Lambda Sigma Pi and the St. Pat’s Board will host the 16^th annual St. Pat’s door decorating contest for faculty and staff. There is no entry fee and doors will be judged Tuesday, March 12. Participants must register online by 1 p.m. Friday, March 8. Winners will be announced Wednesday, March 13, during court arrival. 

The contest features two categories: single-occupant office and multiple-occupant office. Requirements for a single-occupant office include: 

• “116th Annual Best Ever St. Pat’s” 
• “2024” 
• “Missouri S&T” 
• Three shamrocks and three snakes 
• At least two official 2024 merchandise items 

Requirements for a multi-occupant office include: 

• “116th Annual Best Ever St. Pat’s” 
• “2024” 
• “Missouri S&T” 
• Five shamrocks and five snakes 
• At least three official 2024 merchandise items 

Doors will be judged on creativity (25 percent of the score), amount of green (15 percent), including all the listed items (15 percent), humor (15 percent), double shamrocks or snakes (10 percent), extra merchandise (10 percent) and tradition or artifacts (10 percent). Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Merchandise can be purchased at the St. Pat’s sales box outside the Curtis Laws Wilson Library or at stpats.mst.edu. 

For questions, please contact Kristen Laird, representative for Lambda Sigma Pi, at kdlh24@umsystem.edu.