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[[Category:Williamspeak]]
The "Odd Quad" is the more commonly used name for the [[Berkshire Quad]], the easternmost southeast-most group of buildings dormitories on campus. It is made up of two freshman dorms, [[East College]] and [[Fayerweather Hall]], and three upperclassman dorms, [[Currier Hall]], [[Fitch House]], and [[Prospect House]], as well as the [[Hopkins Observatory]]. East and Fay are on the west side of the quad; Currier and Fitch on the east; Prospect is on the south end and The observatory is on the north end, next to [[Route 2]].
How the Odd Quad got its name is a mystery shrouded by time. In the 1970s it was known as the Sophomore Quad. Some (e.g., some campus [[tour guide]]s) say the moniker "Odd" arose simply due to having five dormitories (''i.e.'' an odd number). Others suspect it has more to do with the nature of the inhabitants, as the Odd Quad tends to be home to the campus's largest collection of freaks, geeks, nerds, and people who generally consider themselves to part of a Williams subculture of oddness. If you brought a cape to college "just in case," you're likely to fit in well there. (Cape-wearers are still a minority, but a slightly more visible one in this quad than elsewhere on campus.)