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Originally posted by matthewg:
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Hi CutiePie2000,
thanks for the info.
My pleasure. Happy to help.
I found out some more about specific fraternities in Chicago that might be interesting for the historically interested community. There seem to have been at least three fraternities of this kind in Chicago:
1. "STEUBENSIA", a german fencing fraternity (Burschenschaft) ; founded 26.08.1926; colors white-red-gold; black hat
2. "FRAT. LIVONICA RIGA"; founded after 1945; colors blue-purple-gold
3. "TALAVIJA RIGA"; after. 1945; white-green-gold
"FRAT. LIVONICA RIGA" & "TALAVIJA RIGA" are definitely Latvian, as Riga is the capital city of Latvia.
the way - nice that you have got an impression of Heidelberg fraternities - they have marvellous houses. Mine, however is non-fencing/duelling
Thanks for pointing out that URL. I went there and found the house that I visited in Heidelberg...it was "Burschenschaft Vineta".