Word: prefrosh
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...already here, sort of walking the walk, it’s about time you learned the talk. Leave your SAT vocabulary words behind—you’ll find all the terms you need know in The Crimson’s dictionary of Harvardisms (supplemented with special prefrosh definitions!) after the jump...
...please, there are some parts of Harvard you ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT SHOW your prefrosh. FlyBy would like to point an accusatory finger at these student orgs for even thinking of putting on these events...but they're happening, so the onus falls on you all, prefrosh hosts, to make sure that under no circumstances you bring your prefrosh to these events...
...prefrosh! As this uncharacteristically gorgeous Saturday afternoon winds down, you’re probably wondering what you should do on your first night at Harvard. Should you follow your new prefrosh bffs to Eleganza? Should you drunkenly explore upperclassmen room parties? (Not that FlyBy is suggesting this, unless you’re an international and/or preternaturally old prefrosh.) Or should you forget Harvard Yard altogether and instead venture into Boston (something that we wish we did more often...
...Served as concertmaster/mistress for your state’s youth orchestra, put some swing in your Saturday night with Classics and Swing: Music of American Composers (Lowell Lecture Hall, 8 p.m., free for prefrosh). Or try to get student rush tickets to the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance tonight (Jordan Hall in Boston, 6:45 p.m. for pre-concert talk, $8 with high school/college ID). Click here for more info...
...Chilled out…wait, what? Yup, prefrosh, there are some kids here who didn't seem to have done anything particularly special in high school, yet they still made it here. They’re great. Maybe you’ll met some of them at the Quincy Grille Games Night (Quincy Grille, 10 p.m., free unless you want food), where you can unproductively spend your time playing Jenga, Settlers of Catan, Uno, and more. There’s even a chance to win free scallion pancakes or potstickers...