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William & Mary Jargon

What they really mean when they say...

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