The Happy-Go-Lucky Spirit of ZooMass

Living at UMass Amherst means learning the term "ZooMass" from at least somewhere on campus. Most people who have heard of UMass have learned to attribute it with a party atmosphere, where the norm is to secede all cares and celebrate youth and fertility from time to time. With the campus having a reputation around the locals as (for the sake of politeness) a merry place to be, ZooMass is a title that defines all of the laid back and carelessly joyful aspects of life at UMass.

If there is one thing ZooMass students know how to do, it is being themselves. There are all kinds of people on campus; geeks, hooligans, frat boys, divas, mature adults, shy international students, almost every kind of person one has the potential of knowing in one's own lifetime. All of these people have their own way of relaxing and having a good time; and it is the coming together of these various forms of young gaiety that give ZooMass it's known title. Given that sometimes things reach levels of chaos that cause the order of society to disintegrate, most of it is to be taken in good spirits, with every intent to simply forget the troubles of growing up and, if only for a short time, live life to the brink of both destruction and creation.