Procesh

Massey's annual capping parade at the Manawatū campus was called, Procesh. The first Procesh was held in 1935 and from the outset the tradition of raising money for charities was part of this parade. Sales of the capping magazine, Masskerade, were introduced during capping in 1939 to bolster the funds raised for charity.

The route of the parade led from the Massey campus and down Fitzherbert Avenue to the Square. It then led around the Square and to the band rotunda where a variety of speeches were made.

Public reaction to the parade was favourable initially. In later decades though opposition grew to some of the student antics performed during the parade.

Procesh stopped during World War II, but returned after 1945. From the 1970s, Procesh gradually lost public interest, due to a lack of well-prepared floats and a decline in student behaviour. In 1988, the Massey University Students' Association (MUSA) decided to cancel Procesh, after the City Council and Police representatives placed strict restrictions on the procession that MUSA felt it was unable to fulfill.