Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

We are pleased to present a revival of the longstanding Ashdown tradition known as The Cherry Pie Society. The Cherry Pie Society was started in 1951 by Dr. Avery Ashdown (the first Housemaster) and the Executive Committee. It consisted of an informal dinner over which residents discussed topics of general interest. The idea was to meet other people and share views/opinions based on different backgrounds and experiences.

Our second meeting of the Cherry Pie Society will be held over dinner on Sunday, November 1st from 6:30-8:00pm in the Housemasters' apartment, 5047. The discussion will focus on the Mexican Day of the Dead remembrances. The event is organized by our residential scholars Nadine Hage-Ali and Archana Venkataraman.

Please sign-up online. Before the dinner, please read the following texts for discussion:

Day of the Dead -- Poems

Day of the Dead -- History

Come to the spookiest, wildest, and most thrilling costume party of the year! Held from 9pm to 1am, this night of mayhem and mischief is full of activities that will surely get your blood pumping! Go crazy and dress up in your best Halloween outfit to slaughter the competition in our Costume Contest! Show off your dance moves as we groove to Michael Jackson's Thriller! Chill out with your fellow party-goers and dance the night away with our "Top 40" DJ! Free food and candy will be provided. Drinks will be available for purchase from the Thirsty Ear Pub (Age ID Required).

Sponsored by LEF/ARCADE and Ashdown House and open to the MIT community.

Happy Halloween! Join the pumpkin carving contest and win prizes for the best pumpkin! Socialise and chat around spooky snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come enjoy our usual brunch of fruit, pancakes, french toast and other goodies! Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and is open to all MIT graduate students. Don't miss out the chance to enjoy the good time with us! Please bring your own plates and utensils to reduce waste and keep the planet green!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Join your fellow Ashdown residents in this special coffee hour / movie night! We will have a short presentation and discussion on the effects segregation and integration in American society starting in the mid 20th century and proceeding toward modern society. To enhance the experience, we will be viewing the musical "Hairspray" which is set in the 1960s, followed up by discussion of relevant topics afterwards. Free snacks and refreshments will be provided. Please bring plates and utensils to reduce waste and conserve resources.

We are pleased to present a revival of the longstanding Ashdown tradition known as The Cherry Pie Society. The Cherry Pie Society was started in 1951 by Dr. Avery Ashdown (the first Housemaster) and the Executive Committee. It consisted of an informal dinner over which residents discussed topics of general interest. The idea was to meet other people and share views/opinions based on different backgrounds and experiences.

Our first meeting of the Cherry Pie Society will be held over dinner on Sunday, September 27th from 6:30-8:00pm in the Housemasters' apartment, 5047. The discussion will focus on the effect of war on people's lives. The event is organized by Nadine Hage-Ali, one of our residential scholars.

Please sign-up online by Thursday 25-Sep at 5:00pm and please read the short stories that were sent by e-mail. All residents welcome. Brought to you by Archana Venkataraman and Nadine Hage-Ali.

Come enjoy our usual brunch of fruit, pancakes, french toast and other goodies! Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and is open to all MIT graduate students. Don't miss out the chance to enjoy the good time with us! Please bring your own plates and utensils to reduce waste and keep the planet green!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come to the Wild Wild Northwest and dance the night away at this Western-themed party! We will have free food and snacks. Drinks will be available for purchase at the Thirsty Ear Pub. Event Sponsors: GSC, LEF, Ashdown House Event audience: The good, the bad, and the nerdy! (Open to entire MIT Community)

Unlike most coffee hours, this one is open to all MIT graduate students, so invite your friends over! Spouses and partners welcome. As always, there will be ice cream, pastries, snacks and fruit. Please bring your own reusable plates and utensils to reduce our impact on the planet.

RSVP is now closed for this dinner. If you signed up, please be sure to come to the Housemaster apartment 5047 at 6:30pm. If you missed this opportunity, we look forward to seeing you at the floor dinners.

Free desserts from all over the world! Need we say more? Open to all MIT graduate students - spouses and partners welcome. No sign-up necessary.

Come explore Boston's famous Museum of Fine Arts together and meet other residents! Open to all Ashdown residents. Please sign-up here. Bring MIT ID for museum admission (free).

The Ashdown outing committee would like to welcome all new and old residents for an unforgettable experience kayaking on the Charles river. Treat yourself to a phenomenal view of the Boston skyline and the Esplanade, as well as other nearby landmarks like the Zakim Bridge, MIT, the Museum of Science, and Boston University. No previous experiences needed. Just bring a joyful heart and come have a great Saturday morning kayaking on the Charles with your fellow Ashdowners. Cost: $1, paid on the morning of the trip. Open to 20 old and 20 new residents. Please click here to sign-up.

A great place to buy cheap furniture and dorm essentials. Open to all current Ashdown residents: please sign-up here.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Check out our in-house pub and enjoy karaoke with other students! Every Thursday. Open to all MIT graduate students - spouses and partners welcome.

Enjoy dinner and dessert while meeting the Housemasters and making new friends. This event is open to new residents ONLY. To sign up for this dinner, please use the link sent to you by e-mail earlier this summer.

Enjoy dinner and dessert while meeting the Housemasters and making new friends. This event is open to new residents ONLY. Sign up for this dinner is now closed. To sign up for other housemaster dinner dates, please use the link sent to you by e-mail earlier this summer.

Check out our in-house pub and test your general knowledge! Every Monday. Open to all MIT graduate students - spouses and partners welcome.

Eat burgers, hot dogs and snacks and meet new friends! Vegetarian burgers available. Open to all MIT graduate students.

Run around the dorm solving puzzles for prizes! Open to all residents. Please sign-up here.

