MIT Pagan Students Group Home Page

What is the MIT PSG?

The MIT Pagan Students' Group is a support network for Pagans in the MIT community. We welcome MIT students, employees, family members and anyone else in the MIT community with an interest in Paganism. In addition to organizing meetings and hosting rituals, we work to improve the image of Paganism in our community. Paganism is an affirmation of the beauty and sacredness of life on this earth, and of our unity with it.

The MIT PSG is also an informal collection of Wiccans (ranging from hierarchical rigid traditionalists to radical separatist feminists), Discordians, Pantheists, Shamans, Taoists, and those still searching for a path. The group is open-minded enough for people interested in Paganism as a personal religious phenomenon, as a broad political agenda, or as anything in between and beyond.

What do we do?

Take a look at our list of Upcoming Events.

Office Hours (Note new time!)

The PSG meets every Tuesday at 6:00pm in the PSG office on the third floor of the Walker Memorial Building, room 50-318. (click here for a map). Anyone interested in the group is welcome to have dinner with us, or just to stop by and say hello. (No, you don't have to buy your food from Walker!)

Workshops

Each term, we host Paganism 101, a short informal seminar on Paganism to promote awareness and a sense of community. Various members who practice different forms of Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft, Shamanism, etc. describe their practices and answer questions.

Rituals

We hold sporadic rituals at the new and full moons, and larger and more regular rituals on the eight sabbats. Our celebration of Samhain at the end of every October often draws a large number of participants.

Social Activities

In the past year, PSG members have have organized trips to see Nowell Sing We Clear and to participate in the Lammas Games, where some of our members won medals.

Other Activities

At dawn on every May 1st, PSG members join the May Day festivities of the Charles River Festival at the banks of the river by the Weekes footbridge.

Library

The PSG has an ever-growing library of books on Paganism and Pagan-related topics. Stop by during office hours and browse!

Networking

The Pagan Students' Group is also interested in networking and collaborating with local student and community Pagan groups. If your college or other group is interested in working with the MIT PSG, send e-mail to mitpsg-request@mit.edu or by US or interdepartmental mail to our office. We hope to soon have on this homepage a list of college Pagan students' groups. We feel that connections with other groups are essential to advancing religious freedom in this country, and urge you to contact us.

The MIT PSG is also part of the Walker Memorial Committee.

Where can I find more information on Paganism?

Stop by during office hours, talk with some of our members, and browse through our library, or take a look at some of these links.

How can you contact us?

Interdepartmental Mail
MIT Pagan Students Group, 50-318
US Mail
MIT Pagan Students Group, W20-401, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Electronic Mail
mitpsg-request@mit.edu
Contact People
The SIPB server has links to other places at MIT.
Last updated August 18, 1999 by leira@mit.edu