Symbolism
Places on Campus
That's A Class!?
Media
Seven Sisters
(but mostly Smith)
(but mostly Smith)
200
During Commencement Weekend, seniors plant this collegiate climbing plant to symbolize their connection to Smith
What is ivy?
200
The Ainsworth Gymnasium has one of these walls with grips meant to simulate a rocky surface
What is a rock wall?
What is a climbing wall?
200
Students study the biological basis for extraordinary powers and abilities in The Science of these people, like Thor and Wonder Woman
What are superheroes?
200
Not sure if it's Mountain Day? The Mountain Day Checker on this blue bird social media service posts updates each day at 7:30am
What is Twitter?
@IsItMountainDay
200
The episode "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" in this popular animated TV series depicts the 7 Sisters as sirens in Lisa's dream. Smith is on the far right.
What is the Simpsons?
400
It's traditional for students to walk through the Grécourt Gates after this moving on ceremony symbolizing that they are ready to give knowledge and aid to the world, superstition says if you walk through too early you won't achieve your degree
What is graduation?
400
The northwest corner of the Capen Garden is designed specifically for this category of animals that transfer pollen
What are pollinators?
400
A class for soccer-playing lawyers: this type of Issues in Sports
What is legal?
400
There are no less than 3 Instagram accounts dedicated to these tree-dwelling, bushy-tailed creatures on the Smith campus
What are squirrels?
Check them out at squirrelsofsmith, sexysquirrelsofsmith, squirrelsofsmithcollege
400
This luxury fashion brand was inspired by the style of students at the Seven Sisters colleges, the current CFO is a Smith alum
What is Ralph Lauren
600
Smithies are actually given the wrong diploma at graduation and must form one of these to exchange diplomas until they get the correct one, representing the connectedness and collaboration of Smith students
What is a Diploma Circle?
600
The Historic Clothing Collection in the Mendenhall Center for Performing Arts includes Sylvia Plath's uniform from this group as well as WWI uniforms worn by Smith students
What are the Girl Scouts?
600
First Years can take the writing intensive course Unruly Women: Gamechangers and Showrunners in the History of this industry
What is television?
600
To get a good laugh, join the Facebook groups Women's College these for Feminist Teens or Smith these for Bougie Teens
What are memes?
600
Initially only Smith and three other colleges organized together to promote women's education, giving themselves the alliterative name the Four College this
What is Conference?
800
Rally Day is now celebrated as a festive gathering in February filled with students wearing fun hats, but the tradition was started to commemorate the birthday of this U.S. president
Who is George Washington?
800
The public restrooms in the Smith College Museum of Art were designed by artists Ellen Driscoll and Sandy Skoglund, making them this type of art that serves practical purposes
What is functional art?
800
Boom! Students can take a special astrophysics course to study supernovas, black holes, cataclysmic variable stars and other objects in the universe that do this
What is explode?
800
Margaret Farrar who graduated in 1919 was the first editor of these puzzles in the New York Times
What are crossword puzzles?
800
In 1942 students from the 7 Sisters colleges were asked "do you like puzzles?" when recruited for this secret role in WWII
What are Code Breakers? What are "Code Girls"?
1000
Touching this part of the statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the Rose Garden might not bring you luck, but it will let you read the inscription on the plaque!
What is the foot?
What is the toe?
1000
The Gratitude Line on the Mill River Trail is inspired by Tibetan Prayer Flags which are believed to spread compassion and good will when the mantras written on the flags are spread by this
What is the wind?
1000
You can study places like Lilliput and Neverland in Demons, Deities, and Despots: The Myths, Magic, and Madness of these, often associated with paradise and adventure
What are islands?
1000
Sara Haines '00 is a co-host on this ABC talk show featuring a multi-generational panel of women
What is The View?
1000
"Seven Sisters" is a reference to this name for the Greek myth about the 7 daughters of Atlas and Pleione who became stars
What is The Pleiades?