Welcome to the MIT European Club!
Our club is one of the largest, most diverse and most active student activities at MIT. We currently have about 250 full and 500 associate members. Most are Europeans, but there are also people from all other parts of the world. They are mainly graduate students or visiting scholars on a graduate level, but we also have a large number of PostDocs and some undergrads. Formally, we are governed by a constitution.
We have a tradition of organizing a variety of events. In the fall, we go on a three-day hiking and foliage trip to New Hampshire or Vermont. We have a downhill ski weekend in January and a cross-country ski trip in February. In March we pay a visit to the Big Apple (New York). On Memorial Day weekend in May, we drive to Maine or upstate New York for white-water rafting. During the term, we also treat ourselves to shorter excursions to various interesting places in New England, like Newport or Salem. In addition, we go for bicycle tours around Boston and organize museum visits, concert tours and other cultural events.
We are organizing the annual European Career Fair at MIT, which is establishing itself as a major event and a unique venue for companies seeking to recruit graduates from the world-class universities of Greater Boston. 27 companies presented themselves at the 2nd European Career Fair in January 1998, which attracted some 1000 students. The 3rd European Career Fair is planned for January 1999. More information will be available at the European Career Fair home page.
There is also a host of regular events: On our popular monthly Pub Tours, we get together in one of the local pubs or breweries. For our more abstemious members, we have added "Coffeehouse Tours" to popular cafés in the area. And for the cineasts or the more passively inclined there are biweekly movie nights where we sample the latest releases.
Of course, we also have several on-campus events each term such as barbecues and parties, e.g., the illustrious wine & cheese parties, which alone are already reason enough for many to join the club. We have teams in intramural sports, like soccer and volleyball. And we are always open to suggestions for other activities: We strive to be the most dynamic and exciting club on campus!
To get in touch with us, send email to <request@euroclub.mit.edu>. To find out about upcoming events, check our calendar.
To explore this web site, return to our home page, check out all our activities, or find out how to join the club.
Last modified Thu May 27 20:51:14 1999 by Sven Heemeyer
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