Come enjoy our usual brunch of fruit, pancakes, french toast and other goodies! Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and is open to all MIT graduate students. Don't miss out the chance to enjoy the good time with us! Please bring your own plates and utensils to reduce waste and keep the planet green!

Play common casino games for fun (not with real money) and win prizes! Open to all residents. No experience necessary. No sign-up needed.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils to reduce unnecessary waste and help keep the planet clean. Special: AHEC will be gifting personalised magnetic door tags and reusable shopping bags to every resident. If you cannot come to coffee hour, you can pick yours up from Front Desk any time or day after this Coffee Hour.

This event is now closed for new RSVPs. However, we encourage new Ashdown residents to sign up for a Housemaster Dinner on September 1, 2 or 8. To sign up for dinners on those dates, please use the link sent to you by e-mail.

The birds have built up the bridge. Come to meet all the old and new friends! Let's celebrate the love and friendship in a lovely late summer night!
- A lot of Chinese snacks and drinks!
- Exciting games and awesome gifts to win!
- Performance from MIT Dance Team and BU Dance Team!
- Waltz teaching and dancing session!
- Disco dancing session!
Brought to you by MIT CSSA and sponsored by ARCADE.

Today there will be a special coffee hour in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Valentine's Day (Qixi) Festival. Come socialise and chat around Chinese desserts and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Brought to you by MIT CSSA and the Ashdown Coffee Hour committee. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Looking for some spice? The Ashdown Social Committee is pleased to announce our second cultural dinner for the summer, with the theme 'Flavor of India'!

Attendees must RSVP to attend. Check the following links (using MIT certificates) to see if space is available.
Please sign up for the dinner following the link below using your MIT certificates, if you wish to attend the dinner.
Ashdown Residents: https://scripts-cert.mit.edu/~ashdown/signup/culdinner2/
Non-Residents: https://scripts-cert.mit.edu/~ashdown/signup/culdinner2_nr/

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come enjoy our usual brunch of fruit, pancakes, french toast and other goodies! Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and is open to all MIT graduate students. Don't miss out the chance to enjoy the good time with us! Please bring your own plates and utensils to reduce waste and keep the planet green!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

We are having a beach outing to Revere Beach this Saturday (July 18) from 11am-4pm! The annual Sand Sculpting Festival is also taking place then. Come and join us for a day of fun at the beach, swimming, playing sports, whatever you want! A FREE sandwich lunch (get it... SAND-wich...) will be provided to everyone going! We will meet in the Ashdown lobby at 11am and take the T to the beach (you must pay your own T fare, but Ashdown will provide you a lunch). Sign-up here.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Unlike the usual brunch, the Ashdown Brunch Committee
wants to present you the Chinese brunch! Don't miss out the chance to enjoy it with us! Fill yourself with tea flavored eggs, steamed buns, Chinese pancakes, porridge with side dishes, fruits, soy milk...and more. Please bring your own plates, bowls and utensils to reduce waste and help keep the planet clean. Sponsored by the Dean for Graduate Education and open to all MIT graduate students.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come join us for our annual July 4 Barbeque! Enjoy grilled meat and vegetarian options and watermelons. All graduate students are invited. Sponsored by the GSC and brought to you by the Ashdown Social Committee.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

The Ashdown Social Committee is proud to present the Greek Cultural
Dinner!!! It will be held on Monday, June 29 at 7pm in Ashdown's Hulsizer Room where we will have amazing Greek food and learn about this exciting culture. Brought to you by the Ashdown Social Committee, sponsored by ARCADE and open to all graduate students. Residents please sign-up here, other graduate students please sign-up here. Please come if you sign-up, or remove yourself at least 24 hours in advance to make spaces for others.

Come and join us for an exciting whale watching trip on Saturday! Subsidised tickets for residents at $20 (normally $39.95)! Please watch your e-mail for sign-up instructions. Brought to you by the Ashdown Outing Committee.

We are visiting the Museum of Science and Deep Sea on IMAX this Friday! You will have a chance to see the fantastic Van de Graaff Electricity show and much much more! The entry to the museum is free of charge to all students, and Ashdown is fully subsidising the movie ticket for residents. Watch your e-mail for sign-up instructions. If you sign-up, you must attend -- please remove yourself at least 24 hours ahead if you intend not to join. Brought to you by the Ashdown Cultural Committee.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils so we can help reduce the waste created by disposable plates.

Come enjoy our usual brunch of fruit, pancakes, french toast and other goodies! Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and is open to all MIT graduate students. Don't miss out the chance to enjoy the good time with us! Please bring your own plates and utensils to reduce waste and keep the planet green!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Take a break from the hot weather for an hour of fun and "creative"
activity. Come down to the Hulsizer room during coffee hour this
Thursday June 11th, and try to blend up the most exciting smoothie, and what's more, contest for the best three smoothies!

Come join us for the largest ice-cream festival of the nation, the Scooper Bowl Festival! Enjoy *all-you-can-eat* ice cream from 10 of the nation’s leading ice cream companies! Ashdown residents pay $1 (regular price $8) + T fare. Please RSVP to mdwang at mit dot edu by 10pm on Tuesday, June 9.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

On Sunday May 31st from 3-5 pm, Ashdown will be holding a yard sale on the sidewalk outside the gates. All residents are welcome to bring unwanted items, such as appliances, lighting, furniture, kitchen stuff, household items, clothing or electrons to sell or give away. The sale will be open to the general public as well as the MIT community.

This is a great opportunity to sell things before a move to a population who is not leaving! Please e-mail ahec-secretary to sign-up for a table to sell your items.

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!

Come socialise and chat around ice cream and snacks with your fellow residents in this old tradition of Ashdown House. Open to all residents. Please bring plates and utensils!