Butt:	What something is that just isn't cool. It can be mean, stupid, or whatever. No matter what it is it is just "butt." Also if someone is pissing you off you can give them the butt, but that is a different story altogether.
En Fuego:	The term used to describe people who are truly FIRED UP!
FAC:	Facilitator. They lead groups during Spring Training.
Foliage:	A term used to describe WOW people. In other words YOU!
FOW:	Friends of WOW. The people who are no longer in the program, but give their support and help when needed. Either that or they have no other friends and need something to do.
Freedays:	While usually neither free, nor in the day, freedays are a great way to meet potential CO leaders and make new friends. You are required to coordinate at least one freeday, but if you are smart you will go to as many as possible. There is some training involved at these activities. They are definitely one of the coolest parts of WOW.
Freeks:	Term of endearment used to describe those WOW folk who are En Fuego.
Hough!:	Something you say to weird people. And we know there are quite a few around this place!
LIT:	Leader-in-Training.
Nub:	The good warm fuzzy feeling felt between WOW foliage. Means "Love", from an SNL skit.
OL:	Orientation Leader. What LITs will become after graduation at the end of Spring Quarter. This includes both Group Leaders and Event Staff members.
PC:	Production Crew. TEAM Members that work behind the scenes and may be paired as a PC Buddy with a Facilitator to help lead Spring Training groups.
SIC:	Staff-in-Charge. These are the people that lead the Event Staff throughout The Week of Welcome.
FIC:	Facilitator-in-Charge. This is the Facilitator who serves as the liaison between Board and the rest of the Facilitators.
FTY:	"Facilitators, they're yours!" This is the Facilitator and his/her PC Buddy's chance to relay important information to their LITs. FTYs will only occur a few times during Spring Training meetings, so use them wisely!
PCIC:	PC-in-Charge. This is the PC who serves as the liaison between Board and the rest of the PCs.
DITS:	Day in the Sun. A simulation of WOW-a-rama for LITs and TEAM that takes place during spring quarter.
Socials:	These are little get-togethers planned by TEAM or LIT group members and are another great way to meet people. They are as fun as freedays but shorter and more for the social aspect than training. For example, the 7/11 Brain Freezathon where groups 7 and 11 see who can suck down the most Slurpees from 7/11. Quite often these involve food, but not always. These are great ways to meet people and just hang out when you have some time.
SSPL:	Pronounced SeS PooL. This stands for Slack Street Parking Lot and is the staging point for a majority of WOW-related activities. Many socials and freedays start from this point. If you don't know where this is, just ask, but expect to be laughed at incessantly!
WOW Office:	UU 217. The little hole we have that we call our own. It is located in the Student Life & Leadership main office on the top floor of the University Union. Here you can find not only a great collection of Freeks and Weirdos but also mailboxes for all of TEAM and Board. There are often sign-up sheets available for different activities there. You are always welcome to come in and drop off presents and food for anyone there.
WOW Booth:	The information center during the Week of Welcome, located on Mott Lawn. At the booth you will find answers to many questions, including broken wristbands, lost WOWies, and many more!
WOW:	Week of Welcome, duh!
WOWie:	The new students, and the reason why we're here!

     
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What would life be without music? We in WOW have our own soundtrack. Wanna hear it? Here goes:

Here we sit like
Flies on a garbage can
Flies on a garbage can
Flies on a garbage can
Here we sit like
Flies on a garbage can
Waiting for a song 2-3-4!
(Repeat until the Board sings to you)

Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
Have you ever heard a wind bag?
A wind bag?
A wind bag?
Have you ever heard
A wind bag?
You're hearing one now
Announcements, announcements, announcements

We sold our cow,
We sold our cow,
We have no need
For your bull now.

Andrene's hair it ain't what it used to be,
Ain't what it used to be,
Ain't what it used to be,
Andrene's hair it ain't what it used to be,
All those years ago.
If Beth Anne is in the room, change "Andrene" to "Beth Anne."

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Hi, my name is Bob, and I work in a button factory.
I got a wife and two kids.
And one day the boss says to me,
Push that button with your (body part of your choice - 1. right hand, 2. left hand, 3. right foot, 4. left foot, 5. head).
(Then you act like pushing a button with that part of your anatomy)
(Repeat over and over with a new body part, while still acting out the other body parts)

Way down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a Wishy Washy Washer Woman
Washing her clothes
She goes:
Ooh Ahh
Ooh Ahh
That's how the Wishy Washy Washer Woman
Washes her clothes
Waddaley-acha
A-goocha goocha goocha
Waddaley-acha
A-goocha goocha goocha
Waddaley-acha
A-goocha goocha goocha
That's how the Wishy Washy Washer Woman
Washes her clothes

There are other songs, but again, we don't want to give away all the surprises.

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Traditions

For a first-time Leader-in-Training (LIT), the whole experience of a typical Tuesday night meeting during Spring Training can be overwhelming and, in some cases, a bit weird. There are many traditions in WOW that have come about in many different, and often embarrassing ways. The following is by no means a complete list of traditions, but it may help explain the organized chaos that permeates the Tuesday night meetings and other WOW-related events.

