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The Verband der Vereine Deutscher Studenten (VVDSt), previously the Kyffhäuserverband or Kyffhäuser Association (VVDSt-KV), is an umbrella organization of fraternities called Verein Deutscher Studenten (VDSt)) that are located in 40 cities in Germany and Austria. Its members are non-dueling and non-color-bearing student associations. VVDSt was established in 1881.
History
The first Verein Deutscher Studenten were founded in 1881 in Berlin, Halle, Leipzig, Breslau, Greifswald und Kiel as non-dueling, color-bearing studentenverbindung or student associations as various academies. Kyffhäuserverband was established on August 6, 1881, under the leadership of Diederich Hahn and Friedrich Naumann as an association for these groups. Its guiding principles were Germanness, Monarchy, and Christianity. Its motto was Mit Gott für Volk und Vaterland! translated as “With God for Emperor and Empire”. Its publication, Akademische Blätter, was founded in 1886.
Kyffhäuserverband name changed to Verband der Vereine Deutscher Studenten (VVDSt) or the Association of German Student Association after World War II.[1]
Symbols
Ribbons and hats are not traditionally worn. However, the association does have colors which are black, white, and red. These colors have been used by German student associations since 1871 as a symbol of national unification, coming from the federal flag of the Northern German Confederation and, later, the national colors of the German Empire.[1]
The association's emblem is a triangle with the point pointing downwards and has the colors black, white, and red from the outside to the inside. It is used as the association's pin that is worn on the left lapel.[1] This "KV pin" was introduced in 1922 and featured the black, white, and red triangle with a silver border.[1]
Its principles and goals are lifelong bonds, tolerance, democracy, tradition, policy, scientific nature, friendship, and Christian values.[1]
Member associations
As of 2024, the member associations of VVDSt include:[1]
