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German ssociation of student fraternal groups From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coburger Convent der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften an deutschen Hochschulen (abbreviation: CC) is an association of German and Austrian studentenverbindungen. Its membership includes 91 student associations who all participate in academic fencing.
| Coburger Convent | |
|---|---|
| CC | |
| |
| Founded | May 12, 1951 Coberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Type | Trade association |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Studentenverbindung |
| Scope | Austria and Germany |
| Pillars | Honor, Freedom, Friendship, and Fatherland |
| Colors | White, Green, Red, and White |
| Publication | CC Das Magazin |
| Chapters | 91 |
| Members | 1,500+ active 11,000+ lifetime |
| Formal name | Coburger Convent der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften an deutschen Hochschulen |
| Headquarters | Triftstraße 1 Munich, Bavaria 80538 Germany |
| Website | www |
Coburger Convent was founded in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany on May 12, 1951 as a trade association for studentenverbindungen or student fraternal corporatons.[1] It formed from the merger of the German Regional Association and the Representative Convention; these were Landsmannschafter and Turnerschafter gymnastics associations at German universities.[1]
Coburger Convent held its first nationwide conference in Berlin in 1952; this was held jointly with the German Sängerschaft (now Austrian Landsmannschafter-und Turnerschafter-Convent which is a CC member corporation).[1] This conference continues as the annual Greifenstein Conference held in Bad Blankenburg, Germany.[1]
As of 2024, Coburger Convent includes 91 corporations in Germany and Austria, consisting of 1,500+ male students and 9,500+ alumni members.[1][2] It consists of both Landsmannschaften and Turnerschaften student corporations. Each member corporation has a meeting house.[1] Their only membership requirement is to be a student of the corporation's university.[1] Alumni members of the corporations belong to the Association of Old Gentlemen of the Coburger Convent.[2]
Coburger Convent's headquarters are located in Munich, Germany.[3] Its publication is CC Das Magazin.[4]
Coburger Convent's principles or pillars of the association are honor, freedom, friendship, and fatherland.[1] One of the main tradition of the CC studentenverbindungen is participation in compulsory academic fencing.[1]
Its student members wear couleur or ribbons to indicate affiliation.[1] Its couleur are white-green-red-white. For major events, student members wear colored hats, based on school traditions from the 19th century.[1]
New members are called foxes.[1] Regular student members are called Burschen.[1] Graduates or alumni are called Old Boys.[1]
A selection of notable members of the studentenverbindungen of Coburger Convent:
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