SMU
This famous SMU game-day tradition brings students and fans together to tailgate before football games.
The Boulevard
It’s more than friends, less than dating, and nobody will define it.
A situationship
You should wash your hands for at least this many seconds to get them properly clean.
20 Seconds
The week when everything is due, sleep is optional, and the library gets packed.
Finals Week
How many historically Black Greek-letter organizations make up the NPHC?
Nine
What year was SMU founded?
1911
This four-letter acronym describes the pang of staying in while everyone else is out.
FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)
This document summarizes your work experience, skills, and education when applying for jobs.
A résumé
Professors set these aside every week, yet most students never go.
Office Hours
What does MGC stand for?
Multicultural Greek Council
This former First Lady graduated from SMU, and her husband’s presidential center sits on campus.
Laura Bush
The Dallas Cowboys play their home games in this neighboring city.
Arlington
In the 50/30/20 budget rule, 50 goes to needs, 30 to wants, and 20 goes to this.
Savings (or paying off debt)
What do you call a student who represents their university at events and helps recruit future students?
Ambassador
The day sorority recruits find out which chapter has offered them a spot.
Bid Day
The NCAA’s “death penalty” cancelled the SMU football season that would have been played in this year.
1987
When someone posts only the best parts of their life online, viewers may be seeing this rather than the full picture.
A highlight reel
Checking your own credit score triggers this type of inquiry, which doesn’t hurt your score.
A Soft Inquiry (Soft Pull)
SMU’s student newspaper is called The Daily this.
Campus
This ceremony turns a new member into a full member of a chapter.
Initiation/Probate
In 1948, this Mustang halfback won SMU’s first Heisman Trophy, and the award for the nation’s top college running back now bears his name.
Doak Walker
What Texas city is known for its annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival?
Austin
Credit scores typically run between 300 and this number.
850
What term describes a group's shared beliefs, traditions, and behaviors?
Culture
What color does Sigma Lambda Beta and Omega Psi Phi have in common?
Royal Purple