Cal Poly Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Cal Poly. The more of these words you know, the better off you’ll be.

AACF

“Double-A C F,”
Asian American Christian
Fellowship.

AG

Arroyo Grande, a
neighboring town.

Bishop’s

Bishop’s peak, the
highest mountain in the area,
is good for a hike.

CAPTURE

Phone
registration system.

CCAT

“See-cat,” bus
system for the county.

Chumash

Auditorium in
the UU used for movies,
concerts, and other events.

Dexter

Dexter lawn by
the library.

Hella

“That’s hella cool.”

Kegger

A party, you guess
which kind.

The Mustang

Daily student
newspaper that’s free in bins
all around campus.

North Mountain

Transfer
student dorms.

PCF

Poly Christian
Fellowship, the campus
chapter of Intervarsity.

Poly Ratings

Professor
evaluation Web site.

POWER

Online registration
Web site.

Red Bricks

Freshman
dorms specific to major.

SLO

San Luis Obispo,
about a million variations on
this acronym, pronounced
“slow;” (the SLO life, SLO
town, SLO Transit).

The 101

Expression used
by southern Californians for
freeways. Use if you want to
be identified among them.

The P

The large concrete
“P” located on the hill
above campus.

The PAC

Pronounced
“pack,” the performing
arts center looks like an
enormous piano from the air
and is impossible to miss.

The Silo

Room 213 of
the business building, or
the largest lecture hall on
campus.

The Structure

The parking
facilities next to the PAC.

The UU

University Union,
encompasses the building
itself, as well as the large
courtyard downstairs.

WOW

Week of Welcome,
a week of orientation for all
freshmen before the start
of fall quarter.