[[!meta title="Joining SIPB"]]
-## Membership
+## Becoming a Member
If you are interested in contributing to SIPB's computing services and in
-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
integrated** and "**Furthering the Goals of SIPB**" for a sustained period.
### Becoming Socially Integrated
personal, SIPB, or class projects or chatting with fellow SIPB members about
topics technical and otherwise.
-Prospective members are encouraged to **hang out around the SIPB office** during
+Members are encouraged to **hang out around the SIPB office** during
meetings (they're Mondays at 7:30PM) and at other times (check the door icon on
-[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
We also have a number of more organizational projects, such as running
[cluedumps](http://cluedumps.mit.edu/) in the fall, and [IAP
-classes](http://sipb.mit.edu/iap). Prospectives often take the lead on
+classes](http://sipb.mit.edu/iap). New members often take the lead on
organizing these.
You can also start your own SIPB project if you're so inclined. The best way
<img class="right" alt="The office fills with people working together in a hackathon." src="../photos/office-hackathon.320.jpg"/>
-Prospective members are encouraged to hang out in the SIPB office
+Members are encouraged to hang out in the [[SIPB office|office]]
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
-## You
+## Questions?
If you have any questions about SIPB or the SIPB membership process,
or ideas for projects, feel free to either drop by our office