REX

Residential Exploration, or REX, is when freshmen decide which dorm they would like to live in during their career at MIT.

For 2014, REX will be held from Sunday, August 24th - Thursday, August 28th. Keep an eye on the 2018 Orientation Website for more information about 2014!

Want a look inside the most diverse dorm on campus? New House is giving tours 4-6PM each day of REX on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Tours leave every 15 minutes from our front desk!

Check out our new New House Freshmen Booklet for a guide to life in New House!

New House 2014 Rex Events
Pre-REX | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Tues 8/20 - Sat 8/24

Time Event Location
Tuesday, 8PM Board Games & Movie 1st Floor House 6 Lounge
Wednesday, 8PM Board Games & Movie 1st Floor House 6 Lounge
Thursday, 8PM Board Games & Movie 1st Floor House 6 Lounge
Friday, 8PM Board Games & Movie 1st Floor House 6 Lounge

Sunday, 8/24/2013

Time Event Location Description
1:00pm - 3:00pm Snowball Fight New House Courtyard Living on the East Coast for the first time and excited for the snow? You don't have to wait till winter! Come experience your first snowball fight in Cambridge! (Snow will actually be flour)
2:00pm - 4:00pm Painting à La Maison New House 6, 5th Floor We provide the markers, paint, swaths of blank paper, and white t-shirts. You bring your energy and artistic skills! Come paint the walls, floor, and tables, and residents of La Maison Française!
7:30pm - 12:00am Gaming & Nail Polish New House 5, 2nd Floor Lounge Challenge Desmondites in Super Smash Bros. or debate the merits of your favorite game. Want to also have nice-colored nails while using the controllers? We'll also have our public collection of polish available for your use if you so desire! Stop by and discover all that Desmond has to offer!
8:00pm - 10:00pm Origami + Make Your Own Cookies New House 3 Kitchens We have paper, cookies, and fresh fruit to combat your sugar overload! Come fold anything from a paper airplane to a modular piece to a dragon!
9:00pm - 12:00am Board Games with French House New House 6, 5th Floor 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 cookies are not games. We have them anyway!
10:00pm - 1:00am PowerPoint Karaoke New House 4, 5th Floor 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.

Monday, 8/25/2013

Time Event Location Description
8:00am - 10:00am Continental Breakfast New House Arcade 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!
2:00pm - 4:00pm German Victory Pretzel Making New House 6, 2nd Floor Come celebrate Germany's World Cup win with some traditional German food and German music!
6:30pm - 8:00pm Waffle S'mores and Smoothies! New House 5, 2nd Floor Lounge Check out Desmond while munching on waffle s'mores! The best part: you can wash down the marshmallow and chocolate/nutella-y goodness with delicious fruit smoothies! And in advance to your stomach who will DEFINITELY thank you if you come: you're welcome for the deliciousness.
6:30pm - 8:00pm Barbecue dinner New House Courtyard iHouse
6:30pm - 8:00pm Movie Night New House 2, 5th Floor Come relax, eat endless popcorn, and be entertained at House 2’s Monday Movie Night.
7:00pm - 8:00pm Mangez comme les français (Eat like the French) New House 6, 5th Floor 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 7. Bon appétit!.
8:00pm - 10:00pm TexMex Dinnner Feast New House 4 Kitchens Have you ever wanted to be a Chipotle employee for a day? Probably not, but you should come BYOB (build your own burrito) at our TexMex Lunch Feast. Indulge in your favorite American-Mexican food that you, yourself have put together. It's a character building experience, really.
8:00pm - 9:30om Baking + Origami House 3 kitchens Come bake cookies with us and talk to the friendly folks of New House 3. For those who have already had too much sugar, fold paper and learn origami from our resident OrigaMIT masters.
8:30pm - 10:00pm Trip to Pinkberry in Boston Meet in New House 1 iHouse.
9:00pm - 1:00am Boba Disney Movie Night New House 6, 2nd Floor Come join German House to watch your favorite Disney movies and make your own bubble tea.
9:30pm - 11:00pm Alors on Danse New House 6, 1st Floor You bring the class, we’ll bring the salsa. Come eat delicious foods from La Maison and La Casa, and then dance the night away! There will be Latin, French pop, Swing, chips, salsa, pastries, (non-alcoholic) sparkles, and more!
10:00pm - 1:00am Video Games & Junk Food New House 4, 5th Floor Video Games. Junk Food. Video Games AND Junk Food.

