On the twelfth day of Christmas, the archives gave to me…
Student Life & Traditions Stories
They pursued it with forks and hope
Formal dinners at Ormond and the curious menu cards that accompanied them.
The Amy Perpetual Bowl
The comic origins and lasting influence of a debating trophy.
Songs from the Tower
Glen Farrow (1978) recalls a set of songs that will always take him back to his Ormond days.
Gather round and sing proudly of our College
It is an Ormond tradition to sing the college song at the end of a formal dinner and after a sporting or other victory. But the choice of song has varied over time.
Suntan and a crisp white coat
Work, play and daydreaming on Wyselaskie Lawn as a Medical student in the early 1980s.
Land of Hope and Glory
In 2020 Ormond students gathered virtually to record a choral and orchestral rendition of a traditional college song.
Spooning in
Ormond congratulates its premiership sporting teams with a chorus of spoons rapped on tables at dinner. But why?
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Ormond students sing and dance their way through Gloria Gaynor’s 1976 hit ‘I Will Survive’ in their 2017 entry in the intercollegiate ‘LipDub’ competition.
Mickey Bee
Mickey Bee is Ormond’s mascot. Can you tell us more about when he was created and why?
Celebrating the Students’ Club
The Students’ Club Dinner is a highlight of the College year and celebrates the achievements and leaders of Ormondians.
The Ievers Dinner
The Ievers Dinner was the least important and the greatest night in the Ormond calendar. It started mighty and finished mightier yet.