Prosh (University of Adelaide)


Prosh at the University of Adelaide is organised by the Adelaide University Union. Prosh began in 1905, students used the occasion to poke fun at established South Australian institutions such as the horse-drawn trams. Prosh began as a procession through the City of Adelaide. In recent years the prosh parade has involved live bands on the back of flatbed trucks, floats created by student clubs and various inebriated groups of students being transported by booze cruisers. A prosh newspaper is published for the week. Prosh week has developed into a time to raise funds for charities. Many 'stunts' are registered with the organisors and are held in prosh week. The stunts are nominally undertaken to acquire funds for the official Prosh charitable cause. Prosh week winds up with the Prosh After Dark social event in the Uni Bar, originally a Prosh Ball was held during the week.

Prosh newspaper

Starting in 1954 a satirical newspaper has been published by the students of the University of Adelaide for Prosh Week. The newspaper was commonly referred to as the Prosh rag. Since 1993 the newspaper has been produced as an issue of the student newspaper, On Dit. The Prosh newspaper usually contains humorous references to various well known persons of the day.

Famous participants

Over the years many students who were to become well known members of the South Australian community have taken part