KDStV Vandalia (Prag) München

The KDStV Vandalia (Prag) München is a Catholic, non-dueling, colour-wearing German student fraternity (Studentenverbindung) founded in 1905 at the Karls-Universität in Prague. It is the oldest of the Sudeten-German fraternities within the Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen (CV), having participated in all three phases of the Sudeten-German Cartellverband foundings. Forced to dissolve during the Nazi terror, the fraternity was re-established in 1950 in Munich, where it continues to operate today, primarily at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The fraternity traces its origins to the Prague mother fraternity K.D.St.V. Ferdinandea-Prag. After a period of declining membership from 1898 to 1903, Ferdinandea recovered under the recruitment efforts of Richard Wollek and the acquisition of its own student residence near Wenceslas Square. On 28 January 1905, the Cumulativconvent of Ferdinandea unanimously decided to split and found the daughter fraternity KDStV Vandalia Prag, with statutes approved by the academic senate the same day. The founding officers were Alfred Kotschwar (Senior) and Ludwig Zuderell (Schriftführer). In 1907, Vandalia itself founded a further daughter fraternity, today's KaV Saxo-Bavaria Prag in Vienna. Vandalia's early years in Prague were marked by severe national and ideological conflicts. The fraternity experienced the Badeni crisis indirectly and the heavy riots in Prague in 1908 fully. In 1908, the fraternity was subjected to a colour ban by the academic authorities, justified by the claim that there was no act establishing its right to exist. This ban was discussed in the Vienna Reichsrat. Despite such adversities, Vandalia remained active and contributed significantly to the development of the Cartellverband in Bohemia, Moravia, and Prague for nearly three decades. After the forced dissolution in 1938 during the Nazi era, former members who had been expelled from the Sudetenland provided the majority of the new Alte Herren (senior members) for the re-establishment in Munich in 1950. The fraternity is one of only five student fraternities in the CV that worked to reunite displaced persons from the Sudetenland after World War II and still maintains this heritage through active participation in related events, such as cooperation with the Haus des Ostens in Munich and the Verein Oberschlesier in Munich. Today, KDStV Vandalia (Prag) München is based in Munich and maintains its Catholic, non-dueling, colour-wearing traditions. Its principles are religio (faith), amicitia (friendship), scientia (science), and patria (democracy, fatherland). It organizes regular academic and social events, including a summer semester program, and remains affiliated with the CV, which is active at almost all German university locations. The fraternity's colours for Burschen (active members) are black-red-green, and for Füxe (novices) red-black-red. The name Vandalia refers to the historical scholarly designation of the land between the Elbe and Vistula rivers as Vandalia, a geographical reference.

The KDStV Vandalia (Prag) München was founded on 28 January 1905 in Prague as KDStV Vandalia Prag, a daughter fraternity of the Catholic German student fraternity Ferdinandea Prag. The founding followed a period of decline for Ferdinandea from 1898 to 1903, which was reversed through the recruitment efforts of Richard Wollek and the acquisition of a student residence near Wenceslas Square. The Cumulativconvent of Ferdinandea unanimously approved the split, and the statutes were sanctioned by the academic senate on the same day. The founding officers were Alfred Kotschwar (Senior) and Ludwig Zuderell (Schriftführer). In its early years, Vandalia was deeply involved in the national and ideological conflicts of Prague. It experienced the Badeni crisis only indirectly but was fully engaged in the severe riots of 1908. In 1908, the fraternity was banned from wearing its colours by the academic authorities, a decision that was debated in the Vienna Reichsrat. Despite these challenges, Vandalia flourished and in 1907 founded its own daughter fraternity, KaV Saxo-Bavaria Prag, which later moved to Vienna. Vandalia played a key role in the development of the Cartellverband in Bohemia, Moravia, and Prague. It participated in the founding of the Prague Cartellverband, the Sudeten-German Cartellverband, and the later Sudeten-German Cartellverband of colour-wearing Catholic German student fraternities as an independent umbrella organization. It is the oldest Sudeten-German fraternity to have gone through all three phases of these foundings. With the rise of the Nazi regime, the fraternity was forcibly dissolved in 1938. After World War II, former members who had been expelled from the Sudetenland provided the majority of the Alte Herren for a re-establishment. On 1950, the fraternity was re-established in Munich, where it continues to operate. It is one of only five CV fraternities that worked to reunite displaced Sudeten Germans after the war, and it maintains this heritage through cooperation with organizations such as the Haus des Ostens in Munich and the Verein Oberschlesier in Munich. As of 2016, the fraternity's university location is the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. It remains an active member of the CV and upholds its principles of religio, amicitia, scientia, and patria. The fraternity's colours are black-red-green for Burschen and red-black-red for Füxe. The name Vandalia derives from the historical scholarly term for the land between the Elbe and Vistula rivers.

• 2016

  University location is the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

• 1950

  Re-established in Munich.

• 1938

  Forcibly dissolved during the Nazi era.

• 1908

  Subjected to a colour ban by academic authorities; the matter was discussed in the Vienna Reichsrat.

• 1907

  Founded its own daughter fraternity, KaV Saxo-Bavaria Prag (now in Vienna).

• 1905

  Founded on 28 January in Prague as KDStV Vandalia Prag, a daughter fraternity of Ferdinandea Prag.

Catholic, non-dueling, colour-wearing student fraternity within the CV, preserving Sudeten-German heritage.

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