together. |
Imobilare | MIT's premier breakdance group. |
Informs, MIT | The Informs club at MIT is a social club that brings together graduate students from the Operations Research and Operations Management communities. |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Chapter, MIT | IHI chapter at MIT plans to increase health awareness in hospitals to the MIT community. Main goal is to better educate the younger population about healthcare (preventive care) in general so they can take care of themselves and the elderly loved ones around them. We plan to invite speakers from the IHI-institute to help us understand the process of care in hospitals and how we can prevent ourselves and our loved ones and potentially the whole MIT community from ending up in hospitals. |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers | The ACM/IEEE is a joint professional organization of the Association for Computing Machinery and Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers. |
Interfraternity Council | Governing organization for MIT's Fraternities |
International Development Club, MIT | MIT International Development Club (IDC) is an established student-run group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We deliver customized solutions and implementation assistance to ensure that our NGO partners attain greater efficiency and sustainability in their development efforts. |
International Shipping Club | A group to promote interest in the business of marine transportation. |
International Students Association | The international community at MIT comprises 8.26% of the student body. The International Student's Association at MIT works for and with MIT's international students, striving to promote cultural diversity on campus. We are currently registered under the Graduate Student Council (GSC) but our activities are intended for the undergraduate community as well. Although most of our members are international students, the ISA welcomes and encourages domestic students to join. |
Intervarsity, MIT | MIT-IV is a diverse community seeking to see lives transformed through experiencing Jesus. We welcome all to join us as we gather to have fun and seek truth in life while growing in deep relationships with one another and God to impact the campus and beyond. |
Investments Club | The Investments Club teaches students about investing through investor articles, talks by famous investors in the industry, and participation in investment competitions. |
Irish Association of MIT | Linking members of the MIT community from Ireland, of Irish descent, and with an interest in Ireland |
Israeli Association, The | We are all the Israelis in MIT. We are undergrads, grads, sloanies, PhDs, faculty, affiliates and family members. Recognized by the ASA, we are a part of the MIT community. Our main goal is to make us all feel at home. This means helping new students settle in, celebrate holidays the Israeli way, watching Israeli football and going to Israeli performances together. As we evolve, we are planning on connecting between graduating students and job openings back home, expand the connection between universities in Israel and MIT, and serve as the contact organization for any Israel related issues. |
Isshinryu Karate-do | We learn and practice Isshinryu karate-do on a weekly basis. Isshinryu is a style of karate that originated in Okinawa. Literally translated, the word Isshinryu means "The One-Heart Way." Karate-do signifies the practice of traditional Okinawan karate and the study of empty hand fighting focused on the development of one's character. |
Japanese Association | People who are interested in Japanese culture and are involved in organizing twice a year cultural event that we organize at Ashdown. |
Japanese Society of Undergraduates | The Japanese Society of Undergraduates is a society to increase awareness of Japanese life and culture among both Japanese and non-Japanese students at MIT, through food, music, and arts. |
Judo Club, MIT | We practice the martial art of judo, both recreationally and competitively.Playing at MIT since 1961. |
Kappa Alpha Theta | Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority |
Kendall Band Preservation Society | The Kendall Band Preservation Society is a group of MIT students and staff who work with the MBTA and artist Paul Matisse on the restoration of "The Kendall Band", a kinetic sculpture in the Kendall/MIT subway stop. |
Kendo Club, MIT | Japanese Fencing, compatible with Korean Kumdo fencing |
Kickboxing | A martial arts club that focuses on Kickboxing |
Kokikai, MIT | Kokikai Aikido MWF 7:15-9pm DuPont Wrestling Room Instructor: David Comi |
Komaza | Komaza is a unique student-run magazine featuring the international development experiences of MIT students. Our publication presents these stories with a bright design, an informal style, and ample amounts of eye-catching photos. We strive to present diverse content ranging from students' project details to their cultural experiences and ultimately to spread the word about what work is happening in this field, in a fun and easy-to-read format. |
Korean Graduate Students Association | KGSA is an association for korean graduate students, post-docs, professional students and researchers in MIT. |
Korean International Students Association | Non-political club to foster friendship and support among Korean international students and furthermore, between Korean students and the greater MIT community |
Korean Karate Club, MIT | Chung Do Kwan style taekwondo club. |
Korean Students Association | MIT KSA is a student organization interested in promoting Korean culture to MIT community. |
La Union Chicana por Aztl?n | Our organization, La Unión Chicana por Aztlán (LUChA), is dedicated to providing both cultural and academic support to students who identify in any way with Mexican American culture. We accomplish this mainly by building strong friendships, in the process of which we are able to benefit from academic review sessions put on by our cabezones, enchilada dinners prepared by our cocineros, parties partied by our safados, discussions organized by our politicos, performances put on by our artistas,conferences organized by our representantes and the list goes on.The diversity within LUChA reflects the fact that Chicano culture has evolved to include influences from just about every region of the U.S. and several regions beyond. You will also find similar variety in the views held among our members. Some may call for organized protest where others may prefer a more conservative approach. Some may believe that tamales will sell well when others want to go with mole. Some may prefer to focus on a conference while others may want to focus on our collective academic performance. Our different backgrounds naturally prompt differing responses in any given situation, but our common goals allow us to remain united and move forward. |
Laboratory for Chocolate Science | The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is a student club dedicated to the appreciation of our favorite substance in all its myriad forms. We host tastings, truffle-making seminars, lectures on fair trade, scientific demonstrations, and numerous other events involving the enjoyment of and indulgence in Theobroma cacao. In short, we're the only group on campus that orders more than 500lbs of chocolate a year. |
language@mit | language@MIT is a student group promoting communication and collaboration of students and faculty involved in language research across MIT's departments, labs and research groups. |
Latinos in Science & Engineering | Professional student chapter that promotes Latinos in the STEM fields. |
Latter-day Saint Student Association | The MIT Latter-day Saint Student Association (LDSSA) is a priesthood-directed organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) that seeks to meet the needs of individual college students. Some of the purposes of the LDSSA are to help Latter-day Saint college students stay closely affiliated with the Church, succeed in their studies, and achieve a balanced life while on campus; coordinate Church-related activities on campus; motivate students to become a powerful influence for good on their college campuses; and provide students with meaningful activities which are consistent with Church standards. |
Leadership Training Institute | The Leadership Training Institute is a student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aims to change the world by teaching leadership to underprivileged high school students in the Greater Boston area. We hold two annual sessions: a twelve-week Spring Session that runs from February to May, and a shorter Summer Session that runs from June to August. |
Lebanese Club at MIT, The | The Lebanese Club at MIT is an non-profit organizations that plays a role in uniting the Lebanese community across Boston and Cambridge. We hold cultural, social, and academic events that promotes Lebanese heritage, and culture. We also act to raise awareness on campus, and fundraise for charity organizations in Lebanon. |
Lecture Series Committee | Student run lectures and movies using 35mm, theater quality equipment |
