Stories by topic
Spooning in
Ormond congratulates its premiership sporting teams with a chorus of spoons rapped on tables at dinner. But why?
A common space for all
The JCR was and is a common space for all: adaptable, changeable and an integral part of College life.
Bart Kruytbosch
The story of the Bart Kruytbosch Memorial, the sculpture and stone seat on Picken Lawn.
From first tracks to last drinks
The Ormond Ski Club is a rite of passage for generations of Ormond students. It is a community of people with a shared purpose and a celebration of pulling together to achieve something of great value.
Connecting the College
There was much excitement when In 1994, in the days before mobile phones or wifi, Ormond students got their own landline telephone for the first time, complete with voicemail.
Ruthless but fair
As a young theological student I was mentored by Joe Fraser who was both a key Ormond footballer and a student of Hebrew.
The catalyst for a lifelong interest
Gordon O'Brien’s influence on me as an Ormond tutor and friend was a core part of my tertiary life and preparation for ministry.
From Ormond to the Theologisches Studienhaus
My experience at Ormond influenced my leadership of a college in Heidelberg, Germany.
Life as student waitress
In 1961 I was one of the first two women students to be appointed to wait tables Ormond. I look back now and think my 18 months at College was one of the best times my life.
Radiograms and chimney fires
Wirelesses, gramophones and chimney fires were all par for the course at Ormond in the 1930s when Neil Symons was in residence.
Land of Hope and Glory
In 2020 Ormond students gathered virtually to record a choral and orchestral rendition of a traditional college song.