Weinheimer Senioren-Convent
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The Weinheimer Senioren-Convent (abbreviation: WSC) is the second oldest association of German Studentenverbindung
en. It comprises roughly 60 German Corps
, all of which are based upon the principle of tolerance.
The WSC had been founded in Frankfurt
in 1863 under the name of „Allgemeiner Senioren-Convent" (ASC). Soon it moved its venue to Weinheim an der Bergstraße near Heidelberg
in 1864 and it adopted the name of Weinheimer Senioren Convent in 1867. The WSC has built a castle near Weinheim to suit their needs - the Wachenburg
. It has merged the Corps of the Rudolstädter Senioren-Convent (RSC) and the Naumburger Senioren-Convent (NSC) in 1934. Since 1955 the WSC has an association treaty with the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
(the largest Corps Conference).
In 1997, members of the Weinheimer Senioren Convents (WSC "Corps") came to the United States to discuss the possibility of forming an international fraternity cooperation with Tau Kappa Epsilon
International Fraternity, the largest collegiate social fraternity in North America. Through this meeting a fraternal exchange program was created between TKE and the German Corps whereby Corps members and Tekes could visit one another, learn one another's traditions, and see how fraternities separated by an ocean and centuries in age share similarities in structure, direction, values, programs, and results.
Links to web sites in German language:
Studentenverbindung
A Studentenverbindung is a student corporation in a German-speaking country somewhat comparable to fraternities in the US or Canada, but mostly older and going back to other kinds of...
en. It comprises roughly 60 German Corps
German Student Corps
Corps are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still existing today was founded in 1789...
, all of which are based upon the principle of tolerance.
The WSC had been founded in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
in 1863 under the name of „Allgemeiner Senioren-Convent" (ASC). Soon it moved its venue to Weinheim an der Bergstraße near Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
in 1864 and it adopted the name of Weinheimer Senioren Convent in 1867. The WSC has built a castle near Weinheim to suit their needs - the Wachenburg
Wachenburg
The Wachenburg is a castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students. The castle contains a restaurant with a nice view of the country.- See also :* Windeck Castle...
. It has merged the Corps of the Rudolstädter Senioren-Convent (RSC) and the Naumburger Senioren-Convent (NSC) in 1934. Since 1955 the WSC has an association treaty with the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
The Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband is the oldest association of German and Austrian Studentenverbindungen. It comprises roughly 105 German, Austrian and a Swiss Corps, all of which are based upon the principle of tolerance....
(the largest Corps Conference).
In 1997, members of the Weinheimer Senioren Convents (WSC "Corps") came to the United States to discuss the possibility of forming an international fraternity cooperation with Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
International Fraternity, the largest collegiate social fraternity in North America. Through this meeting a fraternal exchange program was created between TKE and the German Corps whereby Corps members and Tekes could visit one another, learn one another's traditions, and see how fraternities separated by an ocean and centuries in age share similarities in structure, direction, values, programs, and results.
List of Corps
- Corps Franconia Karlsruhe
- Corps Saxonia Karlsruhe
- Corps Alemannia Karlsruhe
- Corps Friso-Cheruskia Karlsruhe
- Corps Saxonia Hanover
- Corps Slesvico-Holsatia Hanover
- Corps Alemannia-Thuringia at Magdeburg
- Corps Macaro-Visurgia Hanover (suspended)
- Corps Hannovera Hanover
- Corps Hannoverania Hanover
- Corps Normannia Hanover
- Corps Irminsul Hamburg
- Corps Rhenania Hamburg
- Corps Agronomia Hallensis at Göttingen
- Corps Alemannia Kiel
- Corps Baltica-Borussia Danzig at Bielefeld
- Corps Frisia Göttingen - Corps der Friesen und Lüneburger
- Corps Teutonia Stuttgart
- Corps Rhenania Stuttgart
- Corps Stauffia Stuttgart
- Corps Bavaria Stuttgart
- Corps Germania Hohenheim
- Corps Rhenania Z.A.B.
- Corps Teutonia-Hercynia Braunschweig
- Corps Marchia Braunschweig
- Corps Frisia Braunschweig
- Corps Hassia Darmstadt
- Corps Rhenania Darmstadt
- Corps Franconia Darmstadt
- Corps Obotritia Darmstadt
- Corps Chattia Darmstadt
- Corps Hermunduria Leipzig at Mannheim-Heidelberg
- Corps Rheno-Nicaria at Mannheim and Heidelberg
- Corps Franconia Berlin at Kaiserslautern
- Corps Thuringia Heidelberg
- Corps Rheno-Guestphalia Berlin
- Corps Berolina Berlin
- Corps Teutonia der Cimbern und Teutonen Berlin
- Corps Cheruscia Berlin
- Corps Marchia Greifswald
- Corps Marko-Guestphalia Aachen
- Corps Delta Aachen
- Corps Montania Aachen
- Corps Saxo-Montania at Freiberg and Dresden in Aachen
- Corps Palaeo-Teutonia (Teutonia Freiberg) Aachen
- Corps Saxonia-Berlin at Aachen (suspended)
- Corps Franconia Fribergensis
- Corps Hercynia Clausthal
- Corps Montania Clausthal
- Corps Borussia Clausthal
- Corps Cisaria Munich
- Corps Vitruvia Munich
- Corps Germania Munich
- Corps Suevo-Guestphalia Munich
- Corps Normannia-Vandalia Munich
- Corps Saxo-Thuringia Munich
- Corps Alemannia Munich
- Corps Pomerania-Silesia Bayreuth
- Corps Silingia Breslau at Cologne
- Corps Franco-Guestphalia at Cologne
- Corps Saxo-Borussia Freiberg
- Corps Teutonia Dresden
- Corps Altsachsen Dresden
External links
- Tau Kappa Epsilon German Corps Affiliation http://www.jointke.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=42&Itemid=75
Links to web sites in German language: