Guide to FRATERNITY RUSH MMXIX Kickoff: Saturday, August 31 Kresge Oval Recruitment Period: August 31 - September 11 Dear Prospective Member, On behalf of the Interfraternity Council and our twenty-seven organizations, it is my pleasure to welcome you to MIT, and invite you to participate in Rush 2019! I must admit that when I first came to MIT, I did not imagine getting involved with the fraternity community. I decided to Rush because of the free stuff, in all honesty. But I can also say that joining a Fraternity is one of the best decisions I've ever made. This is a fantastic community that genuinely defines the MIT experience for a lot of people, in a very positive way. Well over a thousand students, covering all genders and ethnicities and including more that 45% of MIT's undergraduate male population make the fraternity community at MIT a truly unique collection of people. Students from a truly staggering amount of academic departments, sports teams, and clubs call a fraternity home. I can say firsthand that I have benefited immensely from being a part of this community. I have gotten so many things from being in a fraternity, from friends that I am tremendously close with to rewarding networking opportunities to enjoyable social activities. I never fail to be amazed at what our members are up to. So please take this Rush period to meet this great community. That's what it's for. The days are crammed with exciting events painstakingly curated over the past few months just for you to get to know us. Please enjoy the events, just as we did when we were in your shoes, and keep an open mind to really see what our diverse and accomplished community has to offer as you get started with your time at MIT. For more information about Rush or to learn about the Interfraternity Councils role within the community, visit our website at mitifc.com. Please dont hesitate to email the IFC Executive Board at [email protected]. For questions regarding a specific chapter, please use the contact information provided in this guide. Have fun and welcome to Rush 2019! Carson Smith '21 Recruitment Chair, MIT Interfraternity Council 2 Map of the FSILG Houses in Boston & Cambridge A map of all MIT Fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) is pro- vided below for your convenience. Please note that different Saferide services (shuttle buses than run every twenty minutes to and from the Student Center on campus) serve Boston Fraternities, therefore rapid transportation | especially during the winter | is very easy, convenient, and free of charge. • Points in BLUE indicate fraternities, • Points in PINK indicate sororities and WILG (an all-female Independent Living Group (ILG) • Points in GREEN indicate co-ed ILGs. Note: Locations of sororities and ILGs have not been confirmed with their own Councils and may therefore be incomplete or inaccurate. 3 Contents Important Information . .6 Dates to Remember . .6 Contact Information . .7 LGBT Life at MIT Fraternities . .8 Alphabetical Directory of All IFC-Recognized Chapters as of Fall 2018 . .9 Alpha Delta Phi 10 Alpha Epsilon Pi 14 Beta Theta Pi 16 Chi Phi 18 Delta Kappa Epsilon 20 Delta Psi/The Number Six Club) 22 Delta Tau Delta 24 Kappa Sigma 26 Nu Delta 28 Phi Beta Epsilon 30 Phi Delta Theta 32 Phi Kappa Sigma 34 Phi Kappa Theta 36 Phi Sigma Kappa 38 Pi Lambda Phi 40 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 42 Sigma Chi 44 Sigma Nu 46 Sigma Phi Epsilon 48 Tau Epsilon Phi / Xi Fellowship 50 Theta Chi 52 4 Theta Delta Chi 54 Theta Tau 56 Theta Xi 58 Zeta Beta Tau 60 Zeta Psi 62 rush.mit.edu Extended schedules, event descriptions, and live updates 5 Important Information • The IFC Recruitment Rules are created with the intent of fostering a safe, efficient, and fair recruitment for the benefit of you, as well as the interfraternal community. • Know that no fraternity member may contact you if you have expressed that you do not wish to be contacted. • In the spirit of fair recruitment, fraternity members may not badmouth any other living group (including other FSILGs and Dorms) in your presence. • Fraternities may not distribute letter apparel until you have accepted a bid. • If you receive a bid, it must remain open until, at earliest, 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 12 - a fraternity may not close your bid or pressure you to make a quick decision. • Alcohol is strictly forbidden during the recruitment period. • If you feel a fraternity has not respected your rights or has otherwise vi- olated the spirit of recruitment, contact the IFC Recruitment Chairman at [email protected]. Dates to Remember - Rush begins with the Kresge Kickoff Saturday, August 31 (12 PM) - Off-Campus activities (Jaunts) may begin Sunday, Sep 1 - Bids may be given Friday, Sep 6 (8 AM) - Bids may be accepted Saturday, Sep 7 (8 AM) - Formal Recruitment