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School Slang
  • ATL: Atlanta.
  • Cox: Cox Hall.
  • Dooley: Emory’s other mascot, a skeleton dressed in all black who has the power to cancel classes during Dooley’s Week. Dooley has been around for more than seventy-five years. His first name and middle initial come from the current president; with president James W. Wagner, he is currently James W. Dooley.
  • The DUC: The student center, DUC stands for Dobbs University Center.
  • EmoryCard: The school ID card, needed for entrance into the gym and library, and can be used to purchase food and other items.
  • EPD: The Emory Police Department.
  • Independent: People not in a fraternity or sorority.
  • NBB: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, a common major on campus.
  • Oxford: Emory’s sister school, where students can go for two years before attending Emory College.
  • The Pit: The basement floor of various freshman dorms on campus, most notably Dobbs.
  • SA: A sophomore advisor. There are usually two on each freshman hall, and their purpose is to make your freshman year less confusing.
  • SAAC: The Student Activity and Academic Center located at Clairmont Campus, featuring an Olympic-sized pool and outdoor basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts.
  • Songfest: During Orientation Week, freshmen dorms compete against one another in a singing competition.
  • The Spoke: Emory’s lampoon comedy magazine, which publishes whenever they get around to it.
  • Swoop: The Emory Eagle and school mascot.
  • WHSCAB: Pronounced “wish-cab,” it stands for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building.
  • The WoodPEC: The gym; WoodPEC stands for Woodruff Physical Education Center.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • A car is necessary to see all of Atlanta.
  • Emory is a northern school in the heart of the South. There are no southern belles here.
  • The administration was planning to crack down on partying.
  • The Film Studies Department is not very strong.
  • The Undergraduate Business School is like a cult. So are the Oxford continuees.
Tips to Succeed
  • Get to know your teachers, and establish relationships with them.
  • Go to class! Attendance is very important at Emory, and an easy way to get good grades.
  • Join clubs and student groups; they are a good way to meet people and build your résumé.
  • Joining a fraternity or sorority helps you meet lots of people.
  • Network as much as possible. There are many well-connected students at Emory.
  • Participate while in class.
  • Talk to upperclassmen about which teachers and classes will work best for you.
  • Venture out in Atlanta as much as possible.
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mei11

'15

Physics

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The Weather and Atmosphere

Emory has had amazing weather 90% of the time that I've been here. Its amazing. Everyone just always seems to be in a good mood and there's always a good vibe around campus and always something going on. From Wonderful Wednesday to events at the duc to the farmer's market, people are constantly enjoying themselves on campus

Feb 05, 2012

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lmorrison02

'15

Education of Individuals with Impairments and Disabilities

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Lots of Options

Emory has main campus Emory but also Oxford college as well which is great :)

Dec 08, 2011

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resolutejb

'92

Business

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Smart Students, and Campus Getting Better and Better

Year after Year, Emory continues to evolve into a better internationally-renowned research university. The facilities are wonderful, the campus beautiful and opportunities are quite good. You won't be sorry you came here for an education.

Dec 01, 2011

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Traditions
  • Bid Night: Fraternity pledges run down the Row to their chosen fraternities in the evening, a precursor to a raucous party night. It was once a nationally heralded party night at Emory.
  • Dooley’s Ball: A school-wide party, formerly held on Halloween, at McDonough Field at the end of Dooley’s Week. This is the culmination of the events of the week and usually results in lots of drunken debauchery.
  • Dooley’s Week: A week when Dooley, his bodyguards, and his squirt gun can adjourn classes. This week precedes Dooley’s Ball and features a fun activity each day.
  • Fall Band Party: Emory hires a popular rock act each fall to perform on McDonough Field. This party is highly anticipated and usually well attended. Recent guests include Reel Big Fish, They Might Be Giants, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Everclear.
  • Songfest: A dormitory singing competition for freshmen during Orientation Week.
  • Spring Band Party: Similarly, Emory hires a popular hip-hop act each spring to perform on McDonough Field, with good results. Former guests include Outkast, Ludacris, and the Nappy Roots.
Urban Legends
  • “Dooley” was rumored to b a former student who died in an Oxford classroom.
  • Another legend is that there's a special foundation or grant that exists solely to pay for the meticulously kept flowers on campus.
  • It is said that there is no football team because Robert Woodruff, the philanthropist who donated a lot of money to the school, had a son who died playing football.
  • The sororities don’t have houses because a Georgia law allegedly proclaims any building with several female residents is a brothel.

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