The Dinki Clubhouse is the heart of the residence as our ladies stay in private accommodation.

Dinki Ladies Residence was established in 1976, making us the oldest day residence in the history of the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus. Therefore, we are proud to boast of our stylish past.

Dinki is a value-driven residence that is managed with passion and heart. Dinki is all about family and sisterhood. We strive to help ladies grow into stylish adults and take absolute pride in everything we do, while having loads of fun along the way, learning, helping, and loving.

Dinki is passionate about everything we do, and we do not hesitate to dream big. We always challenge ourselves and stand together to make our dreams come true.  

Dinki is centrally located on campus, with our office next to the Pukki shop by the amphitheatre and our clubhouse opposite the F10 building. The small office is open Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:00 and it is a hive of activity, we encourage you to come and see for yourself. Everyone is welcome.

Our vision for the residence is to offer ladies a fair chance to actively participate in the student life on the NWU Potchefstroom Campus, to offer each lady an equal chance to develop her talents and gifts in well-established residence activities, and to offer each lady the opportunity to find herself and settle down in a residence with close friendly ties.

The mission of the residence is to create women who, after completing their studies, can go out into the world as mature, stylish and professional women. Dinki is strongly based on four pillars. Stylish image, active involvement, unity that makes a difference, and absolute pride.

Dinki is a residence rich in history and many years of happy memories. We are very proud of our mascot, Petronella the Second. In 2013, Petronella the First “died” when Heimat Men’s Residence killed her, and to this day she has not been found in one piece. With the passing of Petronella the First, we got Petronella the Second as our new mascot. Petronella may only be handled by HC members, and when she is not being used or participating in an action, she is safely locked away. Our residence also does not have corridors, but we do have tunnels, because mice live in tunnels underground.

We also have many traditions. Although none of the traditions are enforced, we believe that all the ladies will abide by them for the sake of pride. The biggest tradition of Dinki is that our ladies don’t drink alcohol from glass bottles, a Dinki lady always drinks from a glass.
This is all just a small taste of what it is like to be part of the Dinki Ladies Residence.