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William & Mary Jargon

What they really mean...

DOG Street   Duke of Gloucester St (the main street in Williamsburg)
CW   Colonial Williamsburg
BOV   Board of Visitors
OA   Orientation Aide
OAD   Orientation Area Director
RA   Resident Assistant
CSU   Campus Station Unit (mailboxes)
TJ   Thomas Jefferson
PBK   Phi Beta Kappa Hall (Auditorium)
BHOT   Brown, Hunt, Off-Campus and Taliaferro
OD   Old Dominion Residence Hall
DOSO   Dean of Students Office
SC   Sadler Center
IT   Information Technology
IT   Improvisational Theater (Student Comedy group)
The Caf   The Dining Commons (one of the three main dining facilities)
The Hall   William and Mary Hall (Basketball Arena)
The Leafe   The Green Leafe Café
College   College Deli
Paul’s   Paul's Deli
Res Life   Residence Life
The Grind   The Daily Grind Coffee Shop
The Terrace   The University Center Terrace
The Rec   Student Recreation Center
myWM   Campus web portal used for registration, housing lottery and many other functions
Colonial Echo   Campus Yearbook
The Flat Hat   Campus Newspaper
DSJ   DOG Street Journal (Campus News Magazine)
7s, 13s, Bishop James   Some of the country's oldest secret societies
Madison Society, FHCs   Active in philanthropy and spreading mirth on campus today