New Students Foam Fight At St Salvator's Quad in the University of St Andrews

Hundreds of freshers got into a lather when they took part in a massive foam fight to mark the traditional student welcome at Scotland's oldest university

The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students - known as 'guardians' - a pound of raisins in gratitude for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin

The 'raisin' weekend comes from the time when freshers were 'adopted' by senior students and even now each first year student is invited to join a 'family' of senior students

Students enjoy the annual foam party, part of a traditional weekend designed to make them feel more at home at the university

The students pelted each other with shaving foam at St Salvator's Quad in the University of St Andrews, the messy end to the university's annual 'raisin' weekend

Students were left covered head-to-toe in the foam, which was so thick some were even able to style their hair using it
 

The custom ends the following day with a procession and foam fight in the heart of the campus of the university