CMU Acronyms
Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
Places around CMU
Orientation Week
CMU Facts
100
The titles that the acronyms HOC, OL, OC, RA, and CA stand for.
What are Head Orientation Counselor, Orientation Leader, Orientation Counselor, Resident Assistant, and Community Advisor?
100
The neighborhood that contains CMU and Pitt.
What is Oakland?
100
A place on campus where student organizations advertise their events. They must guard this place during the day at all times in order to retain the space.
What is the Fence?
100
The Hill's color for Orientation week.
What is Red?
100
Andrew Carnegie's heritage, which we embrace here at CMU.
What is Scottish?
200
Three of the colleges within CMU and their acronyms.
What are Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences (DC), School of Computer Science (SCS), Mellon College of Science (MCS), Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT), College of Fine Arts (CFA), and Tepper School of Business (TSB)?
200
The neighborhood containing a shopping center with a Target, Giant Eagle, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
What is the Waterfront?
200
The area at the front of campus, from Walking to the Sky to the Fence.
What is the Cut?
200
Where you will be eating most of your meals this week.
Where is Wiegand Gym?
200
CMU's two mascots.
What is a Tartan and a Scottish Terrier?
300
The meaning of the acronyms EMS and CMPD.
What are Emergency Medical Services and Carnegie Mellon Police Department?
300
The neighborhood directly adjacent to Carnegie Mellon, up Forbes Avenue, containing a Giant Eagle and a Rite-Aid.
What is Squirrel Hill?
300
The name for the area of campus that contains most of the academic buildings as well as the grassy area between them.
What is the Mall?
300
The giant icebreaker taking place TONIGHT!
What is Playfair?
300
What are CMU's unofficial school colors? What is the official color?
What is red and white? What is Tartan plaid?
400
The meaning of the acronym SIO.
What is Student Information Online?
400
What is the neighborhood that contains entertainment such as: Heinz Field, PNC Park, the Consol Center, and the Benedum?
What is Downtown?
400
The "garden" behind the CFA building.
What is the Numbers Garden?
400
The event where we will be winning the Carnegie Cup, happening Friday night.
What is House Wars?
400
When was CMU founded?
When is 1900?
500
The acronym for Wean Hall.
What is WEH?
500
The neighborhood containing a series of delicious ethnic markets and food spots.
What is the Strip District?
500
The public park behind CMU's campus (the buggy course runs through here).
What is Schenley Park?
500
The names of BaM's HOC and OLs
Who are Matt, Bennett, and Sun Bin?
500
The major holiday at CMU, which includes Buggy and Booth.
What is Carnival?