Rushing Epsilon Theta
During rush, our period of formal recruitment we encourage you to visit our home and see if it feels like the right fit for you. We welcome all MIT students including upperclassmen and graduate students. Are you a down-to-earth person with a good sense of humor? Does the prospect of living with a tightly-knit group of supportive friends appeal to you? If so, come visit: we're probably the kind of people you want to live with.
Schedule
Epsilon Theta holds rush at the beginning of fall term. Check back here in late August to see a listing of events planned for the coming rush. In the meantime, we welcome you to visit the house for a homecooked meal. We have dinner at 6:00pm on Monday through Thursday and on Saturday. We also have lunch on Saturday and Sunday at 12:30pm. You can also join us for our weekly "Not Coffee" study break, which takes place every Wednesday at 9:00pm.
Getting to ET
The best way to get to our house is to catch our Big Silver Van. It picks up from outside Lobby 7 at 77 Massachusetts Avenue several times a day.
| Weekdays 8:55am, 9:55am, 5:15pm, 6:55pm |
Saturdays 12:15pm, 1:30pm, 5:15pm |
Sundays 12:15pm, 1:30pm |
You can also get to our house on the Boston West Saferide. We are the 8th stop on the route. You'll recognize us by the large yellow house located right across the street from a park. Saferide runs from 6:15pm to 2:45am on Sunday through Wednesday, and from 6:15pm to 3:45am on Thursday through Saturday. On campus, you can catch Saferide at 84 Massachusetts Avenue, right in front of the brick Du Pont Athletic Center. Note that the Boston West schedule is offset by 15 minutes from the other Saferides.
You can also call us to get a ride over. You can dial 3-8888 from any campus phone, or (617) 734-9211 from any other phone to reach us. We will be happy to come get you no matter where you may be!
Pledging
We extend invitations, known as "bids," to join Epsilon Theta throughout the rush period. When you accept a bid, you make a commitment to join our community. If you receive a bid, you may accept it any time before rush ends.
If our way of life appeals to you, come spend time with our members, ask lots of questions, and get a good feel for how our house works.
Our pledge program begins with a fun house activity. Over the course of the fall term, there are also six meetings designed to educate new members on our house's history and to provide a formal introduction to Epsilon Theta. New members also organize a couple of social events for the house, run one house meeting, and shape the personality of the house to come. We don't distinguish between pledges and initiates in any house matter; our pledges vote at house meetings and can hold important house offices. It's probably obvious, but we don't haze either.