LIFT, MIT. | LIFT was started to create awareness within the MIT community of the complex issues of poverty. We would like to create an MIT chapter of the national LIFT organization, which is dedicated to helping community members achieve economic stability and well-being. LIFT undergraduate volunteers navigate the local community resources system to expand opportunity for low-income individuals by working with them one-on-one to address their concerns: find jobs, secure stable housing, obtain childcare and health care, and even help manage through tough times by acquiring public benefits and tax credits. Starting an MIT group for this honorable cause is the first step towards providing MIT students with the opportunity to enhance their perspectives on these multi-faceted issues. Many MIT students are service-oriented, and we think joining this group would allow them to learn about their potential to improve people's lives as they help those around them in need. Members in this student group will have the opportunity to join the national organization. |
Lindy Hop Society, MIT | For the promotion of Lindy Hop and related dances |
Lion Dance Group, MIT | We perform traditional Chinese Lion Dancing at various celebratory events on and off campus, spreading Chinese culture throughout the community, especially during the time of Chinese New Year. |
Literary Society, MIT | The literary society hold bimonthly discussions on chosen by members, and fiction writing workshops. |
Live Music Connection, MIT | The Live Music Connection at MIT is focused on promoting musicianship on campus and supporting live music endeavors. |
Living Group Council | Body representing the 6 Independent Living Groups |
Logarhythms, MIT | MIT's all male a cappella group. Founded in 1949, the "Logs" sing a diverse repertoire from classic rock to current pop, and even a little R&B and rap. |
Lutheran Episcopal Ministry | The Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry explores the meaning of Christian faith in a modern context with the traditions of the Lutheran and Episcopal churches. |
Malaysian Students Association | MITMASA aims to promote Malaysian life and culture to the already varied MIT community. |
Marching Band | The MIT Marching Band is composed of students from a wide variety of backgrounds who enjoy having fun and performing music. We perform regularly at MIT home football games, basketball games, and other varsity sports from time to time. In addition to athletic events, we have performed at civic events such as the annual Cambridge Science Festival. |
Marine Robotics Team | The Marine Robotics Team is a academic team of students building robots for use in marine environments. We place an emphasis on imparting students with the necessarily skills to succeed in their marine robotic-related endeavors. |
Mechanical, Aerospace, Compsci, and Electrical Engineering Club, MIT | The purpose of MIT MACE,the organization, is to give students the opportunity and place to put into practice their engineering and business knowledge in an engineering team context. The organization provides an opportunity for students at MIT to create and develop a product and practice prototyping with a mixed discipline team of engineers. We believe that working on focused projects and bringing them from the conceptual stage to a finished working product is a useful learning experience for all engineers, and we extend projects past the development stages to market to allow our members to practice the commercial side of product development as well. The purpose of the organization is to help develop the skills and knowledge of our members to help them to become professional engineers and business leaders. |
MEDLIFE, MIT | We are the MIT chapter of the national MEDLIFE organization. MEDLIFE stands for Medicine, Education, and Development for Low Income Families Everywhere. |
Medlinks | The MedLinks program works to support MIT students in connecting to campus support resources, the policies and services of MIT Medical and determining when and how to seek medical attention. MedLinks is a residentially based peer health advocacy program that supports the health of students in their residences along with the wider MIT community through one-on-one interactions and via health promotion events. This program is sponsored and supported by Community Wellness at MIT Medical. MedLinks is comprised of student representatives (each one called "a MedLink"). Every dorm and many FSILGs have at least one resident who is a MedLink. In addition, MedLinks can make available single doses of common over-the-counter medications, provide disposable thermometers and have a variety of first aid supplies. Presently, there are 120 MedLink representatives located in a variety of campus and off-campus residences. |
Men's Gymnastics Club | Men's gymnastics |
Men's Ice Hockey Club | We are the Men's Ice Hockey Club and we compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). We welcome competitive undergraduate and graduate players; 5PM-7PM every weekday from Oct-March. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more info. |
Men's Rugby Football Club, MIT | Rugby |
Men's Ultimate Frisbee | College Ultimate Frisbee Team |
Men's Volleyball Club | The MIT men's Graduate Volleyball Club (GVC) is open to all members of the MIT community at any skill level. We compete at several levels in the local USAV Yankee Club league as well as at the Division 1 level in the New England Collegiate Volleyball League. We play approximately one tournament per month and have attended the USAV national tournament in past years. |
MentorConnection | MentorConnection is a group on campus dedicated to connecting MIT students to mentors, many of them MIT alumni. The group brings in speakers every other month to talk about an important current issue which their work addresses. |
Mes Latino | Organizes the campus-wide celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month called "Mes Latino". |
Mexican Student Association | MIT Mexican Students interested in promoting Mexican culture through academic, cultural and sporting events throughout the academic year. |
Middle East Education Through Technology | MEET (Middle East Education through Technology) is a program held in Jerusalem that works to bring together Israeli and Palestinian high school students by providing a rigorous program in computer science and business. The MEET student group organizes instructor recruitment for the summer program, provides training and preparation resources for the instructors, helps with tutoring and curriculum development during the school year, and organizes cultural awareness and dialogue events on campus. |
Mining, Oil and Gas Club | The objective of the Mining, Oil and Gas Club, hereinafter the "MOG Club", is to provide a forum for education on mining, oil and gas related issues by serving as facilitator for communication between the MIT community and the industry, public sector, NGOs and academics. To achieve this purpose the MOG Club will inform both students about current developments in the mining, oil and gas sectors by inviting industry experts, policy makers, academics and professionals from these areas to share their insight during club sponsored events. The MOG Club will also serve as a platform for discussions on all major drivers of the mining, oil and gas industries such as new technologies, public policy and regulation issues, mine safety, sustainability and the environment, etc. The main channels of diffusion will be Seminars, social functions, information database and an email distribution list. |
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MIT American Society of Precision Engineering | This is a student chapter of ASPE. The goal of this organization is to foster a community of students centered around the area of precision engineering. |
MIT Chapter of Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students | Mission Statement The mission of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (M.A.P.S.) shall be to address the needs of the minority pre-health students at M.I.T.M.A.P.S. intends to motivate, encourage and prepare pre-health students from a disadvantaged background, an underrepresented minority group or a medically underserved area to be competitive applicants for health professional schools through a sharing of knowledge, experience and mentorship. The chapter is dedicated to serving underserved communities through a variety of community service activities and volunteering and to improve minority matriculation into all professional health related programs. |
MIT Circle of Women | The purpose of MIT Circle of Women is to provide an opportunities for students interested in improving secondary school education access for girls around the world to pursue well-developed projects that promote social change at a grassroots level. The group's goal is two-fold. First it will raise awareness and support for these issues and Circle of Women efforts on MIT's campus by cultivating hands-on opportunities in organizational leadership, fundraising and project management. Second, it will collaborate with communities around the world to implement innovative and sustainable solutions to increase girls' secondary school education. |
MIT Fashion Club | The MIT Fashion Club brings together a diverse group of MIT women and men to discuss global fashion and emerging fashion trends. The club cultivates an interest in fashion from an historical and future trends perspective and explores and fosters a connection between fashion and its impact on society. A key component of the club is leveraging fashion to add value to improving the lives of those who are less fortunate. The MIT Fashion Club seamlessly illustrates that style and substance are not mutually exclusive, but rather key complements of each other. |
