AV Froburger

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Basics
University:	University of Basel
Founding:	February 24, 1939
Umbrella organization:	Swiss student association
Motto:	«Voluntate forti viam rectam!» (vfvr !; Going the right way with a strong will! )
Colours:	Guys: Fuxing:
Gender:	mixed
Scale length:	not striking
Website:	www.froburger.ch

AV Froburger (Academic Association Froburger) is a mixed-gender, color-bearing, non-striking student association at the University of Basel . All students of the University of Basel and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland have the opportunity to join the association. AV Froburger accepts Swiss citizens as well as nationals from other countries as long as the latter meet all other conditions (studies at the University of Basel or FHNW).

The AV Froburger is a section of the Swiss Student Association , within the umbrella association the association belongs to the reform movement .

history

Before founding

As early as 1921, there were initial efforts in Basel to establish a second Catholic student association in addition to the AKV Rauracia, which had existed since 1863. In the period between 1921 and 1939 there were a total of three such attempts. These efforts failed, however, because of the resistance of the Rauracia, which did not want to tolerate a second Catholic connection on the Basel square and clarified this monopoly claim several times.

The "Belser Case"

Until 1939 the Schw. StV. the so-called “re-entry obligation”, which specifically means that a member of a high school association had to enter the respective university section when transferring to a university. Failure to enter a university section of the respective university resulted in automatic exclusion from the umbrella organization.

This practice had to be discontinued after the federal court ruling on the Alphons Belser v. Swiss Student Association, in which a decision was made in Belser's favor.

This judgment was of great relevance for the founding of AV Froburger, since otherwise the five Sister StV members required to found it would not have been found in Basel.

Founding time

AV Froburger was founded on February 24, 1939 in Basel. On February 26th, the Central Committee (CC) of the Schw. StV and the other reform connections ( AV Welfen Zurich , AV Berchtoldia Bern , AV Fryburgia Friborg ) were informed about the establishment, the AKV Rauracia was informed on March 5th.

The CC recognized the establishment of the Froburger on April 11th - recognition by the general assembly should take place at the next central festival in September 1939, which, however, was canceled after the general mobilization on September 1, 1939, so that the confirmation by the general assembly only on 20 July 1940 took place.

Protest of the AKV Rauracia

The AKV Rauracia had not been informed in advance about the establishment, as the founders expected resistance from the Raurachers. The Rauracia was only informed after it had been founded - it reacted indignantly and began collecting signatures to convene an extraordinary general assembly of the Schw. StV with the aim of subsequently forbidding the foundation of AV Froburger. The required signatures could first be collected and were handed over to the CC, but some of the submitted signatures were withdrawn before the extraordinary general assembly could be called.

At the general assembly in 1940, the AKV Rauracia presented all of its objections again; Despite the protest, the AV Froburger was confirmed, but a commission of inquiry was also set up to examine the circumstances of the chaotic foundation, taking into account the complaints.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AV Froburger, the AKV Rauracia addressed its “warm congratulations” to the “younger sister, whom we only reluctantly saw blossoming at the beginning”.

Inner directional struggle

Shortly after the founding, two camps formed among the founders, with very different ideas for the future and the organization of the life of the union. One side of this inner split wanted to establish a color-bearing connection in the tradition of the couleur student, while the other side wanted to distance itself as far as possible from the Rauracia. For example, it was discussed whether colors should be worn at all and whether the AV Froburger should introduce a drinking comment. There were even various suggested names for the young union in the room, in addition to the current name, the alternative "Borromäer" (appeal to St. Borromeo ) was discussed.

In the end it was decided to wear colors and to introduce a weakened (reform) comment. When choosing the colors, care was taken to be as far away as possible from the AKV Rauracia within the colors specified by the umbrella association. "AV Froburger" was chosen as the name for the connection, the name refers to the medieval high nobility Frohburg , who enjoyed great influence in the Basel-Olten area in the High Middle Ages. Since 1939, AV Froburger has been traveling to the Froburg ruins near Olten once a year .

Later development

In 1993, AV Froburger decided to take on female students as the first color-bearing association in Basel. ( Schwizerhüsli Basel has also been accepting female students since 1996 ).

Known members

• Erich Diefenbacher, (1928–2009) Swiss lawyer
• Efrem Cattelan , (1931–2014) Swiss professional officers and head of the secret military organization P-26
• Markus Hungerbühler, (* 1974) Swiss politician, former president of the CVP Canton of Zurich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baumer, Christoph .: The "Renaissance": Association of Swiss Catholic Academic Societies, 1904-1996 . Universitätsverlag, Freiburg 1998, ISBN 3-7278-1183-8 .
2. ^ Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (2nd civil division) of December 15, 1938 in the Alphons Belser v. Switzerland case. Student association
3. ^ Peter Walliser: Festschrift 100 semesters AV Froburger . In: Seperatum . Basel 1989, p. 24 ff .
4. ^ Peter Walliser: Festschrift 100 semesters AV Froburger . In: Seperatum . Basel 1989, p. 68 .