Summer Housing 2008

Prospective Summer Boarder,

Thanks for your interest in living at Sigma Chi this summer. Below you will find information related to the summer housing process and about Sigma Chi. Please note that we do not accept male summer boarders (except for Sigma Chis). If there are any questions this website does not answer or if you wish to arrange a house tour, please email the Summer House Manager (nzimm[at]mit[dot]edu).

Living at 532 Beacon Street

Our house is not your stereotypical fraternity house. It is a beautiful, historical brownstone located in the middle of Boston's Back Bay, at 532 Beacon Street, between Massachusetts Avenue and Charlesgate East. The house is located within a five minute walk of the Kenmore and Hynes Convention Center T Stops, a stop on #1 bus line, and Fenway Park. It is a ten minute walk to MIT, Symphony Hall, Copley Square, and the Prudential Center.

We highly recommend visiting our virtual house tour to get a peek at what the house is like.

Our house has many amenities, including pool and ping-pong tables, a baby grand piano, and space for practicing musical instruments. We have a library, weightroom, bar, 50" HDTV with cable and OnDemand, VCR, and DVD player, as well as lots of space in our fully-equipped kitchen. Our rooms come furnished with beds, mattresses, desks, dressers, and closet space. Most rooms also have couches. All rooms have high-speed Internet connections. Our house has free laundry facilities and detergent will be provided. All utilities are covered in our rent. Parking, for a fee, is also available (see below). Typically, there are 12 guys and 18 girls living in the house during any given summer.

Housing Rules

Doubles, triples, and quads are available to rent. Move-in date is Sunday, May 25th, 2008 and Move-Out date is Saturday, August 16th, 2008. Residents will be allowed full use of all the house facilities over the summer. Guests are allowed within reason (don't plan on having your friends crash at the house every weekend!). We will be arranging a 4th of July party which all residents are welcome to attend. You may plan other social events at the house with the permission of the Summer House Managers. All residents of the house will be responsible for their own living areas. This includes, but is not limited to common areas, bedrooms, and bathrooms. Also, people will be responsible for cleaning any dishes and cooking material that they use in the house. In addition, you will be responsible for upkeep of some common space of the house, in a rotating job assigned by the house managers. There will be a $100 refundable deposit (part of the initial $500 payment) to ensure 1) that you do your assigned jobs and help keep the house clean, and 2) that the house is in the same condition at the end of the summer as it was at the beginning.

Getting a Room

If you wish to rent a room for the summer please send an email to the Summer House Manager (nzimm[at]mit[dot]edu).

Selection for Housing

Once we know which brothers are spending the summer in Boston we will know how many spots are available for the summer. In general, spaces will be given out as they become available on a pseudo first-come, first-served basis. Usually this happens starting in late March (once we know how many spots we will have to rent). If you are applying for housing as a group, please send your questionnaires and initial payments together. If at all possible, we highly encourage you to take a house tour (to be arranged with the Summer House Manager before you send us your initial payment. We tend to fill up quickly, so you'll want to send in your initial payment and questionnaire as early as possible to give yourself the best chance of getting a spot.

Please send us a check for your initial payment of $500 (made payable to "Alpha Theta Sigma Chi") and the completed application to:

Alpha Theta Sigma Chi
Attn: Summer House Manager
532 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02215-2303

Notes regarding the initial payment:

  • In the event that we receive an initial payment and room request we are unable to fill, we will tear up your check.
  • Please note that giving us a initial payment does not guarantee you a spot in the house (it only puts you on the list of people we will consider for spots after we know how many spots we have to rent). We desire to house our brothers before we accept summer boarders.
  • No spot is secured without an initial payment.
  • If you decide you do not want to live here after you have accepted a spot we have formally offered you, we will keep your initial payment until we are able to rent out your spot. This is for our financial protection.

Pricing

Rental prices for summer 2008 are:

  • Double: 1400
  • Triple: 1250
  • Quad: 1100
Prices are per person for the entire summer -- Sunday, May 25th, 2008 to Saturday, August 16th, 2008. Prices cannot be pro-rated regardless of duration of stay. Rental Prices include water and electricity. Also available are laundry and wireless broadband internet access.

Window air conditioning units may be used in rooms if you choose, but you will be assessed an additional fee of 100 to offset increased energy costs.

Parking

We have nine parking spaces in our back lot and brothers' cars will take priority. If there areopen spots (which is usually the case), a parking space can be rented for $400.