MIT UAV Team | We make flying robots. |
MIT UNESCO Club | . A UNESCO Club is an organization led by students with the aim to defend UNESCO values: Science, education and culture as a way to bring people together and help to build peace among nations. A UNESCO Club usually deals with different projects that are linked to these values. A UNESCO Club at MIT would be an opportunity to build a relationship between UNESCO and MIT. This also gives students yet another outlet from which to reach out to experts internationally. |
MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum | The MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (MIT-CHIEF) is an annual conference and high-profile platform for intellectual exchange, to foster deeper and broader collaborations between China and the United States in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The conference aims to bring together high-impact Keynote Speeches, Panel Discussions, a Business Plan Contest, and a Technology Exhibition geared toward hot topics in the development of entrepreneurship in China and the United States. |
MITALY - Italian Student Association | MITaly is the Italian Students' association at MIT. Our member body includes undergraduates, MBAs, Masters, PhDs, Professors, visiting academics, and professionals mainly from MIT as well as from the greater Boston area. Our officers are MIT students elected on a yearly basis. The association aims to promote Italian culture at MIT while reinforcing the network of its members within the bounds of the university and beyond. We also pursue initiatives that will allow those that are registered immediate access to professional, academic and cultural opportunities that are by definition restricted to select individuals. |
mitBEEF | We are a club focused on the techniques and methodologies of superior beef preparation, consumption, and education. |
MITea | A group of tea-drinking enthusiasts who enjoy getting together over tea and snacks for civilized conversation and who hope to encourage others to drink tea as a healthful social activity. |
MITeri | This is an MIT Nepali Student Association that aims to connect all Nepali students studying at MIT and share our 'Nepaliness' to MIT community. Through this association we discuss current issues of Nepal and brainstorm solutions using MIT resources. |
MITkablim | A safe place to encourage interaction between and enhance student life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and allies in the Jewish community at MIT. |
MITKNIT | MITKNIT is a community of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff who convene over a shared interest in fiber arts, whether it be knitting, crocheting, spinning, or fiber dieing. The group has organized charity events (collections) in the past, and exists to provide a support network for questions, sharing of ideas, and socializing. |
MITxplore | MITxplore is a math and science mentorship program for elementary school students in Cambridge, Boston and the greater Boston area. We are launching the program this year with a pilot semester at the Fletcher-Maynard Academy in Cambridge, to build and evaluate a sustainable program structure and identify the most effective mentorship methods. We will conduct one two-hour session per week, where the first hour will involve interactive demos relating mathematical concepts from the students' curriculum to the world around us and the second hour will be smaller-sized sessions for more individualized assistance. We hope to create a supportive community and an engaging environment to help students excel in class and, more generally, in STEM fields and get them excited about pursuing math, science and engineering in the future. |
Mobile Development Competition, MIT | 6.570 is MIT's first Mobile Development Competition. Teams of 2-3 students have 4 weeks to design and build a mobile application to make MIT's student life easier and more convenient. The first two weeks of the competition consist of lectures given both by students and leading industry experts, covering the basics of Android development, as well as other relevant concepts and tools, to help the participants build great apps. The contest culminates in a public presentation by all teams in front of a judging panel comprised of MIT faculty and professional developers. |
Mobin | The purpose of the Mobin student group is to promote understanding of Shia Islam. |
Mocha Moves Dance Squad | To promote hip hop culture and school spirit on campus through dance |
Model United Nations | Allows students to experience the UN system and promotes awareness of international issues. |
Movements in Time | Movements In Time Dance Company is an amateur dance group at MIT that was started to expose dancers within the MIT community to professional quality choreography. We practice a wide range of dance techniques, including ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, pointe and tap, and provide opportunities for anyone interested in dance to develop their abilities, regardless of skill level. |
Mujeres Latinas | The purpose of this organization is to seek social and professional advancement and cultural enrichment of Latinas in the MIT community and the BostonCambridge area, promote the success of individual Latinas by providing Latinas with support and guidance in their endeavors, and raise awareness among the MIT community about the issues affecting Latinas, including but not limited to racism and sexism. |
Muses, The MIT | MIT's only all female a cappella group. |
Musical Theatre Guild | MTG is a student group that produces 4 musicals a year. It is composed of MIT students and members of the MIT and Cambridge community. |
Muslim Students' Association | The Muslim Students' Association is a student run group consisting of both undergraduate and graduate students. As a group we aim to enhance the experience of all Muslim students at MIT by: helping those who are interested in their spiritual, social and academic development through our community, offering a support system for all Muslims students at MIT and striving to improve relations on and off campus between Muslims and Non-Muslims. |
Mystery Hunt, MIT | Mystery Hunt is MIT's annual IAP puzzle competition. |
National Society of Black Engineers | The Mission of NSBE is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community. |
National Society of Collegiate Scholars at MIT | The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization that recognizes and elevates high achievers. NSCS provides career and graduate school connections, leadership and service experiences, access to discounts and savings as well as $250,000 in scholarships annually. NSCS Members are deeply committed to service, integrity and scholarship and, as a result, are impacting their campus and local communities every day. |
Natya | Performing arts group for the Indian classical dance styles, namely Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Odissi, and others. |
Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women | NSUW establishes a network of women undergraduates, faculty, alumnae and professionals to empower women in their business endeavors and support them in the development of their careers. We support our members in their personal and professional pursuits during and after their years at MIT. |
New Economy @ MIT | The purpose of New Economy @ MIT of the group is to raise institutional awareness of and encourage discussions about new economic models and theories at MIT. We also seek to provide a forum for members to network and collaborate around related education, research and practice within and beyond the MIT community. |
NOBCChE-MIT | National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) is a professional student org that has partnership with the departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry to bring focus to students who major in fields that are heavily reliant in Chemical and Biological engineering and sciences and are looking to establish careers in academia, research, and industry in these fields. This includes courses 10, 5, 20, 7, 9, 3 and any students who are pre-med. Nobcche seeks to help students develop relationships with their professors by providing casual yet personal dinners with Professors. Nobcche helps all student networks by actively seeking both graduate and undergraduate students for its membership. Nobcche hosts several events to support students in after college endeavors including the Graduate School Workshop and How to Become a Professor. |
Number Six Club / Delta Psi | The Number Six Club (Number Six, No. 6), also known by its Greek letters, Delta Psi, is a nationally-affiliated coed fraternity, and one of MIT's six Independent Living Groups. Number Six is the Tau Chapter of St. Anthony Hall, also known as the Fraternity of Delta Psi. Number Six categorizes itself as a literary fraternity, which is a hybrid between a social residential fraternity — with emphasis on holding large social activities and parties — and a literary society. |
Ohms, MIT | MIT's premier and only South Asian A Cappella group. We bring the finest beats from the East and mix them with those of the West to bring a musical fusion unlike any other. |
