East Campus REX Events!
To all the prefrosh who are about to arrive / on their way here / already here: Welcome to MIT! All of us, no matter our class year or living group, are excited to have you here :)\r\n\r\nWe at East Campus are especially excited for the REX events we\xe2\x80\x99re hosting for y\xe2\x80\x99all this year. This year, our theme is \xe2\x80\x9cWild Wild West\xe2\x80\x9d and we plan to deliver on this - come to the East Campus courtyard and you\xe2\x80\x99ll probably see at least one person walking around in our badass Rush shirt or wearing a brightly colored cowboy hat. In particular, the people wearing the cowboy hats are around to give you tours and answer your questions (or your parents\xe2\x80\x99 questions, if your parents are sketched out by how hardcoar East Campus is :P). But any of us hanging around the courtyard will be happy to show you around or answer your questions about East Campus or MIT in general!\r\n\r\nSome of you have probably already looked at this, but if you haven\xe2\x80\x99t: here\xe2\x80\x99s the complete list of REX activities MIT is offering this year. I obviously can\xe2\x80\x99t speak much about events other dorms are running, but I can talk at length about East Campus\xe2\x80\x99s events! If you click on the little magnifying glass in the top right corner and click \xe2\x80\x9cFilter by dorm\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cEast Campus\xe2\x80\x9d, then you can scroll through all the events that we\xe2\x80\x99re offering this year.\r\n\r\nThings that will be happening throughout pretty much all of REX/Rush:\r\n
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- Construction and grilling! (Grill and chill and build on the booklet): Every REX, East Campus has a tradition of building some very impressive structures to showcase to the prefrosh. This year, we\xe2\x80\x99re building a fort and an arch bridge, and it\xe2\x80\x99s going to look super cool. I\xe2\x80\x99m not allowed to post any pictures of what it looks like / what it will look like so it\xe2\x80\x99ll be a surprise :) but if you want to check it out, stop by the East Campus courtyard and help out! If you\xe2\x80\x99ve never used a power tool - well, now\xe2\x80\x99s the time to learn! Our grills will also always be in operation during construction hours, so stop by for a burger (vegetarian options available) and some good conversation with the grillmasters :) \r\n \t
- Brand Yourself (hair dye/henna), starting on 8/25: We have some ridiculously talented hair dyers here at East Campus, so if you\xe2\x80\x99ve always wanted to dye your hair but have never worked up the courage to do it, the EC courtyard is the place for you! We have dyes in pretty much every color you could imagine and your hair will look pretty dang awesome after we\xe2\x80\x99re done with you. \r\n \t
- EC dorm tours, technically starting on 8/26 (but most people will give you a tour anytime you ask them): Come with us through all ten halls of East Campus and we\xe2\x80\x99ll tell you stories about each hall and show you all the cool and random stuff that generations of EC students have created. \r\n
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- International House of dinner (IHOd), on 8/25 from 6-8 PM: People will teach you how to cook and will also feed you. Double whammy. \r\n \t
- we\xe2\x80\x99re not here, on 8/25 at 11 PM: we\xe2\x80\x99re definitely not going to be here in case you were wondering \r\n \t
- LaTeX seminar/Flavorful fellatio (ie latex seminar), on 8/26 from 5-6 PM: Gain some in depth knowledge about both types of latex, lol \r\n \t
- East Side Party, on 8/26 from 8 PM - 1 AM: I missed this event during my REX and I regretted this deeply. Come party with us in the completed fort and participate in a variety of shenanigans, some of which are detailed in the REX booklet. Others will be surprises. \r\n \t
- Cruft smashing, on 8/27 from 4-5 PM: \xe2\x80\x9cCruft\xe2\x80\x9d refers to old stuff - mostly old hardware, but we also call graduated East Campusers cruft as well. This cruft smashing refers to the former type of cruft. \r\n \t
- RIOT!!!, on 8/27 from 5-5:30 PM: Come make an impassioned speech about literally anything. \r\n \t
- where\xe2\x80\x99d we go?, on 8/27 at 11 PM: Hm, I wonder\xe2\x80\xa6 \r\n \t
- Make your own stone tool, at 8/28 from 3-5 PM: Make stone tools using other stones. It\xe2\x80\x99s gonna be wild (wild west). \r\n \t
- WATER WAR!!!, on 8/28 from 7-8 PM (I believe): This isn\xe2\x80\x99t in the REX booklet, but since prep is from 6:30-7 PM, I\xe2\x80\x99m assuming that I\xe2\x80\x99m right. The Water War is a yearly tradition in which we East Siders (East Campus, Random Hall, and rip Senior Haus) arm ourselves with a variety of harmless water-based weapons and launch an attack on the West Campusers on Killian Court. We always win, so be smart and fight for the winning side. \r\n \t
- Smol Desk Concert, on 8/28 from 8-9:30 PM: Come jam with us!! I\xe2\x80\x99ll definitely be here singing my lungs out. East Campus\xe2\x80\x99s own FRED Desk might also turn up to sing a few songs. \r\n \t
- Pinkies, on 8/28 from 10PM - midnight: EC\xe2\x80\x99s very own diner! Their food is delicious and I highly recommend showing up for a lovely home cooked meal. \r\n \t
- Make your own fire spinning prop, on 8/29 from 11 AM - 3 PM: You might find me at this event pretending to be a prefrosh. I thought that fire spinning was too hardcore for me during my REX, but after living in East Campus for a semester, I realized that this isn\xe2\x80\x99t really true and regretted not getting into it earlier. If you have any interest in fire spinning whatsoever, go to this event! \r\n