As a New Woodsey during your first Unicamp meeting, you may be wondering – what are all these weird phrases everyone is using? Go to the BIFF – what? The four crazy people standing in front of me singing songs are called LSHIP? Welcome to Woodsey Lingo!! While it may be overwhelming at first to keep up with all the new phrases, you’ll be a pro in no time! And if you are not sure what they’re talking about, just ask those around you. Old Woodseys are more than willing to help – we all remember being confused at our first meeting! We have all been there. Soon enough you’ll be joining in, too! For now, here’s a little Woodsey Dictionary to help you get started!
Woodsey a person, action, environment, attitude, or feeling…anything related to Unicamp and its mission
Camp River Glen the campsite where Unicamp takes place
Co Co-counselor or co-specialist; you work closely with them and depend on them for support before and during the week of camp Heinous something that is unwoodsey
BIFFY stands for Bathroom In The Forest For You, the bathrooms that we use up at camp
Biffy Juice is the the waste that seeps through the dirt when campers flush too much.
MWL stands for Much Woodsey Love, and is how volunteers sign off on their emails.
Wench was someone assigned to campers/staff during chores or other things they didn’t know about (especially doing dish duty long ago). They often led skits and taught camp songs during campfires and were very experienced in camp and the ways of camp.
LSHIP stands for Leadership, the Woodseys that will guide you through your guide and week at camp
Classic Camp is the traditional program at UniCamp, Classic Camp provides traditional summer activities and outcome based programming to campers ages 10-14.
OCP stands for Older Camper Programs; includes Unicorps, W.A.L.L., and S.A.I.L.
Unicorps This older camper program focuses on high school aged students participating in service learning and giving back to their community.
W.A.L.L. stands for Wilderness Adventures in Leadership and Learning; this older camper program teachers campers the important of teamwork and perseverance through a 4 day, 26 mile hike
S.A.I.L. stands for Sailing Adventures Inspiring Leaders; this older camper program teaches campers leadership, the important of teamwork and mental determination through a physically demanding week of sailing
K-Staff stands for Kitchen Staff. They are the seasonal paid/volunteer staff that prepares all the food up at camp.
PD stands for Program Director. Usually in pairs, Program Directors manage and lead their respective programs of camp: Classic Camp, W.A.L.L., UniCorps, and S.A.I.L.
Happy Camp Season 2013!!!!!
MWL,
Gigglebox
Are we missing a Woodsey lingo? Let us know in the comments below!
6 comments
Andrew Cooper
March 13, 2013 at 4:38 pm
What about “wench”, and Upper Site/College Camp?
Lilly
March 13, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Biffy Juice- The waste that seeps through the dirt when campers flush too much.
judy thomsen
March 13, 2013 at 5:42 pm
The best part about being a “wench” was using that official job title later on job applications. Previous Job: wench;
Employer: University Religious Conference. Doesn’t seem to quite match, does it.
biffebreeze
March 14, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Hi Andrew and Judy! How would you define “wench” to New Woodseys? It’s a term that I’ve heard from time to time, but never quite caught on as kitchen staff. And thank you for your addition, Lilly! MWL, Evi
Jill Meyer
March 14, 2013 at 4:26 pm
A wench was someone assigned to campers/staff during chores or other things they didn’t know about (especially doing dish duty long ago). It was the wenches that taught us to swing the drying baskets that we used to try to flip in circles without the dishes flying out all over. Wenches often lead skits and taught camp songs during campfires. They were very experienced in camp and the ways of camp.
I haven’t been to uni-camp in a long time, but from what I have heard over the years is that lower site/upper site no longer exist. Uni-camp is in a whole new place isn’t it? They no longer have the A-frames? New cabins have been built?
Uni-camp, college camp were all terms for the same thing. Uni-camp has always been sponsored and run by those that were from UCLA long ago. Now there are others who attend other colleges that step up to volunteer as staff too.
biffebreeze
March 20, 2013 at 10:37 am
Thanks for the definition, Jill! Yes, we are no longer using lower site/upper site as our campground. We moved to our new campsite, Camp River Glen, in 1998 and it has been our home since. We don’t have A frames anymore, but open aired cabins, that just a couple years ago, were all renovated with biffies of their own. If you would like to read more about our history, there is more on one of our supplement website at http://www.universitycamps.org MWL, Evi
Leave a comment
By submitting a comment you grant Biff "E" Breeze a perpetual license to reproduce your words and name/web site in attribution. Inappropriate and irrelevant comments will be removed at an admin’s discretion. Your email is used for verification purposes only, it will never be shared.