Courtesy of UrbanDictionary.com, 

1.	frosh	266 up, 30 down
	First year university or college student. Often referred to as a "freshman" or "froshling" "Hey, look at that group of frosh over there"

What makes one a Frosh? From someone who has just passed the torch onto a new group of naive freshman, I feel it is only necessary to explain the characteristics and daily life of a Frosh so that everyone can understand what I get to see for the next 8 months.

1. Frosh travel in groups of 8+

There is nothing with traveling in large numbers, it is actually a very safe way of travel. But not like a Frosh. They travel in groups of about 8 to 10, with most of the group divided to a dominant ratio of 5 guys to 3 girls or 7 girls to 2 guys. You know, a Frosh Pack. Since the weather is flirting on the Summer/Fall border, girls can be seen wearing their trendy dresses and guys wearing their buckeye pride shirts with brimmed ball caps of obscure sports teams (Montreal Expos, KansasCity Cheifs, Sacramento Kings, etc). Frosh always have their phone out. Regardless of if they actually get a call/text, they will whip it out to show that they are so popular that they cannot be apart of the conversation at hand.

2. Everyone knows where Frosh are because you can hear them being jeered/hollered at from a mile away.

This is not because we all hate you or think any less of you, but just because we know you are freshmen and it's only a right of passage that you all experience the same treatment that everyone did who went before you. In the same way that Andy Dufrense was yelled at when he was entering Shawshank Prison in "Shawshank Redemption, " so too will the Frosh be yelled at when they search off campus on the weekend for the "sickest" parties. We just want ya'll to know that you're the newbies.

3. Watch out for the lanyards/backpacks/ etc.

This is the Frosh's main article of clothing. There's nothing wrong with having a lanyard to hold your keys, Giant Eagle Reward cards or Salvation Army knives, but before you buy them you must know how to wear it in style. If you decide to buy a lanyard ( and you know you will, everyone does--even I did) you must decide how to wear it: either around the neck or half way in the pocket so that the straps hang out.

In terms of backpacks, never ever wear them unless you are going to class, work, or to the gym. I was walking down High Street last night and saw a group of Frosh wearing their OSU backpacks at dinner. Real classy. And especially easy for someone to avoid a group of Frosh.

4. Smoke signals and Maps

The last, but not least, easily distinguishable aspect of a Frosh is their uncanny ability to have absolutely no sense of direction. Granted, we all give them a break when they get on to OSU's campus because it's overwhelming at first and everyone gets lost from time to time. But by the end of Fall Quarter, this mercy ends. Frosh will literally do anything possible to find where they are going: Walk into a building and ask the janitorial service, carry maps that take up their entire face, and carry a folder full of "Map Quest-ed" hot stops around campus. This will be the talk of the Frosh's conversations for a good week or so: "Wow, after being here for a few weeks, it's really true that OSU is not that big, I think I have this thing down." Well done Frosh, now rip up that map and put away your TomTom.

It's important to note that I am in no way belittling the new Freshman that we have here at Ohio State. I am simply relishing in the fact that I am no longer the newbie and get to pass the torch onto a newer, naiver, innocent, frosh-ier class. 

So like I said before, welcome to THE Ohio State University, the greatest place for anyone to experience the college life of academics, social activities, and friendship. I hope that you all can learn during your times of Froshiness and become an independent class sooner than ours did. Even though I am an sophomore, I still find myself wanting to get away with some of the social errors I make when I loose sense of direction or  have a "brain fart" when it comes to something simple and just say, 

Sorry I am a Freshman, I don't know any better...