This paper presents a statistical study of Southern Hemisphere poleward moving auroral forms (PMAFs) using optical data from the US Automatic Geophysical Observatory network in Antarctica. These Southern Hemisphere events are compared with Northern Hemisphere PMAFs, which have previously been observed during varied interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) configurations. The frequency of PMAF occurrence is studied as a function of IMF orientation and magnetic local time. Southern Hemisphere PMAFs are biased to B_z < 0 constituting 62% of events, but are frequently observed during conditions of B_z > 0 constituting 38% of events. Southern Hemisphere PMAFs share a similar IMF B_z dependence with Northern Hemisphere events [e.g., Fasel, 1995 ]. The primary modulator of PMAFs was found to be IMF B_y, which was negative for 81% of events. Although the average background IMF was biased to B_y < 0, we find significant enhancement during B_y < 0 after this bias was removed. In a statistical study of Northern Hemisphere events, Fasel [1995] found 77% of events occur during positive B_y. PMAFs appear to have an antisymmetric B_y dependence between hemispheres. We find B_y < 0 (B_y > 0) enhances the observation of PMAFs in the prenoon (postnoon) region, consistent with the release of magnetic stress. A morning bias of Southern Hemisphere PMAFs is observed, consistent with Northern Hemisphere events.