College terms?

Okay, these probably seem like second nature to a lot of you, but what do you call the different college people?

For example, I know people from Lincoln College, Oxford and known as Lincolnites.

Just curious, thanks for any replies

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Reply 1

Acaila

Robinson= Binsonites :smile:

Reply 2

Helenia

They're not very exciting, really, and not all of them have names (I could make some up but they'd probably be insulting). We're Clareites - how original.

Reply 3

magicalsausage

Helenia

They're not very exciting, really, and not all of them have names (I could make some up but they'd probably be insulting). We're Clareites - how original.

Are people at Christ's called Christians?

Reply 4

db_cambridge

Emma = Emmanuelites

most have the names end in "elites" lol.

Reply 5

d750

St. John's = Johnians, unsurprisingly

Reply 6

spurs123

are peterhouse students called gays?

Reply 7

Squishy

magicalsausage

Are people at Christ's called Christians?

No, I think they're just "Christ's people"...or since they're stereotyped as being obsessively hard-working, "geeks" etc (although that's very unfair).

werlop

most have the names end in "elites" lol.

Is there a Foot College, Cambridge, where all the Footlights go?

Reply 8

Willa

Squishy, for the sake of humanity, please destroy that footlights joke :tongue:

Reply 9

db_cambridge

Willa

Squishy, for the sake of humanity, please destroy that footlights joke :tongue:

Yeh I was thinking that but I didn't want to say.

Reply 10

Squishy

Nah, sorry guys, I don't mind condemning humanity.

Reply 11

Camford

I call people from Pembroke Pemcakers. Then again, that's just me.

Reply 12

Helenia

zip it123

are peterhouse students called gays?

No, they're called ******s :mad:

Actually, it's something weird like Petreans or summat.

Reply 13

Camford

Helenia

No, they're called ******s :mad:

Actually, it's something weird like Petreans or summat.

Does everyone hate Petreans just like they hate Johnians?

Reply 14

JaF

I thought people from St. Johns were called rahs :confused:

Reply 15

Camford

JaF

I thought people from St. Johns were called rahs :confused:

Surely you mean wraths.

Reply 16

Helenia

Camford

Does everyone hate Petreans just like they hate Johnians?

No, I hate certain Petreans.

JaF, it's not just people from John's who are rahs - that can be independent of college, you just get more at John's and Trinity.