Oori | Oori is MIT's traditional Korean drumming group. We practice Samulnori and Pungmul and perform at MIT events and in the Boston area. |
Optical Society of America, MIT Student Chapter of the | Student branch of the Optical Society of America, the main professional society in optics, at MIT. |
Organization of Serbian Students, MIT | The purpose of the Association is: a. To welcome and counsel all newly arrived Serbian students, and all others interested in joining the Organization. b. To promote fellowship, and cultural, social and educational activities among the members of the Serbian student community, as well as all the others interested in the Serbian culture and heritage. c. To present Serbian culture and heritage to the wider MIT community. d. To foster the development of ties between the Serbian students worldwide. |
OrigaMIT | MIT's origami club, which exists to promote, practice, and teach origami folding, analysis, and design. |
Orthodox Christian Fellowship | OCF is a group on campus where Orthodox Christians and those interested in Orthodoxy can come together to learn about the faith, discuss its teachings, and practice through worship and community service! We are very welcoming to any new members who are interested, so please join us at our next meeting! |
Outing Club, MIT | Provide members with the education and means to use, enjoy and explore the outdoors. |
Paksmit | To promote and create awareness about Pakistani culture through events and discussions, as well as providing a platform to network with MIT alumni and professionals in the Boston area. |
Palestine@MIT | Our group aims to raise the culture and political awareness about the Palestinian People on MIT Campus and the greater Boston Area. |
Panhellenic Association | MIT's Panhellenic Association serves as an umbrella group to unite all six of the lovely MIT sororities together. Representatives are elected from the Panhellenic community to serve on a variety of positions, from working on main Exec to the experiencing the exciting Junior Panhel opportunities. |
Persian Students Association | The Persian Students Association is a student organization whose objective is to sponsor Persian social and cultural activities and events, promote an understanding of Persian culture, help foster friendship among different cultural groups, and provide a source of union and support for the Persian community at MIT. |
Phi Delta Theta | Phi Delta Theta Fraternity |
Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity | Established October 16, 1903, Phi Kappa Sigma has had a long and storied history here at MIT. Despite the academic rigors of arguably the world's most prestigious technical institution, the brothers of Phi Kappa Sigma have not only endured, but have thrived, finding success both during their four years at the Institute and after graduation. We are very proud to be part of such a diverse band of brothers -- it's almost a guarantee that someone in the house shares your interests. The brothers of Skullhouse are varsity sportsmen, orchestral virtuosos, student government senators, weightlifters, Linux experts, and members of the Formula SAE team. Our members come from as far away as Ramallah and as close as Boston. Come be a part of the legendary Skulls. |
Physics Graduate Student Council | The goal of the Physics Graduate Student Council is to represent and advocate for the interests of the graduate students within the physics department. We also arrange social and academic events to build community within the department. |
Pi Beta Phi | The Mission of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women is to promote friendship, develop women of intellect and integrity, cultivate leadership potential and enrich lives through community service. |
Poker Club, MIT | The purpose of the this club is to create a community with like interests and also create a better understanding in the game of poker and its applications to trading. |
Pokerbots, MIT | The MIT Pokerbots Competition is a computerized poker tournament, where teams have 1 month to program a completely autonomous "pokerbot" to compete against other teams. |
Polish Club at MIT | Polish Club promotes Polish culture on MIT campus and helps Polish people get together and learn of each others existence on campus - it is just too easy to go through the studies without realizing that there is a couple more people from Poland here. |
Polymer Graduate Student Association | The purpose of PGSA is to facilitate social and academic interaction among students studying subjects related to polymer science. |
Pre-Law Society, MIT | The MIT Pre-Law Society endeavors to guide students through the process of applying to law school. The club aims to tell students what to expect, as well as provide advice and access to useful resources. Any MIT student who thinks they may potentially be interested in pursuing law in the future is welcome to join. We hope to encourage MIT students to apply to law school, and make sure they don't feel lost in the process! |
Preveterinary Society, MIT | An organization dedicated to bringing animal service and animal science career opportunities to the MIT community. |
Pro-Life, MIT | MIT Pro-life is for all MIT students, staff, and affiliated members that are interested in help raise awareness of pro-life issues and the ways in which people can become involved with the cause. |
Programming for Education and Advocacy of Cross-Cultural Exchange | The purpose of PEACE (Programming for Education and Advocacy of Cross-Cultural Exchange) is to encourage positive cross-cultural experiences, encourage meaningful discussion surrounding diversity, and promote an environment that welcomes open and honest discussion about as well as celebration of cultural differences and similarities. |
Protestant Student Community, MIT | The Protestant Student Community is an officially recognized student organization at MIT. Our purpose is to celebrate our Christian community by providing opportunities for worship, study, service, and fun. We are the official campus presence of the American Baptist Church, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ and we are also the home of many Christians without a denominational affiliation. Sunday morning Protestant worship at 11:00 a.m. in the MIT Chapel is one of many gathering times for the Protestant Student Community. Students are involved in all aspects of worship including musical accompaniment, choir, bible reading, and more. New ideas are encouraged and explored by the Protestant Student Community. We are a very diverse group of Christians gathered from around the world to share spiritual growth, explore friendships, and have fun together. We seek to be open minded and curious about the variety of beliefs in the group. Everyone is welcome. |
Purple | PEOPLE PROTECTING AND PROSELYTIZING PURPLE |
Qigong, MIT | The natural alignment process of Standing Post is second to none: The dynamic Practice cultivates wholesome power and physical equilibrium. The Mind and Breath methods cultivate Zheng Qi (true chi). Soft Qigong will transform not only your body but your entire way of life! The King of all Exercise, the Father of all Internal Kung Fu! |
Queers in the Built Environment | QuBE aims to highlight and create dialogue around the intersection of queer identity and the built environment though a variety of media including speakers, conferences, partnerships, publications, and social events. QuBE also serves to support and increase the visibility of queer students, faculty, and staff in the School of Architecture + Planning and the MIT community at large. |
Quest Scholars Network, MIT | MIT Quest Scholars is a chapter of the Quest Scholars Network. We uphold the purpose of striving to transcend the barriers created by socioeconomic obstacles through means of outreach, support, service and networking among the MIT Quest Scholars and other partner colleges within the Quest Scholars Network. Membership is open to any member of the MIT community, including but not limited to any students who was admitted to MIT through the QuestBridge program, both Matched and Regular Decision, as well as anyone interested in promoting equitable access to education. |
Quidditch Team, MIT | Our team plays the magical sport Quidditch from the Harry Potter book series. In addition to weekly practices, we compete with local colleges and universities. |
Quiz Bowl Team, MIT | Academic trivia team competition |
Radio Society W1MX, MIT | America's oldest college amateur radio club |
Rainbow Coffeehouse | We are a social organization whose mission is to provide a safe, friendly and fun environment for MIT's LBGT community. All events are free and open to MIT students, alumni, faculty, staff and their friends. Visitors from other colleges and universities are also welcome. We are sponsored by the MIT GSC (Graduate Student Council) and BGALA. We communicate with our members about upcoming events and general announcements via our mailing list. We offer an online subscription form for many MIT LBGT email-lists (including Rainbow Coffeehouse membership list) at: http://web.mit.edu/lbgt/subform.html |
Resonance of MIT, The | Resonance is a co-ed a cappella group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our mission: to explore the fine art of covering contemporary music hits of varying popularity armed only with our wits and a pitch pipe. Check us out at resonance.mit.edu! |
