Welcome

Welcome to the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) website. We are the independent, non-profit group dedicated to: promoting alumnae accomplishments and history, maintaining connections among alumnae, and supporting women on campus. Join now!

=> Check out our latest newsletter!

Upcoming AMITA Events

See our Events page for Cambridge area, New York city, and AMITA Northern California events!

Wednesday October 1, 2008: AMITA is sponsoring In Her Own Words, a one woman performance and short video about the life of Ellen Swallow Richards, a 19th century pioneer in the fields of education, chemistry, water sanitation, and home economics. She was MIT's first female student and its first female instructor.

Also visit the AMITA-NorCal website! Monthly Networking Lunch (first and third Tuesday of each month)

AMITA Web LOGO Design Contest!

Congratulations to our winner Gwelle Boissiere AR '98!
Stay tuned as we work toward updating our website.

Alumnae in the News

=> Andrea Ghez '87 named a MacArthur Fellow

=> Read the letter in Technology Review about AMITA's perspective on Ellen Swallow Richards written by AMITA's president, Sarah Simon.

=> Paula Hammond '84 named Bayer Professor in Chemical Engineering

=> MIT women in two of top 10 physics stories of 2007

=> Katherine Swartz '72 elected to the Institute of Medicine

AMITA News Archive

Join AMITA Now!

AMITA members are working toward making MIT a better place for women and connecting alumnae for fun, and maybe even profit! Join now.
More information or contact our Membership Chair, Yolanda Fan '02.