List of Swiss student societies
Incomplete list of fraternities or Studentenverbindungen in Switzerland, listed with foundation date and home university. Most of these societies are members of a Federation of societies such as the Schweizerischer Studentenverein (Schw. StV)/Société des Étudiants Suisses (SES) or have subsections at more than one university as the Zofingerverein does.
- GV Agaunia, 1859, Collège de la Royale Abbaye de Saint-Maurice[1]
- AKV Alemannia, 1895, Fribourg[2]
- AV Berchtoldia, Berne[3]
- K.St.V. Carolingia-Fribourg, 1929, Fribourg[4]
- GV Corvina Einsiedeln, 1848, Stiftsschule Einsiedeln[5]
- AV Fryburgia, 1918, University of Fribourg[6]
- AV Goten, 1953, Fribourg[7]
- Société d’Étudiants Germania Lausanne, 1887, Lausanne[8]
- Schweizerische Studentenverbindung Helvetia, 1832, founded in Lucerne, today with sections in Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne and Zürich[9]
- AV Kybelia, 1999, St. Gallen [10]
- AKV Kyburger, 1912, Zürich[11]
- AV Leonina, 1896, Fribourg[12]
- AKV Neu-Romania, 1938 (split off Alemannia), Fribourg[13]
- AV Notkeriana, 1990, St. Gallen[14]
- AV Orion, 1964, Zürich[15]
- AKV Rauracia, 1863, Basel[16]
- CA Rezia, 1957, Fribourg[17]
- SA Sarinia, 1895, Fribourg[18]
- AV Semper Fidelis Luzern, 1843, Lucerne[19]
- AV Staufer, 1937, Fribourg[20]
- AV Steinacher, 1953, St. Gallen[21]
- Studentengesangverein Zürich ("Zürcher Singstudenten), 1849, Zurich[22]
- Corps Tigurinia Zürich, 1850, Zürich[23]
- AV Turicia, 1860[24]
- AV Waldstättia, 1891, Lucerne[25]
- Schweizerischer Zofingerverein, 1819, eight universities,[26] the second-oldest fraternity in Switzerland.
The societies are traditionally categorized by their stance towards academic fencing. There are four categories, pflichtschlagend (fencing bouts are obligatory), fakultativ schlagend (training sessions in fencing are obligatory, but not participation in actual fencing bouts), frei schlagend (both fencing practice and duels are allowed but not required of members) and nichtschlagend (no fencing). Those Swiss societies which practice fencing are united in the Schweizerischer Waffenring. Some examples of "pflichtschlagenden Studentenverbindungen" in Switzerland today are AT Alemannia (Basel), AT Utonia (Zürich) or AT Rhenania (Bern). Schweizerische Studentenverbindung Helvetia is unique in that its German-speaking sections practice fencing while its French-speaking ones do not. The Schweizerischer Studentenverein decided during the second half of the 19th century to forbid fencing to its members due to reasons of religion. Duelling was and still is seen as contrary to Christian/catholic values on which this Federation is based.
Further reading
References
- ↑ "Accueil - Agaunia.ch".
- ↑ "Alemannia.ch".
- ↑ "AV Berchtoldia".
- ↑ "[Micromus] - Support informatique pour étudiants » Université de Fribourg".
- ↑ "GV Corvina -".
- ↑ "AV Fryburgia - Perfectly networked – since 1918!".
- ↑ "goten.ch - This website is for sale! - goten Resources and Information.".
- ↑ User, Super. "Germania Lausanne in der Universitätsstadt Lausanne - Home / Accueil".
- ↑ http://www.helvetia1832.org/
- ↑ "AV Kybelia".
- ↑ Simon Jutz v/o Panasch. "AKV Kyburger Zürich - Studentenverbindung an der ETH und Universität Zürich - seit 1912!". kyburger.ch.
- ↑ "AV Leonina".
- ↑ "AKV Neu-Romania - News".
- ↑ "Öffentliche News".
- ↑ "AV Orion - Webseite der AV Orion".
- ↑ "AKV Rauracia". rauracia.ch.
- ↑ http://www.rezia.ch/
- ↑ "Accueil".
- ↑ Fidelis, Akademische Verbindung Semper. "AV Semper Fidelis - Home".
- ↑ "AV Staufer - feels like home - Studentenverbindung an der Universität Freiburg - seit 1937!".
- ↑ "AV Steinacher".
- ↑ Hasler, Daniel. "Zürcher Singstudenten - Home".
- ↑ http://www.tigurinia.ch/
- ↑ Urech, Marco. "Studentenverbindung AV Turicia zu Zürich - Home".
- ↑ http://www.av-waldstaettia.ch/
- ↑ "Zofingia :: Home".
External links
Media related to Studentenverbindungen in Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons