-helping users with unusual computing questions, consider becoming a member.
-Full [[membership|members]] in SIPB is granted after becoming **socially
+helping users with unusual computing questions, consider becoming a member!
+[[Keyholding status|members]] in SIPB is granted to a member after becoming **socially
A big part of the value of SIPB is in the social interaction. Many members
spend much of their spare time hanging out in the SIPB office: hacking on
personal, SIPB, or class projects or chatting with fellow SIPB members about
topics technical and otherwise.
A big part of the value of SIPB is in the social interaction. Many members
spend much of their spare time hanging out in the SIPB office: hacking on
personal, SIPB, or class projects or chatting with fellow SIPB members about
topics technical and otherwise.
-[sipb.mit.edu](http://sipb.mit.edu/) to see if the office is open). (Coming to at least four meetings is required to be membered, though usually this happens before prospectives are otherwise ready to be membered.)
+[sipb.mit.edu](http://sipb.mit.edu/) to see if the office is open). (Coming to at least four meetings is required before you can be nominated for keyholding status, though usually this happens before members are otherwise ready to become a keyholder.)
You can also participate in SIPB activities like hackathons,
[cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/), and [IAP
You can also participate in SIPB activities like hackathons,
[cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/), and [IAP
We also have a number of more organizational projects, such as running
[cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/) in the fall, and [IAP
We also have a number of more organizational projects, such as running
[cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/) in the fall, and [IAP
anytime it is open, which it is on a typical weekday afternoon and
evening. We strive to make it a fun and comfortable place to work on
projects, homework, or anything else by providing an array of amenities:
anytime it is open, which it is on a typical weekday afternoon and
evening. We strive to make it a fun and comfortable place to work on
projects, homework, or anything else by providing an array of amenities:
* A diverse technical library, including popular textbooks
* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper and closer than Verde's
* A diverse technical library, including popular textbooks
* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper and closer than Verde's
If you have any questions about SIPB or the SIPB membership process,
or ideas for projects, feel free to either drop by our office
If you have any questions about SIPB or the SIPB membership process,
or ideas for projects, feel free to either drop by our office