 Students who have lived in the hall for one academic term are entitled to join the Manor Hall Association, which acts at the hall's alumni network, to help former residents keep in contact with one another and the hall community.The Association is responsible for the organisation of the annual Summer Ball, usually held to celebrate the achievements of that years graduands, in 2014 the Summer Ball also served as the official celebrations for the hall's 80th anniversary, two years after the fact due to the refurbishment works taking place in the main building during the 2012/13 session of the University.The Association itself has a long history, and in fact predates Manor Hall being originally formed in 1925 as the ‘Elton House Old Students’ Association’ by Winifred Armstead.