diff --git a/colleges/managers.py b/colleges/managers.py
index 5bea48f0ce53f87bbeea382ffda04417841f5969..39517c05ce93be57b8ab9cce0659b23b8e9e3a2c 100644
--- a/colleges/managers.py
+++ b/colleges/managers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import datetime
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Q
 
+today = datetime.date.today()
+
 
 class FellowQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
     def guests(self):
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ class FellowQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
         return self.filter(guest=False)
 
     def active(self):
-        today = datetime.date.today()
         return self.filter(
             Q(start_date__lte=today, until_date__isnull=True) |
             Q(start_date__isnull=True, until_date__gte=today) |