Corps Bavaria Munich
German student Corps (fraternity)
The Corps Bavaria of Munich is a German Student Corps located in the City of Munich. The Fraternity is a founding member of the umbrella organisation "Kösener Senioren Convent" and unites current students of all Universities in Munich and Alumnus. As a German Corps it still practices the Mensur, the Members are wearing an academic ribbon as a sign of belonging. The fellows of the Corps are called "Bavarians from Munich", because in the early years only people from Bavaria were able to affiliate.
Couleur
Bavaria is known for their white-blue-white ribbon on golden ground. On special occasions the Bavarians also wear a white student Cap. New members (Füchse) have a ribbon with the colours white-blue on golden ground.
History
Landshut
The Corps was founded on 30 November 1806 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Landshut, which today is LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). The founding president was Joseph Count of Armansperg. He later became Bavarian Minister for inner-, outer-, and financial affairs.
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