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-Welcome to your new wiki.
+# MIT Student Information Processing Board
 
-All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]],
-so this one does too.
+The Student Information Processing Board (SIPB, pronounced sip-bee) is MIT's volunteer student group dedicated to computing. SIPB has, in one form or another, been working on improving computing at MIT since 1969. Today, SIPB contributes to MIT computing by sponsoring interesting projects that provide additional services or expertise to the MIT community. We have an office just outside the Athena cluster in the MIT Student Center, and you are welcome to come to the office to ask us for help or to hang around and use our computers.
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+This site is a wiki.  Edit, be bold, start with the [[sandbox]] to play around.
+
+## SIPB Projects and Services
+What does SIPB do for you?
+[[!template id=cols col1="""
+* [scripts.mit.edu](http://scripts.mit.edu/)<br/>
+Get your own blog or wiki, or run any web app!  The SIPB scripts server runs CGI scripts out of your Athena locker.
+* [xvm.mit.edu](http://xvm.mit.edu/)<br/>
+Your own virtual server.  Reliable, easy, and flexible.
+* [IAP classes](http://sipb.mit.edu/iap)<br/>
+Teach or learn.  Knowledge is power.
+""" col2="""
+* [debathena.mit.edu](http://debathena.mit.edu/)<br/>
+The power of MIT's Athena environment on your own computer.
+* [linerva.mit.edu](http://linux.mit.edu/)<br/>
+Dialup access to Debathena.
+* [Documentation](documentation) <br />
+Helpful and informative documents about various computing topics at MIT, written by SIPB.
+* Many, many more!
+"""]]
+
+## Getting Involved
+
+SIPB is always open to new contributors.  You can join one of the projects above or start your own.  Learn more about [[getting_involved|join]].
 
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