Why You Should be a SP Officer Next Year

As the academic years comes to close, we’re looking for excited residents to fill the SP officer corp for next year.  So, why should you become an officer at Sidney-Pacific?  All officers are guaranteed housing at SP for the next year, bypassing the MIT graduate housing room lottery.  In addition, officers get extra priorities points in the SP internal room lottery, so you can get the perfect room.  Beyond housing, being an officer is a great way to meet people around the dorm and really get plugged into the community here.  You’ll have a chance to help out and improve upon the events and things that you’ve enjoyed throughout the year.  Lastly and most importantly, being an officer is a great excuse to do what you already love – are you interested in taking pictures? Cooking? Playing sports or working out at the gym? Going on camping trips and hikes? Many of our officer positions match very closely with residents’ own hobbies and interests.  Have a look at the nearly 30 different officer position descriptions at http://s-p.mit.edu/about_sp/officer_positions.php.

There are two types of officers at SP: committee chairs and hall councillors.  Committee chairs are responsible for specific aspects of SP, for example the brunch chairs run the monthly brunches at SP.  Hall councillors are responsible for part of a floor.  They organize activities and encourage interactions among residents at the hall level.  The positions also differ in their application processes. Committee chair applicants are interviewed and appointed by SPEC.  Hall councilor applicants are voted on by the respective halls. Stay tuned for publicity about the applications process and in the meantime, here’s the tentative schedule.

Office Application Timeline

  • March 21 – April 10: Applications for Committee Chairs open (both new and continuing officer candidates apply through this process)
  • April 3-17: Hall Councilor applications open
  • April 10-20: Hall Councilor Elections
  • May 1: May House Meeting / New SP Officers Introduced

We highly encourage all residents and especially our super-active first-year volunteers to apply! Please contact SPEC or any of our current officers if you have any questions. Thanks!

By SPEC