Period ends Wednesday, Sep 11 (5 PM) 6 Contact Information If at any time there is an emergency or if you are in danger, call MIT Police at (617) 253-1212 or dial 100 from any campus phone. Please feel free to contact the Interfraternity Council Executive Board at any time with questions, suggestions, or concerns: IFC Executive Board [email protected] Sam Ihns President [email protected] (407) 453-4241 Carson Smith Recruitment Chairman [email protected] (770) 820-4347 7 LGBT Life at MIT Fraternities Affiliated The Living Pink Guide The Living Pink Guide is produced by G@MIT (gamit.mit.edu) to help students find dorms, independent living groups, fraternities, and sororities that are welcoming to lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer, and ally individuals. For more information, check out livingpink.mit.edu. Trainings G@MIT and LGBT@MIT offer trainings every year for fraternities to become more LGBTQ- friendly and to become LGBTQ allies. In the preceding years, the following fraternities attended such trainings: Alpha Delta Phi Chi Phi Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Psi (The No.6 Club) Delta Tau Delta Kappa Sigma Phi Beta Epsilon Phi Sigma Kappa Pi Lambda Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Theta Chi Theta Delta Chi Theta Xi Zeta Psi 8 Active Chapters & Colonies at MIT Listed below, you can find the different fraternities located at MIT. Listed in alphabetical order, this list includes all Active Chapters and Colonies recognized by the IFC as well as all relevant contact information. Further information about these fraternities including house descriptions, list of events to be held during Rush, as well as address and contact information are provided below. For your convenience, Boston fraternities have been indicated as BOSTON, Cambridge fraternities have been indicated as Cambridge, and Brookline fraternities have been indicated as Brookline through the rest of this document. Alphabetical Directory of All IFC-Recognized Chapters as of Fall 2018 Chapter Name Greek Letters Address Alpha Delta Phi A∆Φ 351 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge Alpha Epsilon Pi AEΠ 155 Bay State Rd, BOSTON Beta Theta Pi BΘΠ 119 Bay State Rd, BOSTON Chi Phi XΦ 32 Hereford St, BOSTON Delta Kappa Epsilon ∆KE 403 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Delta Psi (The No.6 Club) ∆Ψ 428 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Delta Tau Delta ∆T∆ 416 Beacon St, BOSTON Kappa Sigma KΣ 407 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Nu Delta N∆ 460 Beacon St, BOSTON Phi Beta Epsilon ΦBE 400 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Phi Delta Theta Φ∆Θ 97 Bay State Rd, BOSTON Phi Kappa Sigma ΦKΣ 530 Beacon St, BOSTON Phi Kappa Theta ΦKΘ 229 Commonwealth Ave, BOSTON Phi Sigma Kappa ΦΣK 487 Commonwealth Ave, BOSTON Phi Sigma Rho ΦΣP Campus Locations Pi Lambda Phi ΠΛΦ 450 Beacon St, BOSTON Sigma Alpha Epsilon ΣAE 165 Bay State Rd, BOSTON Sigma Chi ΣX 532 Beacon St, BOSTON Sigma Nu ΣN 99 Bay State Road, BOSTON Sigma Phi Epsilon ΣΦE 518 Beacon St, BOSTON Tau Epsilon Phi/Xi Fellowship TEΦ/Ξ 253 Commonwealth Ave, BOSTON Theta Chi ΘX 528 Beacon St, BOSTON Theta Delta Chi Θ∆X 372 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Theta Tau ΘT 526 Beacon St, BOSTON Theta Xi ΘΞ 64 Bay State Rd, BOSTON Zeta Beta Tau ZBT 58 Manchester Rd, Brookline Zeta Psi ZΨ 233 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge If at any point you would like to speak with representatives of the Interfraternity Council to voice comments, suggestions, or concerns about the Rush process or anything else, please don't hesitate to contact the IFC Recruitment Chairman, Carson Smith. Any Greek-Letter fraternity that is not listed here is NOT RECOGNIZED by the IFC and is not permitted to host recruitment events. 9 Alpha Delta Phi Lambda Phi Chapter 351 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 adphi.mit.edu How many times in your life have you found yourself asking the question, How can I become the best that I can be? If youre like us, chances are that, as driven as you may be to seek out the answer to such a defining question, there is simply never enough time or energy available to do so. This is where the Alpha Delta Phi comes in. Here at the Lambda Phi chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi, we ask ourselves these types of questions and take action and inspiration from them. Boasting a diverse population of multitudinous cultures and personalities, ADPhis mission is to have every single member become the best that they can be. Each brother, by a solemn promise to the brotherhood, is committed to supporting both himself and his brethren in striving towards their academic, ethical, and personal goals, all while maintaining a vibrant and eclectic social atmosphere that accommodates a multitude of interests.