Ridonkulous, MIT | Originally founded in Spring 2005, Ridonkulous is a hip hop dance group whose goal is to bring MIT dance to other venues in the greater Boston area. Past performances include charity events, collegiate shows, and competitions such as Elements, Prelude, Main Event, and World of Dance! We have also hosted many workshops taught by top choreographers from ABDC and SYTYCD. Our mission is to have fun, dance, and show the world why we are so RIDONKULOUS! |
Rite, MIT Creative Writing Club | The MIT creative writing club hosts a variety of workshops and activities for all those interested in playing with words. |
Roadkill Buffet | MIT's premier improv troupe! |
Robotic Futbol Club | We build and maintain a fleet of lunch-box sized robots that play soccer. Almost every summer we travel to compete in an international competition. No experience is required, it's a learning experience for us all! |
Rocket Team | MIT Rocket Team, group dedicated to the design, construction and flight of high power rockets. |
ROCSA | This is a Taiwanese Student Association. We are a group of passionate students. We would like to invite all MIT students to join our traditional holidays through out the year. |
Romanian Student Association | To promote fellowship among members of the MIT community interested in the Romanian culture. |
Rowing Club, MIT | The MIT Rowing Club (MITRC) is a group of MIT graduate students, undergrads, post docs, staff, faculty, and other affiliates who sweep row on the Charles River. Our group has both recreational and competitive boats, and we run a novice program each summer and fall. We are always looking for new enthusiastic members! |
Rune | The MIT Journal of Arts and Letters |
Russian Connection | The MIT Russian Club supports the MIT community's exploration of Russia and neighboring countries. The club enriches MIT's cultural landscape and paves the way to connect technologies and businesses through its diverse offerings. Over years, we have developed from a social group to a platform that represents at MIT a variety of interests in culture and social entertainment, as well as opportunities in business and technology innovation. |
Sakata Afrique (MIT African Dance Group) | Sakata Afrique (MIT African Dance Group) introduces African Dance to the MIT community. It provides a platform where MIT students can discover and appreciate African Culture through music and dance. |
Samskritam | MIT Samskritam strives to teach Samskritam (aka Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language rich in literary, scientific and philosophical works) to the MIT community and help develop their Sanskrit speaking, reading and writing skills. Weekly classes at different levels would be conducted that would be free and open to all. Also, there would be workshops and lectures in relevant topics organized periodically. |
Sangam | Sangam is the association of Indian and Indian-origin students at MIT. Our primary aim is to preserve and promote Indian culture in the Greater Boston area, through a wide range of activities. Sangam means confluence, a meeting point of two or more rivers. This is the place where people from diverse parts of India merge into a single cohesive identity, halfway around the world. We do our best to make everyone feel at home. We celebrate the Indian independence day, festivals such as Diwali and have lots of group activities that allow you to mingle with fellow MIT affiliates. |
Scandinavian Society | The Scandinavian Society is a cultural group that allows people that identify themselves with Scandinavian culture and people interested in Scandinavian culture to come together and celebrate Scandinavian heritage, and learn more about Scandinavian countries. The society also aims to promote MIT in the Scandinavian countries. |
Science Counts! | The purpose of Science Counts! is to bring science education opportunities to all students and promote a love for science and passion for learning in children. It is the MIT Chapter of the national organisation Kids Are Scientists Too, Inc. |
Science Fiction Society, MIT | MITSFS runs the world's largest open-shelf library of science fiction and fantasy literature. |
Science Policy Initiative, MIT | The MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI) is a student group passionate about the role of science in society. We explore the policies governing research and innovation and learn about how science can inform policy. From regular on-campus lunch discussions to a trip to DC to meet with Members of Congress, we offer many ways for students to learn more about science policy and get involved. |
Scuba Club | The scuba club promotes scuba diving by the MIT community. |
Secular Society of MIT | SSOMIT serves as a unique opportunity for freethinkers to meet and learn from each other. Our meetings are open to anyone who would like to explore secular outlooks on life, or just wants to gain an understanding of our perspectives. |
Shakespeare Ensemble | Theatre ensemble focused on the Bard |
Shotokan Karate | We practice the traditional Japanese Martial art style of Shotokan Karate |
Sidney & Pacific Graduate Community | The Sidney Pacific Graduate Community is the house government as well as the group promoting residential events. |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon | Social Fraternity focused on service. |
Sigma Chi | The MIT chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. |
Sigma Kappa | Sigma Kappa Sorority--Theta Lambda Chapter |
Sigma Phi Epsilon | Established in 1948 as the "Pegis Club", Sigma Phi Epsilon at MIT (a.k.a. SigEp) is a fraternity built upon the ideals of life balance and leadership. Unlike other fraternities, SigEp is a non-pledging fraternity, meaning its new members do not undergo initiation and do not partake in an pledging period. Instead, members organize and participate in a leadership development program called the Balanced Man Program. The program is put in place to teach members leadership skills that would not be taught otherwise in the classroom, preparing the brothersfor life after MIT. Every year, SigEp holds the Balanced Man Scholarship, a scholarship that aims to recognize and award both incoming and current MIT students who exhibit balance in their everyday lives. |
Singapore Students Society | MITSSS organizes cultural and social events for Singaporeans and interested MIT students. |
Skateboarding Club, MIT | The Skateboard Club provides a community to share the passions and excitement of skate and longboarding to MIT and the surrounding community. Generally, the club promotes the sport across campus to provide guidance to newcomers as well as to provide a welcoming environment for skaters to discuss related topics, plan excursions, and share tools and tips to everything skating related. |
Skydiving Club, MIT | People passionate about Skydiving |
Sloan Business Club | Business organization for undergraduates. |
Smart Woman Securities | SWS aims to teach MIT students and associates about fundamental investing. It provides a ten week seminar program each fall to teach members finance fundamentals and continues their education through an on going investment research project. The club is a national organization present at many universities across the country, participating in national stock pitch competitions and programs including an annual trip to meet Warren Buffett. |
Snowriders, MIT | The mission of our club is to facilitate MIT community access to skiing and snowboarding recreational and social activities during the winter season. We organize regular bus trips up to mountains and use our funds to subsidize these trips for students. In addition, we hold regular socials to build a sense of community and at which officer elections are held. |
Society for Open Science | The MIT Society for Open Science is a student group dedicated to raising awareness for open science and open knowledge through events such as colloquium talks, conferences, local meet-ups in the Boston/Cambridge area, and hackathons. |
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | The MIT Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) was founded in Spring 2010 by two students who were passionate about helping Asian students advance their careers. MIT SASE holds campus events and an annual conference aimed at helping students develop meaningful relationships with professors at universities and industry professionals both domestically and internationally. The climb up the corporate ladder is hard, especially for Asians. Why is there such a disparity between the high percentage of Asians at top colleges and the low percentage of Asians in the executive levels of corporations? SASE aims to promote awareness of this issue and to instill skills that will break this bamboo ceiling. All ethnicities are welcome! |