In 1993, the Spring Training theme was "Planet WOW." The Opening Night Skit consisted of people dressed up as planets and other such cosmic entities with names like "Planet Awareness," "Planet Fun," etc. Well, it hit someone that the skit might need some spicing up, so in complete secrecy, a few dedicated TEAM members decorated a portable coat rack as "The Crab Nebula" and rolled it out in the middle of the skit. No one was expecting the event (that's why it was funny) and chaos ensued, shocking as that may seem. The Crab Nebula was so successful that it has made five appearances in Opening Night Skits and Skit Nights.

A popular favorite that came about in the spring of 1994 is the infamous Dead Cow. When you hear someone yell, "Dead Cow!" you must immediately roll over on your back and stick your arms and legs into the air, thus forming the proper Dead Cow position. The origin of this tradition is a mystery. In recent years the Dead Cow has shown itself often on Tuesday nights and even Day In The Sun.

When a WOW person has overstayed his/her welcome on stage and you want to let him/her know it, stand up and act like you are pulling your long beard. This will tell him/her to shut up and sit down. Sure, it usually doesn't work, but you can't blame us for trying. This idea, originally from Saturday Night Live was brought into WOW in 1995.

Another gem from the days of dirt. This used to come just after someone, or some group, had just pulled a lackluster attempt at saying something witty. After they had made the comment, dead silence would set in for a moment. It was during this time someone would yell, "COURTESY..." then all people present clapped at once. It is now used when the audience is too loud and rowdy and attention needs to be grabbed. "COURTESY..." is yelled by the person on stage, everyone claps, then shuts up and listens.

To test Board's adaptability to adverse situations, various Facilitators will have their groups give auditory tests to the Board members to ensure their worthiness. They don't always make sense, but as a general rule they don't have to; after all, this is WOW. Just roll with it.

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Back in '95, a former Board member, Matt Brown, was skipping-challenged. Yes, it is true. He couldn't skip. Therefore he was called Skippy. The loving TEAM would torment him every week by making him skip, or do his impression of it, around the room. In recent years it has been revived and passed down to Triton Hurd, Evan Dumas, and Jason Ryals. Triton also picked up the nickname, and Evan had to skip because he was an old fogie and had to wear icy-hot on his knees just to be able to walk. In 2002, there were three Daves on Board, so when the LITs demanded that "Dave" skip around the room, they all joined forces in a three-person skipping frenzy. More recently, the tradition has been passed down to the females. Meghan MacDougall was the first female skipper, passing it down to Erica Roa, who had passed the tradition on to Leah Robinson in 2005.

If you don't know what this is, that is just WRONG! This was started at Day in the Sun by our faithful leader for the day, Frank. The process is simple. When someone needs an ego boost, they stand up and yell, "I want to rule the world!" Then everyone around points and yells back, "Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby!" There have been other versions, such as: "I want to rule the baby - oh world, oh world, oh world." Or, "I want to baby the world - YOU RULE!! YOU RULE!! YOU RULE!!"

On those occasions when diplomacy fails, two groups may go to war with each other. This is not a typical war, in so much as there is no shooting, but rather a battle of wits. Which group can outdo the other in size and scope? Practical jokes may be involved, prisoners might be taken, but as long as no one gets hurt, who are we to say what goes?

This explanation is a bit long, but it's worth telling. During Open House 1994 someone decided that the WOW information booth should be set up at the intersection of Grand and Perimeter roads. This same naive soul decreed that there should be a sizable PA system attached to it with a shiny chrome microphone inside the booth. As soon as Ethan and Steve realized this was available, they began to make public service announcements over the aforementioned PA system. If you've ever attended Open House, you realize that traffic can get a bit congested at that corner of campus. To make the drivers feel better about the wait, E and Stevis had them all "Honkin' for Love!" Of course there were many pedestrians milling about on the sidewalks who appeared to be feeling left out. E quickly rose to the occasion by getting them all to yell, "I love!" This would translate itself into Tuesday night meetings by random individuals jumping up and screaming, "I love," when the overwhelming power of WOW fell upon them. As an endnote, Sequoia Hall residents of that great year still hate us.

PCs like to dance. Some have even become Dance Dance Revolution masters. When there are many of them together in one place, they sometimes like to have their own personal dance party.

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AKA: Rolling Thunder Cloud. This little maneuver has been around for several years. The Production Crew huddles in a small mass and, using tiny, loud steps, moves to another area of Chumash auditorium, then sits down and looks innocent.

This is something that requires a bit of coordination. On cue, everyone in the group stands up and pretends to scream, yell, and cheer. Without making any noise. They sit down and, a few seconds later, they all make the noise that they would have made a few seconds before. Just like seeing a plane pass by and hearing the sonic boom a few seconds later. Get it? Got it. Good.

Sometimes, a PC who has nothing in particular to do will feel lonely, and desire the companionship of all his/her fellow PCs. So this PC stands in the front of Chumash and yells, "BLACK HOLE!!" Then all the PCs, hearing the call, yell and run towards the black hole PC, like they were getting sucked into a black hole.

When you see someone wearing a SLO Bound shirt, hit the person next to you in the arm and say, "SLO Bound!" This originated because the SLO Bound shirts used to be quite ugly, and anyone caught wearing one deserved to be hit.