Definition: Richmond

Awk: Abbreviation for awkward. If you haven't already heard it, just wait.

Beer Hierarchy:

Bad: Beast

Better: Natty

Ideal: Anything else.

Beer Pong: The most contentious of all indoor sports. In order to avoid beer-induced beatings, House Rules are typically established determining whether there will be:

Roll-backs: If both players on a team sink a cup, the balls are returned to them.

Re-racks: If the cups can be rearranged to the opposing team's preferred shape, and, if so, how many times.

Bounces: Whether one cup or two are pulled if the ball hits the table before landing in the cup.

Boatwright Beach: The lawn in front of Boatwright Library that doubles as the least inappropriate place on campus to whip out a bathing suit and towel and lay out on a sunny day.

Bro'in Out: A ritual wherein male homo sapiens thump chests, chug beers, and scream at TVs in order to establish dominance within the pack.

B-school: The Robins School of Business, where you study the art of not being poor and unemployed when leaving school.

D-hall: Officially known as the Heilman Dining Center and renowned for its unpredictable mixture of slop and genuinely delish dishes.

Fraternities:

Fiji: Phi Gamma Delta \0x03A6\0x0393\0x0394

KA: Kappa Alpha \0x039A\0x0391

Kappa Sig: Kappa Sigma \0x039A\0x03A3

SAE: Sigma Alpha Epsilon \0x03A3\0x0391\0x0395

Sig Chi: Sigma Chi \0x03A3\0x03A7

Sig Ep: Sigma Phi Epsilon \0x03A3\0x03A6\0x0395

Hooking up: A phrase that's appreciated for it vagueness. Can be anything from a make-out to groping to sex.

Lib: Abbreviation for the library. Typically used by people who are just absolutely too stressed and busy to bother saying the whole word.

Lodges: The shack-like buildings behind the gym that are Richmond's version of skeezy clubs. Just replace guidos with frat boys, Jaeger bombs with warm Beast, and techno beats with a bizarre mix of Top 100 Hits and 80's throwbacks. Essentially, heaven.

Pig Roast: God's way of telling us that yes, in fact, we were put on this planet to imbibe warm Nattys for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Sororities:

Alpha Chi: Alpha Chi Omega \0x0391\0x03A7Ohm

Alpha Kappa Alpha A\0x039A\0x0391

DG: Delta Gamma \0x0394\0x0393

Delta Sigma Theta \0x0394\0x03A3\0x03A6

Kappa: Kappa Kappa Gamma \0x039A\0x039A\0x0393

Pi Phi: Pi Beta Phi \0x03A0\0x0392\0x03A6

Theta: Kappa Alpha Theta \0x039A\0x0391\0x03A6

Tri Delt: Delta Delta Delta \0x0394\0x0394\0x0394

The Pier: Technically named Tyler's Grill, but best known for its spectacular view of the lake and not so spectacular fast food.

Contact staff writers Maria Ribas at mariaelisa.ribas@richmond.edu and Margaret Finucane at margaret.finucane@richmond.edu