The name "Deviants" was adopted by members of the Williams community who associated themselves with a less mainstream culture, particularly social life. The name was taken from a listserver owned by Jesse Dill '04 and Chris Holmes '03, which was first created to organize Driscoll Deviations, and then gradually became a means to announce social events in general. It is still used for this purpose.
Deviants generally reside in the Odd quad, although estranged deviants can be found in other parts of campus.
Deviants is not sponspored by the college and receives no funding. Its activities are made possible by the efforts of individual members of the group. Membership in "Deviants" is unofficial.
Deviants is associated but not affiliated with WARP by virtue of an intersection in membership. Deviants is also loosely associated with the Elizabethans and (Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band.