Beloit College Slang

It's not like it's that hard to pick up the shortened versions of everything that can possibly be shortened, but to calm your nerves, here's a little “I'm a real student” lingo.

The Blue House

A house
near campus where students
always live and where parties
are fairly often thrown.

BSFFA (pronounced “bisfa”)

The Beloit Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Association. They're the
ones that have sword fights
at night. They also pretty
much make up the student
government.

Chamberlin Rat

Somebody who spends a lot
of time in Chamberlin, the
science building.

Div I/II/III Courses

The divisions that courses are compartmentalized into.

FACS

Field and Career Services

Folk ‘n’ Blues

A music festival held at Beloit College, or the popular musical genre.

FYI

First-Year Initiative. Once you officially become a student of Beloit College, you get to choose an FYI course (they all revolve around a particular theme each year). Your professor for this course is also your advisor until you declare a major.

MI

Morse-Ingersoll Hall. Also a building where classes are.

Mindset List

Tom McBride, an English professor, compiles a list of incoming students' supposed mindsets (for example, “Mail has always been electronic” or something along those lines). He gets a lot of attention for it.

Snacks

Commons makes snacks during finals for the students. It's not just a general term. I mean, everyone knows what snacks are, but this is Snacks.

Spring Day

A day in April where nobody goes to class, campus bands entertain the student body, childish games are played, and all around a good time appears to be had. Of course, the night before yields even more fun.

WAC

The World Affairs Center. A building where classes are.

The Wall

The handicap access ramp between the '64 halls. This is the place where people like to hang out, handicapped or not.