adimeola14

Kind of a random question... are Caltech students ever required to recite the honor code, perhaps during the beginning of freshman year? I kind of assumed this in my essay, if not its not a big deal as its not an integral component or anything, but just curious.

Ben Golub

Yes. At a big fire, and you have to bite your index finger and turn in a circle to cement your commitment.

On second thought, no . But it's an honest mistake. At Princeton, you write the equivalent on every test you take. At Caltech, you're not supposed to write it or recite it, just follow it.

I think, however, some kind of ceremony with a fire would be kind of cool. I will speak with the relevant powers : )

EllenF

Honorable people don't need to recite an honor code. Dishonorable people won't abide by it even if they recite it.

GuitarManARS

hehe yeah, that's what I was thinking. I believe Caltech students recite it every morning at prayers to their evil cult leaders (Darwin, Einstein, and Feynman) in that church they've got. Oh, fine, maybe it's a molecule on top and not a cross. Whatever.

adimeola14

Haha, ok.

True, reciting it would be pointless. But I do like the biting/turning idea...

GuitarManARS

Al Di Meola is effing awesome

Gandhiji

reciting isnt pointless

it can make that one special student who is thinking of cheating cry and cry until he gets dehydrated, hospitalized, then die of cotton mouth

GuitarManARS

And it satisfies CIT's pagan gods, which is equally important.

dLo

No, the only thing you memorize is, "In the past, in my opinion, they're all fine houses."

alleya

... which actually has nothing to do with the honor code.

- Powers That Be, at least for a few more weeks