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | Since our establishment, the MIT student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has matured from a small, devoted executive board in 1987 to the well-developed chapter of over fifty registered members that we are today. Our active members are committed to academic excellence, cultural diversity, professionalism, and community service. It is through their efforts that our chapter is one of the most prominent and recognized minority groups on the MIT campus. SHPE actively participates within MIT, providing the general MIT community as well as its members with opportunities for cultural awareness. Our members actively engage in diverse community service projects throughout the year. SHPE-MIT coordinates a variety of career and cultural development events such as resume workshops, graduate school information sessions, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) information sessions, and Finger Foods with the Faculty. These events help our students plan their next steps after graduation and provide useful information about programs and opportunities that will help their academic and career goals. Our events also give students the opportunity to network with administrators and faculty. The connections our members establish at Finger Foods with the faculty outside of class time may ultimately lead to valuable recommendations to summer programs or graduate schools. |
Society of Physics Students | Supporting and providing community for physics undergrads. |
Society of Political Science Students | Undergraduate Association of Political Students dedicated to furthering the study and appreciation of politics |
Society of Women Engineers | MIT SWE strives to: -educate members about career choices in engineering and promote community between professionals and students, including through alumni -inspire younger generations about engineering, encourage the notion of diversity in engineering, and determine and advocate for the needs of women engineers at MIT -build community at MIT SWE, bridge a relationship with local and national sections, and record and disseminate the culture, history, and events of MIT SWE |
Solar Electric Vehicle Team | We are a student engineering club that designs, builds, and races solar electric vehicles. The team draws on a broad range of technical knowledge encompassing all fields of engineering and science. All students are welcome to join! |
South Asian Association of Students | MIT's South Asian American Students (SAAS) club is one of the largest groups on campus, representing Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Nepalis, and other South Asians at MIT. SAAS is open to all students interested in getting a taste of South Asian culture. Our organization was founded with the purpose of celebrating the diversity of South Asian culture by providing students in America with the opportunity to learn about South Asian heritage. SAAS is committed to not only providing a means for South Asian Americans to delve into their own background, but to also allowing students of any ethnicity to explore South Asian traditions. Our activities include a Garba/Raas (a traditional folk dance get-together), an annual Bhangra competition, social parties, study breaks, discussions, barbeques and sports events, and an annual culture show. The members of SAAS share a common interest in presenting South Asian culture to the MIT community. |
Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network | SEALNet is a nonprofit organization established in 2004. Its mission is to promote the spirit of service leadership in Southeast Asia. Every year, SEALNet sends teams of college students to Southeast Asian countries to conduct summer projects with local communities and students. These projects focus on various social issues, such as health, arts revival, education, and environment. Although the projects only take place during the summer, the bonds forged through SEALNet are long-lasting, creating a support network of service leaders spanning the globe. |
Spain@MIT | The Spain@MIT Association brings to MIT the Spanish culture through events that include a variety of cultural elements. These include Spanish food, music, flamenco workshops, cooking classes, scientific talks, and Spanish cinema, among others. |
Spinning Arts Club, MIT | MIT Spinning Arts Club provides a venue in which to learn and practice safe prop spinning. |
Sport Pistol Club | MIT's competitive pistol team, transitioned from the former varsity sport. |
Sport Taekwondo Club | Training and intercollegiate competition in Olympic-style Taekwondo |
Sporting Clays Association, MIT | Student group to foster the activity of Sportclays among the MIT community. |
Sri Lankan Students' Association | To promote Sri Lankan culture at MIT |
Stammtisch | German conversation group |
Stand-Up Comedy Club | Stand-Up Comedy Club was started to introduce MIT students to the Cambridge and Boston comedy community. In the Spring, the group participates in Rooftop Comedy's College Competition, where they are currently ranked top 16 in the nation! In the fall, the group host classes taught by a local Boston comic. Throughout the year, members go to open-mics and perform around campus |
Starleague, MIT | Serving the gaming and eSports community of MIT. |
StartLabs | StartLabs works to show MIT engineers why they might be interested in working for or founder a startup. It also provides resources that help students achieve these goals. |
STeLA@MIT | A science and leadership organization |
Stop Our Silence | Stop Our Silence is a student group created to promote initiatives for rape awareness and prevention. Our main event on campus is running the Vagina Monologues every year. V-DAY is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler's award winning play The Vagina Monologues. Stop Our Silence puts on a production of The Vagina Monologues every year to raise money and awareness to stop violence against women and girls. The proceeds from this event are donated directly to Emerge Global, an organization begun by an MIT alum targeted to help Sri Lanken girls who have survived abuse and sexual violence to become jewelry designers through a comprehensive curriculum that emphasizes personal discovery, leadership, and business knowledge. |
Strategic Games Society | A group for playing strategic games, including board games, card games, and role-playing games. |
Student Ambassadors, MIT | Works with the Alumni Association to represent MIT to the alumni. |
Student Cable Group | Student Cable is a student-run club dedicated to given students an opportunity to learn about film and television production. Shows in the past have ranged from media commentary/criticism to expert interviews. If you would like a show of your own, please contact email@example.com |
Student Information Processing Board | MIT's student computing group |
Student Juggling Club | The juggling club aims to foster and share an enthusiasm for juggling and the circus arts among students and other members of the MIT community. This is accomplished through weekly drop-in juggling events for all props and skill levels, and through periodic campus juggling shows or juggling acts. |
Student Sex-Positive Club | The SSC provides a safe place for students to discuss sex and sexuality and get information about consent and safer sex practices. |
Students Advocating For Education and Respectful Relationships | The purpose of SAFER2: Students Advocating For Education and Respectful Relationships is to eliminate rape, sexual violence, harassment, stalking, and intimate partner violence on our campus. We intend to establish an interactive and collaborative environment with the MIT undergraduate student body, to provide outreach to survivors on campus, and educate the student body, including survivors' friends and fellow community members. Our outreach efforts will be supported by the MIT Violence Prevention and Response team, whose professional training will act as a resource, and lend a degree of professionalism to our efforts, and ensure that anyone affected by discussion of these topics is immediately connected to a VPR advocate. |
Students at MIT Allied for Student Health | Comprised of SMASH board (Students at MIT Allied for Student Health). Aims to serve as the voice between students and the administration on health related issues |
Students for Bhopal, MIT | We are a student group that works in close association with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB). We do solidarity work, awareness raising and fundraising to support the struggle for justice of the survivors and victims of the world's worst chemical disaster that happened in 1984 in Bhopal, India |
Students for Israel, MIT | The main purpose of MIT Students for Israel is to educate about Israel's politics, culture, and history, and to stress the importance of the America-Israel relationship. We do this by running a diverse array of campus events every semester that target the undergraduate and graduate student body, as well as the wider MIT and Boston communities. |
Students for Nuclear Energy and Power | SNEP (Students for Nuclear Energy and Power) is a new student organization advocating for nuclear as the most immediate and pragmatic option for addressing the United States' energy needs. Unlike other energy clubs or academic departments on campus, our mission is entirely focused on advocating for nuclear power. We intend to host events on nuclear power and related subjects including lectures and panel discussions by MIT professors and guest speakers. A goal of SNEP is to bring together people in the MIT community who are interested in the promotion of nuclear power as a safe, sustainable energy source. |
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space | SEDS (Students for the Exploration of Development of Space) is a national student run organization which aims to popularize space exploration and inspire the further conquest of space through manned, robotic, and commercial space missions. Activities of the MIT Chapter include team based engineering projects (Zero-G team, Rocket Team, astrophotography team), community outreach events, space-related film screenings, faculty lectures, educational workshops, and traveling to international space conferences. |
