Banner
Our banner was made in the academic year 1987-1988. While designing the banner, there was only one qualification: It could not be confused with another banner! This is done by using different aspects related to Pharmaciae Sacrum in the banner.
First of all, P.S. is located in Groningen. This can be seen as follows: the city of Groningen has an official coat of arms since 1819. This consists of a golden shield with in the middle a black eagle with its wings and feet spread out wide. On the eagle’s chest is a silver shield with a green diagonal stripe. You can see this coat of arms on our banner, but we have replaced one head of the two-headed eagle with an aesculaap (referring to the god of medicine) as a symbol of pharmacy. The coat of arms of Pharmaciae Sacrum is also used in our banner, in textual form to be precise. And our official name: Groningse Farmaceutische Studenten Vereniging “Pharmaciae Sacrum” can also be found on our banner.
You can see four different colours on our banner. Firstly, the white shield with a green diagonal stripe. White represents purity. Green represents water and the sea. White and green are the colours of Groningen. Furthermore, the banner has a deep blue colour. Blue represents tranquility, peace, heaven and the sky. The eagle and letters are made with a golden thread and cord. Yellow/gold represents richness, abundance and mineral resources. Yellow and blue are the colours of Pharmaciae Sacrum.
In the academic year 1987-1988 a poem was made by then chairman of Pharmaciae Sacrum, Jacques van Rossum:
Oh, gij artistiek kunstwerk
Gij staat stevig, gij staat sterk
Gij zijt van goud geweven
Hoog en lang zult gij voortleven
The banner bearers of G.F.S.V. "Pharmaciae Sacrum":
1987-1988 Dick Verbrugge
1988-1990 Ard van der Meij
1990-1992 Tjibbe Bottema
1992-1994 Huub Pollman
1994-1996 Alexander Nap
1996-1997 Sjoerd Weikamp
1997-1998 Rutger de Vries
1998-1999 Gijs Hubben
1999-2000 André Rijkeboer
2000-2001 Jouk Snoek
2001-2002 Matthijs van Luin
2002-2003 Pieter Burgert
2003-2004 Peter Brummelhuis
2004-2005 Volkert de Bot
2005-2006 Arjen Wolterink
2006-2007 Jelte Meulenaar
2007-2008 Jelmer Faber
2008-2009 Bart Poolman
2009-2010 Kristian Pool
2010-2011 Piter Oosterhof
2011-2012 Joost Masselink
2012-2013 Sven de Krou
2013-2014 Rogier Hilbers
2014-2015 Rob van de Velde
2015-2016 Ivo Schueler
2016-2017 Tristan Snoei
2017-2018 Richard Lantink
2018-2019 Marc Joosten
2019-2020 Luke van der Koog
2020-2021 Ruud Stapel
2021-2022 Bryan Yilmaz
2022-2023 Cees Boone
2023-2024 Floris Hofman
