Throughout campus and across the river in Boston and Brookline, MIT hosts a vibrant network of 43 fraternities and sororities, with more than 35 percent of undergraduate students belonging to one of these value-based communities. Each fraternity and sorority is a unique community that not only fosters leadership and builds lifelong friendships, but also takes its role in giving back seriously. Keeping up a 143-year-long tradition of philanthropy, several fraternities and sororities raised funds for a variety of local charities this fall, including the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and Dignity Matters of Boston. With donations still coming in, Liz Jason, associate dean of Fraternities, Sororities and Independent Living Groups (FSILG) at MIT, says, 'Philanthropy is a defining tradition within our FSILG community; it's where values become action. When chapters give back, they strengthen their bonds, uplift others, and demonstrate what it truly means...
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