Sustainability@MIT | To advance the interest of global sustainability among MIT community members. |
Swara, MIT | Swara strives to spread Indian classical music to MIT students and the greater Boston community through performances, lecture demonstrations and other such events. |
SwissLinkBoston | SwissLinkBoston is a networking platform for Swiss students and researchers living in the Boston area. Starting out with only a few members, we are now a large network of people with various backgrounds such as science, engineering and business. Besides offering an exceptional platform for Swiss-US networking, we aim at being a reference point for Swiss citizens who have recently arrived in the Boston area. Our activities include monthly gatherings in a restaurant or bar in Cambridge/Boston. During these gatherings we meet in a relaxed atmosphere to exchange study and professional experience. Additional to the monthly gatherings, we organize bigger events, such as an August 1st BBQ or a Fondue dinner, as well as Jass evenings. |
Syncopasian | MIT's premier Asian a cappella group whose mission is to promote Asian music and culture! |
Synthetic Biology Society, MIT | Interest group for professionals, students, and interested individuals in synthetic biology in the MIT area. |
Table Tennis Team, M | The Table Tennis club caters to both recreation and competitive training. |
Tang Hall Residents' Association | The Tang Hall Residents' Association (THRA) is an elected government that serves the interests of students residing in Tang Residence Hall. |
Tango Club, MIT | The MIT Argentine Tango Club (MITATC) was founded in November 2002 by four students who recognized the need for a tango club at MIT. Since then, MITATC has grown to offer multiple avenues for tango appreciation and involvement, while connecting dancers both within and outside MIT. The club aims to foster interest for Argentine tango by exposing members of the MIT community to the art and culture of Tango. MITATC also endeavors to provide an accessible and affordable locale for individuals already interested in tango, where tango is taught, learned, practiced, embraced and enjoyed. |
Tapioca@MIT | A student group promoting the knowledge and production of tapioca-related foods and beverages. |
Tau Beta Pi, Mass Beta Chapter | Engineering Honor Society |
Tau Epsilon Phi | tEp, a collection of 22 people living in the magical purple palace. |
Team HBV, MIT | MIT Team HBV is a student group dedicated to raising awareness about Hepatitis B and providing screening and education opportunities both on campus and in the greater Boston community. |
Tech Catholic Community | Community of Catholic students and others at MIT |
Tech Model Railroad Club | Model railroad contruction and operation, and design of hardware and software for controlling it. |
Tech Squares | Square and Round dance club |
Tech, The | The Tech is MIT's oldest and largest newspaper. We have provided MIT faculty, staff, and students with continuous news service since 1881. We publish on Tuesdays and Fridays during the regular school year, weekly during the month of January, and monthly during the summer. The Tech is published by the students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our staff is composed of undergraduate and graduate student volunteers, although a number of alumni lurk around our offices from time to time. The Tech is also financially independent of MIT; we are supported only by advertising revenues and donations. |
Techiya | MIT's Jewish/Hebrew/Israeli a cappella group |
TechLink | MIT wide club connecting students from across the departments for a common purpose: Technology knowledge sharing. And this is done through lab tours, mixer events, social events, ideaStorms etc. |
Technique Yearbook | Technique is the photography, yearbook, and design club of MIT. We work to promote the art of photography through teaching informal lessons and loaning out professional photographic equipment available for free. Every IAP, we compile our best campus life, activities, and sports photographs (alongside living group and senior portraits) into the yearbook. |
Technology Policy Students Society | Group comprised of Technology and Policy Program (TPP) graduate students and others within the MIT community with an interest in technology and policy; purpose is to study and discuss issues in technology policy seminars, provide information about careers, engage in a dialogue with invited speakers, and participate in a community of open-minded students. |
TechX, MIT | Techfair is an annual student-run technology expo dedicated to innovation. Come experience Techfair's unique blend of cutting-edge technology and innovation from visionary companies, MIT research groups, student projects, and more. |
Thai Students at MIT | TSMIT promotes the understanding of Thai cultures and acts as a network hub for Thai students in the Boston area. |
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Students Association | CEESA of MIT strives to uphold the values of excellence in academic and professional environments. Through service projects, educational programs and social functions, we aim to foster a vibrant and supportive community that enables every student to reach his or her highest potential. |
The High Impact Network | The High Impact Network is an organization that promotes effective altruism. Members gather across the globe in meetup groups, practicing skills and learning new tools, empowering each other to bring about the greatest good they can. With creativity, strategy and intellectual rigor, you can dramatically multiply your impact on the world. |
The Product Management Club | The objective of the Product Management Club is to provide a forum for education on product management related issues by serving as facilitator for communication between the MIT community, industry and academics. Product Management is a discipline that is of growing interest to the students looking to cross the boundaries of engineering and management. The PM Club will prepare future product managers and refine existing product manager skills. To achieve this purpose the PM Club will inform both students about current developments in the product management inviting industry experts, academics and professionals from these areas to share their insight during club sponsored events. The PM Club will also serve as a platform for discussions on all major drivers of the product management discipline such as new technologies, methodologies, best practices, and emerging models for product development. The main channels of diffusion will be Seminars, social functions, an annual conference and an email distribution list. |
Thirsty Ear Executive Committee | The purpose of the Thirsty Ear Executive Committee (TEEC) is to provide student input and leadership for the Thirsty Ear Pub (TE). TEEC works to ensure that the TE fulfills its purpose of providing a student-led social hub for the 21+ MIT student community |
Toons | Student-run coed a cappella singing group with members from MIT and Wellesley College community |
Traders at MIT | The purpose of Traders@MIT is to prepare its members for careers in the financial markets by exploring differences in various trading desks, teaching the fundamentals of financial products, and giving members a head start in learning the skills necessary to become successful traders. |
Traditional Medicine Society, MIT | We are devoted to exploring traditional medicine, with the following mission to accomplish: * Promote awareness of traditional medicines throughout the MIT community. * Engage the MIT community in the process of exploring various traditional treatments from scientific and anthropological perspectives. * Apply the medical theories via practical exercises that achieve and maintain a healthy body and mind. We hope to eventually be influenced by the traditional practices of many cultures, and we plan to investigate techniques such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy, and many more integrative medical treatments and healing modalities. TMS is not limited to traditional oriental medicine, but seeks to explore traditional medicines from all cultures. As a learning-oriented organization, TMS maintains an open and unbiased perspective towards different types of medical practice. We welcome all who are interested in learning more about traditional medicines to join our discussions, regardless of skeptical or supportive attitudes. |
Transportation Club, MIT | The MIT Transportation Club aims to bring together the transportation community for education, networking, and research collaboration. Founded in the spring of 2010, the organization has grown rapidly to include over 300 members from across all Schools of the Institute. Membership in the MIT Transportation Club is open to any member of the MIT community. Key programs include: Transportation Showcase; Transportation Seminar Series; Technical Tours; Transportation Hack-a-thon; Research Collaboration; Career Development & Alumni Relations |
Triathlon Club | A competitive MIT Club Sport team of MIT affiliates (students, post-docs, faculty, staff, and their spouses/partners) who train and race in multisport events. Our club is for people of all levels of experience and athletic ability. |
