Greyfriars, Oxford
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Greyfriars is one of the smallest constituent Halls of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located in the Iffley Road. Besides being a university hall, it is a Franciscan friary. The College has undoubtedly one of the most distinctive buildings in Oxford; it the only flint-stone Norman-style building in the city. While Greyfriars is small in grounds and numbers, it boasts a closely-knit community and a lively academic life. Most students are tutored at other Colleges of the University.
There is a popular annual Greyfriars garden party, and a "bop" that has been dubbed 'The Monastery of Sound' in tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of the College's community of friars, who have become iconic within the university.
Greyfriars is also influential in the prestigious Oxford Law Society, the Conservative Association, the Dramatic Society, and the Indie Music Society, not to mention rowing, hockey, rugby, tennis and table tennis. Its increasing prominence is very much disproportionate to student numbers, which is testament to their eagerness to get involved in University life.
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Greyfriars was founded in the 13th century, was suppressed during the Reformation and did not achieve its present status as a "permanent private hall" of the University until 1957.
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