Acronyms for FASS

I really don't like to say this but ...

Ok, let me first show you all a letter from the Department of Psychology (pay attention to the bolded words):

Dear Students

For the coming round of CORS,

(1) priority for the following modules will be given to ARS3 students:

PL3232 Biological Psychology
PL3233 Cognitive Psychology
PL3234 Developmental Psychology
PL3235 Social Psychology
PL3236 Abnormal Psychology
PL3244 Adolescent Psychology

ARS2 students will be able to access the remaining places in the above modules with effect from Round 1C (under Code 27 Unrestricted Elective Outside Major).

(2) PL328x (Lab modules) will only be opened to ARS3 students.

(3) Level-4000 and Level-5000 modules will only be opened to SOC4 students (i.e. Honours Year students).

Note:

If you are supposed to be in a particular year but your student status shows that you are one year behind, and as a result could not select a module for bidding (For example, if you are supposed to be in your third year of study but your status shows ARS2, you will not be able to access those modules that are open to ARS3 students only.), you could send an appeal to our Department via CORS in Round 0 and let us know which module you want to select.

Thank you.

Department of Psychology
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Blk AS6 Level 3, 11 Law Link,
Singapore 117570

The letter is perfectly informative, detailed and grammatically correct. I just couldn't help noticing that besides that the term "FASS" can be broken down into "Faculty of ASS", we are also termed as "ARS" (1), (2) or (3). If you don't get it, try saying out the word "ARS". It kinds of irks me. Much as I enjoy shitting/sitting, I really don't like to be named after my bottom. Besides, there are a few hundred students in each level and we are all named either "ARS1" "ARS2" or "ARS3". Isn't that a little too general? I tried coming up with different names for FASS's students below but they aren't too great.

Firstly it HAS to revolve around "arts & social sciences". I am using year 1 for simplicity sake.

1) Arts & Social Sciences 1 : ASS 1 X
2) Arts & Social Sciences 1 : AS1 (erm, probably, but it still sounds gross)
3) Arts & Social Sciences 1 : ARSS1 X (this is downright horrible! As if saying we have more than one bottom!)

Ok, my list kind of ran dry after this. Then I started thinking that perhaps we should split "Arts" and "Social Sciences" up. After all, you either major in an "arts" subject, or a "social science" subject. So how about,

1) Arts 1 : A1 (sounds good! It's like a blessing for you to get good grades! Even better, you get to be "A" during your 3 or 4 years in NUS!)
Social Sciences 1 : SS1 (ain't too bad either, is it? =) We can't have S1 because firstly, science students are already holding that, and secondly, if you try saying out "S1", it ain't much better from saying "ARS1". Nothing against the science students or faculty, please.)

2) Student of Arts 1 : SOA1
Student of Social Sciences 1 : Either SOS1 or SOSS1 (personally I like SOS better. Hehz.)

Anyway don't they all sound better than what we have now? ARS(E) indeed! I thought my faculty is supposed to be better in terms of language! (And yes, the idea of acronyms is taught in EL1101E.)