Vanderbilt Slang

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

The Batman Building

The Bell South building, which bares a striking resemblance to Batman.

The Bod

Peabody Campus.

Dores

Commodores.

Gee

Chancellor Gee.

Heinous

Sorority girls' favorite word for ugly.

The loop

The perimeter of campus.

Metro

The Nashville police.

MRS degree

When a Vandygirl goes to Vanderbilt with the ulterior motive of finding a husband.

O.T.P.

Office of Traffic and Parking. If you have a car, you will grow to hate them.

Play

Party, hang out, have some fun.

Prospective

High school junior/senior looking to possibly matriculate at Vanderbilt. These wide–eyed minors are to be pampered and given a taste of the Vandy nightlife by their host students.

The Rec

Student Recreation Center.

Sketch

Suspicious.

Sorostitute

A sorority girl who spends all her time at frat houses sucking up to the brothers.

The Steps

A series of steps inside Sarratt Student Center.

Vanderbubble

The community we live in.

Vanderexic

Not quite anorexic, but obscenely thin. Typical of Vanderbilt sorority girls.

Vandygirl

Not a girl from Vanderbilt, a girl who personifes the Vanderbilt girl stereotype.

Vandypants

The tight black Capri pants that Vandygirls wear everywhere.

The Wall

The walkway between Sarratt and campus.