Turkish Student Association | Organizing cultural events to introduce Turkish culture to MIT community. |
UA Finance Board | The committee of the UA that allocates funds to ASA-recognized undergraduate student groups. |
UHF Repeater Assn. W1XM | The MIT UHF Repeater Association maintains the W1XM Repeater which is located on the top of the Green Building. W1XM 449.725 - 114.8 Hz CTCSS In addition to the Repeater, the MIT UHF Repeater Association also has a station (or "Shack") on the roof of the Green building which is used for VHF/UHF contesting purposes. |
Ultimate Pick-Up, MIT | We are a group that plays pick-up Ultimate Frisbee twice a week, normally on MIT's fields. We also organize an IM team and a group that plays organized Ultimate with the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA). |
Undergraduate Association | MIT Undergraduate Association |
Undergraduate Biochemistry Association, MIT | MIT Undergraduate Biochemistry Association (MUBA) was created to fill the void derived from the lack of a formal major in biochemistry. Since there is no unifying biochemistry major, undergraduates with an interest in this diverse field can be found in many different departments - chemistry, biology, brain and cognitive sciences, chemical engineering, bioengineering and physics, just to name a few. Besides serving as an academic resource for these students, MUBA also functions as a social outlet through which undergraduates with similar interests can meet. MUBA's goal is to strengthen the undergraduate experience in biochemistry at MIT by serving to inform students about the educational and research opportunities that exist on campus, to provide professional advice, and to provide an outlet for professional outreach. |
Undergraduate Economics Association | Enthusiastic economics students organizing events targeting students interested in economics issues. |
Undergraduate Mathematics Association | The Undergraduate Mathematics Association (UMA) is a community of undergraduate students at MIT who share an interest in mathematics. The UMA serves to connect students of mathematics with each other and with faculty, as well as to help students explore mathematics and promote mathematics in the community. |
Undergraduate Research Journal, MIT | The MIT Undergraduate Research Journal (MURJ) is MIT's only peer-reviewed scientific journal serving the undergraduate population. |
Undergraduate Society for Women in Mathematics | The Undergraduate Society for Women in Mathematics (USWIM) is an organization dedicated to bringing together women who are interested in and study mathematics. USWIM provides women with a chance to meet and learn more about the opportunities and research in mathematics as well as the future paths a student in mathematics might take. We believe in the impact of women in mathematics and want to see more women studying math and math-related fields. We collaborate with other women's groups, such as the Undergraduate Women in Physics, to bring attention to the many ways to describe the world using cool math! |
Undergraduate Women in Physics | Undergraduate Women in Physics social and academic group. |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines | As a non-profit organization rooted in a global movement of university students, UAEM aims to (1) promote access to medicines and medical innovations in low- and middle-income countries by changing norms and practices around academic patenting and licensing, (2) ensure that university medical research meets the needs of people worldwide and (3) empower students to respond to the access and innovation crisis. |
UrbanAfrica | The purpose of the UrbanAfrica is to explore the complexity of urban development in African cities and discuss theories and strategies for engagement. The group is constituted as a space to explore practice-based and research interests, generate academic discussion, and elevate the analysis of Africa cities within DUSP, while linking to relevant groups at MIT and beyond. We do this through organizing public events, academic discussions on thematic and regional issues, supporting research initiatives and extending institutional linkages to African based groups. |
Vegan and Vegetarian Society, MIT | We aim to be a support group for people who are, are thinking of becoming, or are interested in, vegans and vegetarians in the MIT community by hold weekly or bi-weekly meetings; by bringing in speakers to address the moral, environmental, or health impacts of eating meat; and to discuss ways in which MIT can help reduce its ethical, environmental, and health footprint. |
Ventureships Club | A club to bring together MIT affiliated start-ups and MIT students, to have the students work with the start-ups during the semester, get hands on experience of a start-up. |
Veterans Organization, MIT | The mission of the MIT VETERANS ORGANIZATION is to: 1. Help prospective veteran students transition into higher education. 2. Serve as the MIT veteran hub for esprit de corps, career development, and networking. 3. Establish and maintain contact with the MIT military alumni network throughout the world. |
Vietnamese Students | MIT VSA fosters a learning environment for Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American cultures. Our group aims to bring together anyone who is interested in the culture. |
Voo Doo Magazine | the oldest and bestest funnies on campus. |
Warehouse Apartments, The | MIT single graduate housing. |
Water Club, MIT | A platform where people who are working on water research and/or interested in water-related issues can meet and produce water solutions |
Western Hemisphere Project | A group that strives to raise awareness about issues facing the Americas. |
Westgate Community Association | The Westgate Community Association comprises all the residents (students, partners, spouses, and children) of Westgate family housing on MIT campus. |
WHOI Student Organization | MIT/WHOI Joint Program Student Organization |
Wind Energy Projects in Action | MIT Wind Energy Projects in Action is a project oriented student team focused on learning wind energy engineering through hands on experience. |
WMBR Radio | The MIT Student FM Radio Station |
Women Graduate Association of Aeronautics & Astronautics | WGA3 is a group for graduate women in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Our goal is to build a community and encourage relationships between graduate women in aerospace engineering, women faculty in AeroAstro, and women throughout MIT. |
Women's Club Soccer | Women's club soccer team |
Women's Gymnastics Club | Women's Gymnastics Club Sports team |
Women's Ice Hockey Club | Our club mission is to develop our skills, master our team plays, and work together in practices and games as a competitive team for which success is measured by the quality and improvement of our play. We welcome players of all experience levels. Whether you've never skated before, or have been playing hockey since before you could walk, the club is a great opportunity to further develop your skills and have some fun in a team environment. |
Women's Initiative | The MIT Women's Initiative program seeks to increase the number of women enrolled in engineering majors by educating middle and high school girls nationwide through presentations made by MIT women students. |
Women's Rugby Club | The MIT Women's Rugby Football Club was formed in the spring of 1977 by players who shared an abiding love and respect for the game of rugby. That shared love for the sport is what has kept the club alive. We welcome new players from all backgrounds and all levels of experience. |
Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team | Intercollegiate club frisbee team for undergraduate and graduate women. |
Women's Volleyball Club | The MIT Women's Volleyball Club provides instructional and competitive opportunities for women of the MIT Community at all skill levels. |
Women's Water Polo | We play water polo. |
Wrestling Club | MIT Wrestling Club |
Yan Xin Life Science and Technology Association | MIT YXLSTA is to provide the MIT community an opportunity to learn and benefit from Yan Xin Life Science and Technology and Yan Xin Qigong research and practice. |
Yoga 24x7 | As part of our weekly sessions we do hatha yoga and have lectures on the yoga 24x7 concept (please see below for more details on this. We also serve a free vegetarian dinner. Yoga 24x7 is a novel and revolutionary concept that comprises of the powerful and transformative 24 principles and 7 practices designed to promote well-being. The 24 principles are universal and axiomatic truths encoded within one's consciousness and body (genes) and found in the wisdom texts of the world and the writings of great sages, philosophers, scientists, and therapists, both ancient and modern. Awareness of these principles and their manifestation into our day-to-day lives through the 7 practices would guarantee well-being and happiness (individual and collective, on all levels - body, mind, intellect and self), while ignorance and neglect of them would produce the opposite. |
You may not contact large numbers of groups without contacting us first. The group list is intended to be used to learn more about what groups exist or to contact a handful of groups you are interested in joining or working with.