Tuesday, 8/26/2013

Time Event Location Description
8:00am - 10:00am Continental Breakfast New House Arcade 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!
9:30am - 11:00am Telephone Pictionary New House 6, 5th Floor Start with a phrase, draw some pictures, and end up with a fun game for everyone! Get to know the LMF residents and your fellow classmates through this hilarious game.
12:30pm - 2:00pm Pretzels and Pastries New House 6, 5th Floor Craving something savory? Something sweet? How about both? The dough is ready! Come to French House to make pretzels and pastries with us!
1:00pm - 3:00pm Smoothigami New House 4 Kitchens 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.
1:00pm - 3:00pm Nerf War: Battle of Champions New House 3 & 4 Do you have what it takes? Nerf guns provided. BYOC (bring your own courage).
1:00pm - 3:00pm Dance Dance New House 2, 5th Floor Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance! Come in and play Dance Central for cool prizes!
1:00pm - 3:00pm Carne Asada New House Courtyard Join us in our traditional cookout. Eat carne asada and other Hispanic dishes with la familia. Learn about Spanish House and its residents cultures while enjoying a good meal.
2:00pm - 5:00pm Non-Newtonian Fluid Pool New House Courtyard Do you know what happens when you mix cornstarch and water? Forget the ziplock baggies from elementary school, we have a POOL of this stuff!
6:00pm - 12:00am Movie Marathon New House 1, 1st Floor iHouse.
6:00pm - 8:00pm Taste of New House New House Arcade 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.
7:00pm - 12:00am Sherlock & Deep Fryer Fest New House 5, 2nd Floor Lounge Two things Desmond residents love: watching Sherlock and eating good food. Desmond is willing to give you both in one deep-fried event and you'll have the opportunity to sample an array of foods and then guess what it is! Don't watch Sherlock? No worries! There'll be plenty of yummy goodness to try!
7:00pm - 8:30pm Cupcake Décor New House 6, 5th Floor Ever wanted to become an awesome baker? Join the world-renowned French House chefs in decorating cupcakes! You'll learn everything, from basic piping to fancy techniques. All skill levels welcome!
9:30pm - 11:00pm Mandalas New House 6, 5th Floor Come and relax with some Mandalas! Spiritually, Mandalas hold quite a bit of significance in many religions. For our purposes, they're really fun to color!
11:00pm - 1:00am Tasty Treats New House Arcade 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!

Wednesday, 8/27/2013

Time Event Location Description
8:00am - 10:00am Continental Breakfast New House Arcade 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!
10:00am - 11:00am LEGO Excavation New House 6, 5th Floor The LMF Dept. of Archaeology recently came across boxes of some interesting artifacts from time immemorial. They seem to be a set of plastic pieces utilizing standardized joining technique, allowing for seemingly endless combinations. We need you to check whether or not they are indeed endless!
12:00pm - 1:45pm Brunch of Waffles New House 2, 1st Floor Brunches of waffles are delicious Oh My! Have a brunch full of bunches of waffles with tasteful toppings and more.
6:15pm - 7:30pm Dinner with the family New House 3, 1st Floor Come join us and be part of our familia for dinner.
7:00pm - 9:00pm Jeopardy Game New House 1, 1st Floor Jeopardy Game (International Development Themed!)
9:00pm - 10:00pm Trip to Toscanini's Meet in New House 1 iHouse

 

 

 

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