ROGU

Click here for an application form to join the Ravenswood Old Girls' Union The Ravenswood Old Girls’ Union (ROGU) was established in 1908 by our founding Principal, Mabel Fidler. ROGU is an integral part of the school community with specific aims that bring benefits to its members, the students and the school as a whole. The Old Girls’ Union encourages a close relationship between Old Girls and the school. This has included ROGU participation in a wide range of development projects, provision of an annual Old Girls’ Union Scholarship (awarded to the daughter/granddaughter of an Old Girl), mentoring and a continuing influence in the life of the school. One past student from the Old Girls’ Union is appointed biennially as a member of the School Council.

Enrolment of a fourth generation girl from a Ravenswood family is becoming more and more frequent!

Over one hundred years of educating girls at Ravenswood has led to an extensive ‘Old Girls’ network and each year groups come together for reunions, renewing and enjoying lifelong friendships. Old Girls are important to today’s students and to the school community. They bring an unmistakable sense of history, ever eager to share amusing and treasured memories of their time at Ravenswood ... and that is not all they bring!

The elegant blue enamel and gold ‘hat’ pin lapel ROGU badge is proudly worn by many of its members and symbolizes the enduring tie that members of ROGU have with the school.

Amongst its activities ROGU

holds reunions and special functions for the benefit of its members and the school helps to maintain the Mabel Fidler Library
publishes and disseminates news concerning Old Girls through The Flame, an integral part of the biannual school magazine, Semper ad meliora
awards prizes to students for Dux of HSC and Dux of IB, Design and Technology, Visual Arts and House Captains medals
works to develop effective mentoring and worldwide networks amongst its members, in particular through Old Girls Online

Why become a member?

As a member of Ravenswood Old Girls’ Union you can:

contribute to the Union’s activities help to support and maintain a close relationship with the school
contact other Old Girls through the Old Girls Online communication directory
proudly wear the badge of the Old Girls’ Union
become a mentor and provide valuable career advice to students as they make their transition into tertiary study and/or career path
receive regular updates of ROGU functions and opportunities
attend reunions in country areas, interstate or overseas

Old Girls’ Union Committee

The Ravenswood Old Girls’ Union Committee works to assist in fostering the close relationship with the school, through events and projects for Old Girls. The committee currently has 19 members. The executive office bearers are:

President – Elizabeth Cameron (Kellaway, 1980)
Vice President – Kristen Leijer (Smith, 1983)
Secretary – Sally Barker (Farrington, 1987)
Treasurer – Anne Nielsen (Hunter, 1972)
Asst Treasurer - Rebecca Anderson (Slee, 1987)

Please click here to see a message from the President .

Old Girls Online

This online communication directory allows you to stay in touch with other Old Girls and with the school no matter where you are in the world.

Old Girls Online provides you with the ability to:

contact anybody within the directory
leave messages via a bulletin board and find out about upcoming reunions on the calendar
check reunion details as they are posted
inform others of your activities via a diary message
search the world for alumni – especially if you are travelling
use the bulletin board to promote your own business
view photographs of reunions and other events as they are posted

To access Old Girls Online click here .

If you would like to become a member of The Ravenswood Old Girls' Union, donate memorabilia to our Archives, organise a reunion or simply find out more about the Old Girls please write to the ROGU or email oldgirls@ravenswood.nsw.edu.au .

Click here for an application form to join the Ravenswood Old Girls' Union