College of St Basil the Great
The College of St Basil the Great is the name of the SCA group at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. The College is part of the Barony of Aneala in the Kingdom of Lochac. It was started in A.S. XXXVI (2001) and currently has about 30 members. Within the University it is sometimes called the UWASCA or the UWA Medieval Society.
The current seneschal is Señor Isidro Garcia de Montoya.
Their device is Per chevron throughout argent and sable, two towers fracted sable and on an open book argent a laurel wreath sable.
Their battle cry is "Boom Boom", a pun on Basil Brush, a fox of impeccable humour. There are also references to crossed cannons (for the same fox), a broken tower (referring to Faulty Towers) and the motto "discere, vel mori" which translates to "Learn or Die".
History
The College of St Basil the Great was initially formed by Jochen Schwalbe in A.S. XXXVI. The list of Seneschals with their official Seneschal nicknames where applicable are:
- Froggie
- Jochen Schwalbe
- Allesandra
- Leoflaeda Aelfwyns Dohtir from May 2004
- Prospero from August 2005
- Catherine de Herdwyck from April 2007
- Gillian/Helen from April 2008
- Alanna Galliwoode
- Elizabeth Rowe - Glorious Seneschal
- Zaven Zeytuntsi - Supreme Overlord
- Sivaroobini Kalaimani - Imperator of St Basil
- Jacques Jenkins (During Roobi's absence)
- Marx Lamprecht - Imperator Marcus Lucilius Felix Augustus, twice-consul, holder of the tribunician power for three years, Scientificus Maximus
- Angelo Niccolo da Prato - Basil Daddy
- Hob Gob-Lin - Hat Guy
- Isidro Garcia de Montoya - lowercase seneschal
There is a long History of Devices which is really worth reading when someone writes it.
Events
Newcomers' Feast
A night of feasting and making merry to welcome the new members of the College and Barony.
College Challenge Tourney
Every year the glorious College of St Basil the Great challenges the Barony of Aneala to hold the field in rapier and heavy combat. The tourney is held towards the end of semester two.
External Sites
Parts of this page may have been copied from the college's webpage.
