In a press conference last week, Director of Residence Life Katie Lynch put an end to the dispute of whether the RA position stands for “Resident Advisor” or “Resident Assistant;” instead, she sheepishly announced that it actually stands for “Really Awkward.”

In an effort to increase inter-departmental transparency, Residence Life finally announced that the well-known acronym was actually based on the hiring criteria for RAs.

“We’re really looking for students who can make their peers at home. Who better than other social rejects who don’t have a ton of friends?” said Lynch.

RAs on campus have typically been those who are identified by their peers as “quirky,” a well-known euphemism for being a little weird. Other RAs are those who have been identified as being nice, but definitely atypical of other Georgetown students because they are aggressively friendly or interested in things like the Anime club, Improv or square dancing.

RA Maggie Prescott (COL ’14) wasn’t at all surprised by the news. “Well, considering the last program I had drew in four people, two of whom were other RAs, it makes sense.” She said.

“For years, we’ve been telling students who are hired as RAs that their official title is ‘Resident Advisor’ because it sounds more professional…but recently, we finally came to the decision to come clean about where the letters actually came from. These kids are awkward enough — we felt it was time to let them know.” Said Lynch.

“It’s kind of harsh, but I’m just glad they’re being honest.” Said Prescott. “Whatever. I have a damn good time square dancing.”