All MIT buildings are smoke-free: this includes offices, halls, rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, hallways, staircases, emergency exit routes and entrance areas.
No smoking inside Sidney-Pacific or the courtyard.
floor kitchens, tv lounges, and study lounges/rooms
These spaces cannot be reserved.
No events with more than 20 people present are permitted.
Residents may post “event notices” notifying fellow residents of a planned event.
multipurpose room
On Friday and Saturday evenings, one segment of the multipurpose room will be available, by reservation, to S-P residents. Reservations are made through the House Manager and can be made up to one month in advance. There is a $25 non-refundable rental fee at the time of booking.
michael owu house common room
Can be reserved free of charge (up to one month in advance) through Jack Ahern.
No events with more than 20 people present are permitted.
ALCOHOL IS NEVER PERMITTED IN THIS ROOM.
For reservers of the multi-purpose room and Owu room, one hundred dollars will be charged to the host’s bursar account if:
The room is not clean by 8 am the next morning
The event ends after 1 am
There is a violation of the MIT alcohol policy
game room
This space cannot be reserved.
Food and drink are not to be placed on game tables at any time. This is done to prevent the (very expensive) re-clothing of the tables that occurs as a result of stains and spills.
courtyard
This space cannot be reserved.
The GAS GRILLS can be reserved through Jack Ahern (jacka[at]mit[dot]edu) with a full-price MULTIPURPOSE ROOM rental (currently $125).
general policies
All common spaces are subject to the MIT alcohol policy.
Quiet hours are from 12am–8am Monday-Thursday, 1am-8am Friday-Saturday.
Residents are responsible for the behavior of their guests.
Lost keys result in a fee (currently $50.00).
“Event notices” do not constitute reservations; they are notices to help others plan, all residents are welcome at all times.
MIT Alcohol and Event Policies
Alcohol Policy
MIT’s alcohol policy (serving alcohol at events, etc.) can be found at http://web.mit.edu/alcohol/www/index.html.
Event Registration
For events in residence halls, the following types of events must be registered with MIT
Any event open to non-residents where the attendance will exceed 100 people
Any event closed to non-residents where the attendance will exceed 250 people
All events at which alcohol will be present.
Registration forms must be completed at least five (5) business days prior to the event date to ensure that Campus Police and licensing can be processed/arranged with enough lead-time.
For more information on event registration see web.mit.edu/slp/sao/events.html