A: Following the DAPER Membership Expansion Policy timeline.
– Currently all registered MIT students (on and off campus) and MIT employees in Covid pass are currently permitted to rejoin or join DAPER.
– Starting July 12, 2021 Membership Types individual and family: Affiliate (already in COVID Pass, MIT Employee, MIT Retiree, Lincoln Lab Employees, Post-Docs, MIT Bike Commuter and Cross-registered students.
– Starting July 19, 2021 Membership Types individual and family: Affiliate (including Broad. DRAPER and Whitehead), Alumnus/a and MIT off-campus Student Families.
– Starting August 2, 2021 Corporate Members
– Starting August 9, 2021 Friends of MIT
– TBD Temporary Passes (One Month and Day Passes)

A: Yes as of August 2, 2021 children attached to memberships or enrolled in a program can access the facilities:
– Campus announcement: here.

A: Please follow these steps:
– If you’re an eligible member on hold, you can opt to remove your hold by completing our membership reactivation form.
– If you don’t have a membership on hold, but would like to join, you can create a member profile and initiate the membership registration process by visiting our membership login page and selecting the ‘Access My Account’ option.
NOTE: Submissions made prior to the announcement of your phase’s eligibility will not be considered and must be resubmitted once the date has been confirmed via our website and email notifications.

A: Yes, all memberships will remain on hold unless you decide to reactivate it. If you do not wish to opt-in at this time you do not need to take action.

A: Current students living on and off-campus are eligible for facility access now. After obtaining their MIT student ID, incoming students will have access to DAPER’s facilities beginning on 8/16/21.

A: We are offering a lot of different virtual fitness and wellness options, you can register for MIT Recreation virtual group exercise classes and Recreation Movement for no fee programs, and fee based virtual programs include nutrition coaching and personal training. MIT Intramural’s is also offering a lot of drop in virtual options as well. If you’re looking for more content on your own, check out our blog.

A: Yes, please complete our locker pick-up form and we’ll coordinate a pick-up time with you. One of our team members will collect your items from the locker on your behalf and meet you outside of our facility at the agreed upon time.

A: We welcome these new degrees-of-freedom that get us closer to “normal”; but we ask for your patience as some aspects of what we offer will take a little longer to address. Below is a list of changes that are in effect immediately

Facility Wide
-Capacity restrictions removed
-Water Fountains remain closed

Fitness Areas
– Social distancing restrictions removed
– Fitness equipment will have a staggered return as we reset. We expect to be back by 6/22
– Fitness Lockers will reopen as we are able to service the electronic locks

Locker/Rest Rooms
– Social distancing restrictions removed
– All Showers will fully reopen (both staff and general locker rooms)
– Day Lockers are available
– Sauna will remain closed

Level of Play
– Indoor face coverings are still required.
– Indoor sports, recreation, and fitness activities that were previously restricted can now resume on a voluntary basis.
– Outdoor; no restrictions to previously restricted activities including face coverings. As long as all participants understand that participation is voluntary.