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The Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften (BCB, English: Association of Chilean Fraternities) is a confederation of German-Chilean student associations founded in 1966. Its purpose is to promote German customs and language. The Burschenschaft is a form of student society founded in Germany in 1815.
| Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften | |
|---|---|
| BCB | |
 | |
| Founded | May 30, 1966 Limache, Chile |
| Type | Confederation |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Burschenschaft |
| Scope | National |
| Chapters | 5 |
| Headquarters | Chile |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Burschenschaft, plural Burschenschaften, is a student association or Studentenverbindungen founded in Germany in 1815. Unlike other Studentenverbindungen, they are non-dueling and do not wear couleur.[1]
In Chile, Burschenschaften began in 1866 with the foundation of the Burschenschaft Araucania in Santiago.[2] The German professor Max Westenhofer describes in his memoirs the student associations of the descendants of the Germans who began immigrating to Chile in 1843.[2] A Burschenschaft brings together students and university graduates who preserve the German culture and language, the vast majority of whom are ethnic Germans of Chilean nationality.
The idea behind the confederation of German-Chilean fraternities came from Wilhelm Hansen, a member of Burschenschaft Montania who was studying in Germany in 1964, who felt that the Delegates’ Convention of Chilean Fraternities (DCCF) created in March 1960, needed improvement.[3]
The Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften (English: Association of Chilean Fraternities) was founded on May 30, 1966, at a meeting of DCCF, by Burschenschaft Araucania, Burschenschaft Montania, and Burschenschaft Andinia.[1][2][4][3] Its is a confederation of German-Chilean student associations that strives is to promote German customs and language.[4][3] Burschenschaft Montania served as the executive fraternity.[3]
Burschenschaft Ripuaria and Burschenschaft Vulkania joined the Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften on October 15, 1966.[3] These five Chilean Burschenschaften continue as members of Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften.[2] The leadership and headquarters of BCB rotates between its member organizations on an annual basis.[3]
Members
editThe founding documents of Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften specify that its member fraternities must consist of individuals who are students at a state-recognized university and are of German descent and are fluent in German.[3] On October 30, 1976, those guidelines were changed to make the German ancestry optional and to add a requirment ot pass German examination prepared by the Goethe-Institut.[3] The five German-Chilean student associations that makeup Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften are as follows.
| Name | Date joined | Location | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burschenschaft Andinia | May 30, 1966 | Santiago, Chile | [1][2][3] |
| Burschenschaft Araucania | May 30, 1966 | Santiago, Chile | [1][2][3] |
| Burschenschaft Montania | May 30, 1966 | Concepción, Chile | [1][2][3] |
| Burschenschaft Ripuaria | October 15, 1966 | Valparaíso, Chile | [2][3] |
| Burschenschaft Vulkania | October 15, 1966 | Valdivia, Chile | [2][3] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dachverband BCB (Association of Chilean Fraternities BCB)". Couleurs student information (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Home". Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2024-09-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "History of the Federation of Chilean Fraternities". Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-09-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ a b "Basic provisions of the Federation of Chilean Fraternities". Bund Chilenischer Burschenschaften (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-09-20 – via web.archive.org.
This article contains material translated from the Spanish Wikipedia.