The Mittelschüler-Kartell-Verband der katholischen farbentragenden Studentenkorporationen Österreichs or simply Mittelschüler-Kartellverband (MKV) (English: MKV Middle School Cartel Association) is an
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n umbrella organisation of Catholic male student fraternities (
Studentenverbindung
() or , often referred to as , is the umbrella term for many different kinds of fraternity-type associations in German-speaking countries, including Corps, , , , and Catholic fraternities. Worldwide, there are over 1,600 , about a thousand in ...
). It was founded in 1933.
In contrast to umbrella organizations like, for example, the
, the fraternities of the MKV do not consist of students from universities but from the upper levels of Austrian grammar schools.
Every member of a fraternity in the MKV wears a ribbon as well as a specific cap, whose shape may vary according to the corporation, either colored in the fraternity's colours. Most commonly every corporation uses three specific colours.
Currently, more than 20,000 students or former students are members of more than 160 fraternities in the MKV.
As the MKV was founded upon the federalistic principle, these fraternities are organized in nine provincial sub-organizations according to the official Austrian federal provinces.
Principles
Every fraternity of the MKV has to be founded upon four principles:
* religio: the fraternity and all its members publicly adhere to the Roman Catholic faith;
* scientia: the pursuit of an academic education is common to all of its members;
* amicitia: a lifelong friendship between all the members of the fraternity as long as they live;
* patria: patriotism towards Austria within a European context.
The fraternities of the Cartellverband historically do not practice academic fencing (Mensur) because it was forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church. The fraternities only accept men into the organization.
Relations
The MKV itself is a member of the
Europäischer Kartellverband (EKV), a European umbrella organization. The MKV has friendly relations with other umbrella organizations that are members of the
Europäischer Kartellverband (EKV), especially with the
(ÖCV).
See also
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Burschenschaft
A Burschenschaft (; sometimes abbreviated in the German ''Burschenschaft'' jargon; plural: ) is one of the traditional (student associations) of Germany, Austria, and Chile (the latter due to German cultural influence).
Burschenschaften were fo ...
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Cartellverband
The Union of Catholic German Student Fraternities ( or , CV) is a German umbrella organization of Catholic male student fraternities ().
History
Foundation
During the period of 19th century in Germany called the , the Prussian state tried to ...
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Landsmannschaft
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Turnerschaft
A Turnerschaft is a kind of Studentenverbindung, a German student corporation, similar to fraternities in the US and Canada. The Turnerschaften are a sports corps, and students practice the Mensur (academic fencing).
Most Turnerschaften are membe ...
References
* Heinrich Obermüller: ''Verboten und Verfolgt''; Catholic Fraternities at Austrian Grammar Schools, From the beginnings until 1918; First Volume of "Tradition und Zukunft“ ; ''Österr. Verein f. Studentengeschichte''; Vienna 1991; 640 Pages.
* Heinrich Obermüller: ''Aufbruch und Untergang''; Catholic Fraternities in German-speaking regions, From 1918 until 1945; Volume 5 & 8 of "Tradition und Zukunft“; ''Österr. Verein f. Studentengeschichte''; Vienna 2000 and 2003; 1.695 Pages.
* Wilhelm Schmied: ''Der Mittelschüler-Kartell-Verband (MKV)''; Contributions to the Austrian history of Student corporations – Volume 1; ''Österr. Verein f. Studentengeschichte''; Vienna 1973, 103 Pages.
* ''Nicht alles was gleich aussieht ist auch gleich''; Student corporations from the beginnings until today; ''Wiener Stadtverband des MKV''; Vienna 2003, 42 Pages.
External links
Mittelschüler-Kartell-Verband der katholischen farbentragenden Studentenkorporationen ÖsterreichsCartellverband der katholischen österreichischen Studentenverbindungen
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Christian fraternities and sororities in Austria
Student organizations established in 1933
1933 establishments in Austria