La Casa Castellana (Spanish House) is unique among living groups at MIT. First of all, while it is a part of the larger New House community, it is also its own community with its own rules, regulations, and taxes. Having this power to govern ourselves gives us an advantage of dorm communities such as Next House, Baker, and McCormick. We distribute monies in such a way that will be most beneficial to all members of Spanish House. We decide together where to take trips, who to run our government, and who to hold house positions such as RBA advisor.

 

Spanish House is part of the Residence Based Advising  (RBA) program. That means that members of the MIT Class of 2012 who want to come to Spanish House will be tied to Spanish House for the first year. This may sound like a bad thing, considering the lack of options once you agree to be part of RBA. But we hope that through this website, the Guide to Residences, the i3 video, Campus Preview Weekend, and Orientation Week you will come to know and love Spanish House as much as we do.