NOVEMBER 2008
Attention Prospective Ferrets!
G’Day potential new ferrets,
My name is Damian J. Hudspeth and I am the President of the Farrer Hall Society for 2009. I am writing to tell you a little bit about what next year will have in store if you decide to become a Farrer Ferret. Living here at Farrer, you will experience many new things, whether it be adjusting to a whole new way of learning or swimming naked in a lake for charity (I know about that one first hand). One thing I guarantee however, is that if you choose to live at Farrer Hall in 2009, by this time next year you will have enjoyed one of the best years of your life and be hungry for more like I am!
Farrer Hall has a reputation of being the most socially active hall at Monash University. Myself and the other Hall Society members will be spending our summer organising our best O-Week program yet, and if history is anything to go by they have a tendancy to put any schoolies experiences to shame. Farrer O-Week is a pre-organised week of activities that take place in and around Melbourne and here at Monash Clayton to help you settle in to university life and meet the new people you will be living with. We do anything and everything from soaking up the sun at the beach, to clubbing in the city until all hours of the morning. (Check out our 2006 O'Week Program.)
We have a well experienced team of fine-tuned ferrets assembled to help you settle in during your first week at Farrer and at University. The Farrer Hall Society and Monash Student Association are also kept busy throughout the year organising functions and events for you guys, ensuring the fun times and interesting activities continue all year round during your studies here at Monash.
So jump on board new ferrets, and get ready to make heaps of new friends and embark on one of the best years of your life!
Yours Sincerely,
Damian Hudspeth
Farrer Hall Society President
WEEK 13 - SEMESTER 2 2008
2009 FHS Executive Commitee
Congratulations to the newly elected Farrer Hall Society executive commitee! The awesome foursome for 2009 are:
President: Damian Hudspeth
Vice President: Ally Clarke
Secretary: Jess McPhee
Treasurer: Tom Bihun
Further elections will take place early in Semester 1 next year to fill the remaining FHS positions. Both new residents and returning residents are strongly encouraged to get involved with the FHS for 2009!
WEEK 13 - SEMESTER 2 2008
Appointing of 2009 RST!
The wise heads of Farrer Hall gathered this week, to hand-pick new members for the Residential Support Team. They spent several sleepless nights at Trev's house carefully selecting which ferrets would join the 2009 family.
One can't help but wonder what they were thinking! If only they had seen this disturbing imagery prior to making their selections.
Haha! Just jokes.. Congrats to Phoebe, Emily, Shorty and Pav on their selection as 2009 RAs.
On a completely different note, if you're looking for inspiration for the upcoming Movember click here.
WEEK 12 - SEMESTER 2 2008
Farrer Camp
After 12 weeks of gruelling uni assignment work and few too many Farrer BBQ snags, a small group of Farrer’s finest made the trek down the Great Ocean Rd to Cumberland River for the weekend, embarking on this year’s Farrer Camp. Read on..
O-WEEK - 8/03/2008
O-Week Report
Farrer once again had a fully booked O-week. Having successfully introduced the newbies on Saturday night at our dinner and trivia night, the revelries were ready to begin. Click here to read on...
WINTER 2007
Farrer Ski Trip
At 6am on the 21st of August, 32 ferrets and 21 non-ferrets were lapsing in and out of consciousness on a 57 seater coach parked on Normanby Road adjacent to the Farrer car park. Most were very irritable and ready to castrate anyone who interfered with their quiet time at such an early hour, however they were yet to know of the incredible times that were to be experienced later that day.
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JUNE 2007
Farrer Pool Competition
2007 saw the introduction of the Farrer Pool Competition and its success ensured it will become an annual event in years to come. 35 players entered the tournament which guaranteed that some great matches would be witnessed over a period of several weeks.
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WEEK 8 - SEMESTER 1 2007
Inter-Floors Soccer Competition
Winner: Ground floor
Runner-up: 2nd Commons
The Annual Farrer Inter-floors soccer competition was conducted in week 8 of semester 1. Once again, all inter-floor companionship and memorable Thursday night times spent together were forgotten, as floors came together to fiercely contest the 2007 crown.
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