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A Thanksgiving Feast, OrigaMIT Style

Nov 28, 2013
Jay London
slice.mit.edu
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An old black and white photo shows a group of singers in front of a blackboard on which the word Chorallaries is written. The singers are wearing an assortment of garments, including a feather headress, a bandana, and a bowtie. The floor is littered with trash. The heads of some audience members appear in the foreground.

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OrigaMIT, MIT's student-run origami club, incorporated a holiday theme into their folding expertise and created the most festive and delicious-looking collection of paper in Institute history.

According to Boston Magazine, eight members of the club worked for more than 40 hours and created more than 25 Thanksgiving-themed items. Click the play button to begin the slideshow. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Visit the OrigaMIT website to learn more about the group and view pictures of their past creations.

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Vicki Saunders

Fri, 11/06/2015 7:01pm

Can you give links to sources that contain folding instructions for the models?

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John Roberts

Sat, 01/18/2014 9:05am

I love origami! I had no idea there was an origami club here on campus. Very cool!

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