Welcome to the Sponge!

Known for its porous architecture, lighthearted and supportive culture, and fantastic facilities, our dorm is home to students of various cultures, interests, and backgrounds. Within our curvy concrete walls, you will find artists, gamers, musicians, theater nerds, varsity athletes, American Ninja Warriors, MLB recruits, Grand Integrators, National Yo Yo Champions, and more importantly, family.

Our home is interspersed with spacious lounge areas that come equipped with beanbags, couches, floor to ceiling windows, video game consoles, and even more curvy walls! They are often the sites of chalk wall drawings, smash tournaments, pset parties, and all sorts of resident-inspired craziness. You can also work out in the gym, get artsy in the crafts room, build a trebuchet in the woodshop, or prototype some circuits in the EE lab!

Because the building is architecturally discontinuous, Simmons has developed unique ways of fostering friendships and community among residents. Any resident can join up with friends throughout the building to create a “Lounge”, which Simmons funds to do awesome things like eating out or purchasing copious amounts of video games!  Additionally, Simmons has a unique town-hall style government in which any resident can propose and vote on whatever they want. In the past, we’ve bought massage chairs, created a ball pit, ordered thousands of buffalo wings on a whim, and had all sorts of crazy fun!

The Simmons Hall House team is a group of dedicated people who are here to ensure your health and happiness throughout your MIT career.  You can think of them as your parents in this home away from home, and they’re here for you 100%. Our Heads of House make the rounds at their famous study breaks, and our graduate resident assistants host activities that might include eating yummy treats, popping bubble wrap, getting advice from upperclassmen, or going out to see plays.

If you want to know more, contact our president at Simmons-exec@mit.edu!

We hope you will come to live and love the Sponge as we all have in this fantastic and welcoming community!