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Facts

Slang

GUGS - Georgetown University Grilling Society. They make one-of-a-kind, must-have burgers for which students like up for hours every Friday afternoon.
ICC - Bunn Intercultural Center (the big red building with the solar panels on it). It houses most history, language, and Philosophy classes.
MSB - McDonough School of Business
NHS - School of Nursing and Health Studies
SFS - School of Foreign Service

Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School

Don’t expect the football team to win more than three games per season.
Get on the smallest meal plan possible.
How hard the workload is.
How to manage my time better.
It’s not just a school for future presidents.

Tips to Succeed

Check your e-mail often.
Choose classes for the professor, not the content. The most boring class could turn out well with an engaging professor.
Don’t ever fall behind. In fact, start working ahead during those easy days at the beginning of each semester.
Get to know both your professors and your TAs. Take advantage of opportunities like office hours and dinners with professors.
Go to class.

Urban Legends

A network of underground tunnels connects Copley Crypt with several of the other old buildings on campus.
Jack the Bulldog was originally adopted as a mascot due to the good luck he once brought to the Georgetown football team. According to rumor, the team won every game that season except for one; that is, they lost the one at which Jack was not present. The University had no choice but to hire him as a good luck charm.
The fifth floor of the Healy Building is no longer accessible because the exorcism on which Georgetown alumnus William Peter Blatty based his novel and screenplay, "The Exorcist," was performed there. Most often, the legend has the exorcism being performed by Fr. Thomas King, S.J. When asked whether there was any truth to the rumor that he had once performed an exorcism, he responded only, “Why, do you need one?”

Traditions

Jack the Bulldog - A live bulldog lives full-time on campus, and he is cared for by one of the Jesuits, as well as a team of students trained as official walkers. The current Jack is the fourth official Georgetown bulldog.
Singing the fight song - Georgetown students learn the fight dSong immediately. That is, they learn the song at accepted students’ weekend, before they have even committed to going to Georgetown. The fight song is sung everywhere—it is not only heard at sports games but also at formal events. First-years who attend the freshman retreat even sing it in a dark cave in the middle of a forest.

School Spirit

Georgetown students are very proud of the Hoya tradition, and of their school in general. They are diehard basketball fans, and some students even travel with the team, and they also work hard to support other sports teams. However, school spirit in general is very prevalent on campus, not only in sports games, but also in all facets of life. Georgetown students carry the Georgetown mentality with them wherever they go.

Most Recent Contributing Author

Name: Christina Malliet
Hometown: Cedarburg, WI
Major: English

Christina's favorite place in the world is Walt Disney World.

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