{{Short description|German association of student fraternal groups}} {{Infobox fraternity | name = Coburger Convent | letters = CC | crest = Coburger convent wappen.jpg | founded = {{start date and age|1951|05|12}} | birthplace = Coberg, Bavaria, Germany | affiliation = Independent | type = Umbrella | scope = Austria and Germany | emphasis = Studentenverbindung | status = Active | pillars = Honor, Freedom, Friendship, and Fatherland | colors = {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, {{color box|#127833}} Green, {{color box|#C51617}} Red, and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White <!--Taken from the actual crest PNG file, on the website. The color description for the red is a slightly darker variant than the straight web color, where the best approximation of a "named" color was Psychological Red. As linked. White is listed twice, as that is the order of the ribbon colors.--> | publication = ''CC Das Magazin'' | chapters = 91 | members = 1,500+ | lifetime = 11,000+ | free_label = Formal name | free = Coburger Convent der akademischen Landsmannschaften und Turnerschaften an deutschen Hochschulen | address = Triftstraße 1 | city = Munich | state = Bavaria | postal code = 80538 | country = Germany | website = {{URL|http://www.coburger-convent.de}} }}
'''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.
== History == Coburger Convent was founded in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany on May 12, 1951 as a trade association for studentenverbindungen or student fraternal corporations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=About Us |url=https://coburger-convent.de/ueber-uns/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Coburger Convent |language=de-DE}}</ref> It formed from the merger of the German Regional Association and the Representative Convention; these were Landsmannschafter and Turnerschafter gymnastics associations at German universities.<ref name=":0" />
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).<ref name=":0" /> This conference continues as the annual Greifenstein Conference held in Bad Blankenburg, Germany.<ref name=":0" />
As of 2024, Coburger Convent includes 91 corporations in Germany and Austria, consisting of 1,500+ male students and 9,500+ alumni members.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Members |url=https://coburger-convent.de/mitglieder-vereine/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Coburger Convent |language=de-DE}}</ref> It consists of both Landsmannschaften and Turnerschaften student corporations. Each member corporation has a meeting house.<ref name=":0" /> Their only membership requirement is to be a student of the corporation's university.<ref name=":0" /> Alumni members of the corporations belong to the Association of Old Gentlemen of the Coburger Convent.<ref name=":1" />
Coburger Convent's headquarters are located in Munich, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=Contact |url=https://coburger-convent.de/kontakt/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Coburger Convent |language=de-DE}}</ref> Its publication is ''CC Das Magazin''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Das Magazin des Coburger Convents |url=https://coburger-convent.de/magazin/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Coburger Convents |language=de-DE}}</ref>
== Symbols and traditions ==
thumb|Commemorative postal stamp showing the CC colors Coburger Convent's principles or pillars of the association are honor, freedom, friendship, and fatherland.<ref name=":0" /> One of the main tradition of the CC studentenverbindungen is participation in compulsory academic fencing.<ref name=":0" />
Its student members wear couleur or ribbons to indicate affiliation.<ref name=":0" /> Its couleur are white-green-red-white. For major events, student members wear colored hats, based on school traditions from the 19th century.<ref name=":0" />
New members are called foxes.<ref name=":0" /> Regular student members are called Burschen.<ref name=":0" /> Graduates or alumni are called Old Boys.<ref name=":0" />
== Notable members == A selection of notable members of the studentenverbindungen of Coburger Convent: *Karl von Bardeleben (1849–1919), Anatomist *Peter Harry Carstensen (born 1947), Politician, since 2005 he has been Minister-President of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 2005/06 *Thomas Dehler (1897–1967), Politician, Federal Republic of Germany's first Minister of Justice (1949–1953) and chairman of Free Democratic Party (1954–1957) *Rolf Emmrich (1910–1974), Professor of internal medicine. *Adolph Albrecht Erlenmeyer (1822–1877), Physician and psychiatrist *Friedrich Albrecht Erlenmeyer (1849–1926), Physician and psychiatrist *Franz Etzel (1902–1970), Politician, Minister of Finance. *Paul Flechsig (1847–1929), Neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist *Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884–1945), Politician<ref name=":0" /> *Levin Goldschmidt (1828–1897), Jurist *Otto Hahn (1879–1968), Chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry<ref name=":0" /> *Hugo Junkers (1859–1935), Engineer *Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896), Organic chemist *Friedrich August Körnicke (1828–1908), Agronomist and botanist *Hermann Löns (1866–1914), Journalist and writer *Gottfried Münzenberg (born 1940), Physicist *Günther Oettinger (born 1953), Politician, Minister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg between 2005 and 2010<ref name=":0" /> *Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875–1951), Surgeon *Ferdinand Schneider (1911–1984), Chemist *Wilhelm Solf (1862–1936), Scholar, diplomat, jurist, and statesman *Heinrich Spoerl (1887–1955), Author *Theodor Thierfelder (1824–1904), Internist *Wilhelm Trübner (1851–1917), Painter *Rainer Wieland (born 1957), Politician and Member of the European Parliament *Max Wilms (1867–1918), Pathologist and surgeon *Alexander von Zagareli (1844–1929), Professor at St. Petersburg University and co-founder of Tbilisi State University
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Coburger Convent}} * http://www.coburger-convent.de
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Category:Coburg Category:Student societies in Germany Category:Fencing organizations Category:Fencing in Germany Category:1951 establishments in West Germany Category:Culture of Germany Category:Culture of Austria