Campus Preview Weekend 2014

Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) is when prefosh and their families come to MIT and explore student life. For more information, check out the CPW website!

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Thursday, April 10th

Event Title Host Time Blurb Location
Dinner with German House German House 5PM - 8PM Sick of junk food already? Join German House for dinner! We'll start cooking at 5 and eat around 7. Come to cook, eat, or both. No German or cooking skills necessary. New House 6, 2nd floor lounge
Origami + Duct Tape + Sugar House 3 9:45PM - 11PM We have paper, duct tape, and SUGAARRRRRR!! Come fold anything from a paper airplane to a modular piece to a dragon. Or play with duct tape. Or stuff your face with cookies. NH3 1st floor kitchens
PowerPoint Karaoke House 4 10PM - 1AM Remember that one time you had that presentation due NEXT PERIOD and threw together random pictures on a PowerPoint and presented it to a room full of people? Experience PowerPoint Karaoke, which requires presenters to think on their feet as they give a presentation they've never seen before. House 4, 5th Floor
Late Night Game Night Chocolate City 10PM - 2AM Come enjoy Poker, Spades, Super Smash Bros, Call of Duty, Monopoly, and various other games with the brothers of Chocolate City. Chocolate City
Cards and Crêpes French House 10PM - 2AM We like games. You like games. Come play games! Board games, card games, video games. All of them are games. We have them. Milkshakes, smoothies, and crêpes are not games. We have them anyway! New House, House 6, top floor kitchen
21 and Under House 2 10PM - 3AM Sick of everything being 21 and over? We feel your pain. Come watch movies like 21 Jump Street and 21 in New House 2! 5th Floor lounge

Friday, April 11th

Event Title Host Time Blurb Location
Continental Breakfast New House 8AM - 10AM Looking for breakfast or a bedtime snack? Craving delicious smoothies and waffles? Not enough bacon in your diet? The friendly residents of New House will be serving up breakfast, so come get some! Arcade
CC Jukebox Chocolate City 9AM - 5PM Come enjoy music and get to know the brothers of Chocolate City. Student Center Stairs
Smoothigami House 4 3PM - 5PM What happens when you mix smoothies and origami? You get...wet sticky paper. Luckily, we're not doing that. We have state of the art cups that are specifically designed to keep smoothies out of your origami. House 4 Kitchens
Soccer with La Casa Spanish House 4PM - 6PM Come join nuestra familia for a pick-up game of indoor soccer. Show us skills and we’ll show you ours. Briggs
Lego my Eggo Desmond 5PM - 9PM Actually, we have enough legos and waffles, so sharing skills are not a prerequisite (although good to have). You can even build things with waffles! Warning: Legos present choking hazard. Do not eat legos. New House Game Room (Desmond 1st floor lounge)
Fire House House 2 6PM - 10PM Somebody call 911!!! New House just turned into a FIRE HOUSE! Ignite your own fire with a hot wing eating contest, cool it down with ice cream, and have fun with some good ol' karaoke. NH2 Kitchens
Mangez comme les français (Eat like the French) French House 6:15PM - 7:30PM Dînez au restaurant français! Come experience the finest dining west of Mass Ave. Cooking starts at 4pm if you fancy yourself a chef (no cooking experience or French actually required). Dinner is served at 6:15. Bon appétit! New House, House 6, top floor kitchen
Meet & Eat with the residents of New House House 3 9PM - 11PM Meet the friendly residents of New House 3! Also meet our cotton candy machine, fondue fountain, bread machine, and ice cream maker! Come talk to us about majors, cooking for yourself, research, and the deepest secrets of the universe. NH3 1st floor kitchens
Video Games and Junk Food House 4 10PM- 12AM Video Games. Junk Food. Video Games AND Junk Food. House 4, 5th Floor
Whine and Cheese French House 10PM - 2AM Bring your questions, comments, concerns, worries, deep existential questions, and bad puns, and we'll provide the sparkly drinks, fancy cheese, and listening ears! (remedial Ben & Jerry's available on demand) New House, House 6, top floor kitchen
Tasty Treats New House 11PM - 1AM Have you reached your sugar intake limit yet? No? Boy, do we have the event for you! Test your limits with midnight dessert from New House! Arcade
Midnight Brunch and Disney Movies German House 11PM - 2AM Come visit German House to gorge on breakfast food, drink bubble tea, and watch your childhood favorites! New House 6, 2nd floor lounge

Saturday, April 12th

Event Title Host Time Blurb Location
Midnight Munchies House 2 12AM - 2AM Is this Sunday Morning? House of Pancakes...Waffle House...aka...HOUSE 2! Come stop by for your last night of CPW to fuel up on pancakes, waffles, and other breakfast foods with fruitilicious toppings. NH2 Kitchens
Continental Breakfast New House 8AM - 10AM Looking for breakfast or a bedtime snack? Craving delicious smoothies and waffles? Not enough bacon in your diet? The friendly residents of New House will be serving up breakfast, so come get some! Arcade
Brunch at iHouse iHouse 11AM - 12:30PM Discuss international development over a delicious brunch made by current iHouse resident. Come find out what it's like to be part of the only living-learning community at MIT while enjoying delicious food. Bring your questions, appetites, and yourself! iHouse (House 1)
Nerf War: Battle of Champions New House 11AM - 1PM Do you have what it takes? Nerf guns provided. BYOC (bring your own courage). Possibly Houses 3 & 4
Pretzels and Pastries with French House French House 11AM - 1PM Craving something savory? Something sweet? How about both? The dough is ready! Come to French House to make pretzels and pastries with us! New House, House 6, top floor kitchen
Carne Asada! Spanish House 12PM - 2PM Join Spanish House for our traditional Hispanic BBQ. Learn about our cultural house and fill up with our delicious beef and rice and beans. Courtyard between House 1 and House 3
Let's Go Fly a Kite (with German House) German House 12PM - 2 PM First you make the kite. Then you fly the kite. Then you quit your job and run through the streets singing. Pretty simple, really. New House Arcade and Briggs Field
TexMex Lunch Feast House 4 12PM - 2PM Have you ever wanted to be a Chipotle employee for a day? Probably not, but you should come build your own burrito, throw together your own taco or embark upon a quesadilla quest at our TexMex Lunch Feast. Indulge in some of your favorite American-Mexican foods that you, yourself have put together. It's a character building experience, really. House 4 Kitchens
CC/Minority Mens Discussion Chocolate City 1PM - 3PM Ever wondered what it was like to be a minority man at one of the best schools in the world? Come and discuss the experiences with the brothers of Chocolate City. Macgregor
Truffle and Pretzel Making German House 3PM - 5PM Come make (and EAT!!!) delicious chocolatey and doughy treats with the denizens of German House. New House 6, 2nd floor lounge
Taste of New House New House 4PM - 6PM New House has nine individual houses, and every single one of them has prepared a delectable meal - just for you! Get to know the people of New House while eating food cooked by our numbered and cultural houses. Arcade
Thinking with Portals Desmond 7PM - 9PM Aperture Laboratories and the Desmond denizens challenge you to make it past the turret and get the companion cube on the button. Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. Desmond 2nd floor lounge and 3rd and/or 4th floor lounge
Ill Vibes Chocolate City 7PM - 10PM Do you enjoy music, poetry, and spoken word? Come and view some of Boston's best talent with the brothers of Chocolate City. Macgregor
Serve up the Stats House 2 7:30PM - 10PM So you think you can dance? Nah? Maybe? Better with Smash Bros.? Well step right up and claim your prizes! Come play to win! 5th Floor Lounge
Game Night with La Casa Spanish House 8PM - 11PM We’ve got Apples to Apples, Bananagrams, Taboo, Pictionary Man, Pandemic and lots more. Spanish House Dining Area
Game Night House 3 9PM - 1AM LoL, Dominion (Base, Intrigue, Seaside, Prosperity, Cornucopia), Settlers of Catan, Apples to Apples, Ticket to Ride, Boggle, For Sale, Resistance, Wits and Wagers, Fairytale, Bananagrams, Catchphrase, 3D Twister, Anomia, Rock Band, Nintendo 64 (Pokemon Puzzle League, Pokemon Stadium, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater) , Coach Ride to Devil’s Castle!! Plus: fooooooood New House 3 5th floor lounge
We're Okay at YouTube (if you squint a little) Desmond 9:30PM - 1AM Singin' in the rain, hopefully without the rain. Even with April showers, rain can't bring down Desmond karaoke spirit! We will sing anything. Seriously, anything. Desmond 2nd floor lounge

Sunday, April 13th

Event Title Host Time Blurb Location
Continental Breakfast New House 8AM - 10AM Looking for breakfast or a bedtime snack? Craving delicious smoothies and waffles? Not enough bacon in your diet? The friendly residents of New House will be serving up breakfast, so come get some! Arcade

 

 

 

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