Academic-musical connection to Würzburg

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The Academic-Musical Association Würzburg is one of the colorful, non-striking student associations at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg . It was founded on January 23, 1872 as the "Akademischer Gesangverein (AGV) Würzburg" and is neither confessional nor party-political. The AMV! Würzburg is a member of the Special Houses Association of Academic-Musical Connections (SV).

AMV Würzburg coat of arms

classification

The AMV! Würzburg is a union of male students with a musical orientation. Its principles are song, friendship, fatherland, the covenant is:

"The German song that German loyalty is praised for life!"

Their colors are red and white based on the Franconian rake . They are not worn through a ribbon and hat, but in the form of a lapel loop and a pointed collar.

The prerequisite for full membership is enrollment at one of the three universities in Würzburg and an interest in musical and cultural activities. The aim is the "beautification of student life by cultivating music and German songs and educating them to be friendship and close cohesion to create a bond of honest men with a strong character" (§ 1 of the federal statutes).

Circle of the AMV Würzburg

founding

The Academic-Musical Association Würzburg was founded on January 23, 1872 as an Academic Choral Society (AGV) by 17 young men in the former "Restoration Bavaria" in Würzburg. Deliberately turning away from the student corporations of that time, the founding members did without ribbon and hat (" Black Principle "), rejected a denominational or party-political affiliation and said "No" to designated gauges .

The AGVW emerged as a modern, free association, primarily as a contrast to the old associations, which exclusively emphasized the weapon principle. While the question of satisfaction and with it the defense of one's own student honor was initially regarded as a private matter for every member, it was decided in 1890 to found a fencing club to protect its members. In 1905, the principle of unconditional satisfaction was finally adopted, so that from October 27, 1920, the association carried corporation arms and thus entered the series of striking alliances. The honorary trades were carried out with heavy sabers, which were lighter than the usual scale beater and therefore much more dangerous.

In the year it was founded, the AGV Würzburg joined the “Kartellverband Deutscher Studentengesangvereine”, founded in 1867 and which has been known as the “Special Houses Association” since 1897. The then new, modern intellectual conception of the AGV let it grow rapidly, whereby it reached its first high in the years 1874/75 with 81 active members.

With the beginning of the First World War, federal life almost came to a standstill, the members of the AGVW went to war like all other young men. The fraternity house served as a hospital during this time and was restored by the Red Cross after the war.

In 1922 the 50th foundation festival was celebrated with glamor. At that time the AGVW had 646 Philistines, 80 active, 23 inactive and 20 non-residents. As inflation was approaching its peak, an emergency aid program was set up to provide them with financial support.

time of the nationalsocialism

In the course of the National Socialist seizure of power in 1935 the AGVW was dissolved and affiliated to the National Socialist German Student Union ( NSDStB ) as Kameradschaft V " Florian Geyer " .

At the same time, the AGVW's liaison house was seized by the Reich Labor Service (RAD), who turned it into a kind of armory. On March 16, 1945 it fell victim to a large-scale bombardment of Würzburg and was almost completely destroyed by two incendiary bombs. After the war, all student fellowships were banned in the course of denazification , but meetings continued to take place within the framework of the so-called "Ochsenfurter Kreis".

Post-war and present

A circular to the members dated May 1, 1949 announced that the AGVW was again in existence. In July 1949 the Bavarian State Ministry transferred the ownership rights to the connection house in Valentin-Becker-Straße to the AGVW eV, which was newly founded and licensed on October 3, 1948. The re-establishment of the communal life began.

For the 80th foundation festival from July 18-22, 1952, the AGVW was renamed "Academic-Musical Association (AMV)". Due to disputes within the association (rebuilding the federal government in corporate structures or founding a club based on the English model), there was a massive loss of assets and debts due to the enormous costs of restoring the house in the following years. These debts reached a record high of 500,000 DM in 1979. By means of a donation campaign that was unique in the history of the federal government ("Aktion Walberer"), the AMVW managed to become debt-free by 1991.

Since the 1990s, AMV! Würzburg busy consolidating finances. The now outdated connection house is also constantly being renewed and renovated.

The AMV Würzburg has around 40 young students and 250 old men in its ranks today. With a mixed rock / pop choir, the big band , a theater group and a rock band, there are currently four musical groups for the cultural activities of the active. In addition, smaller ensembles like the current vocal ensemble come together.

In the course of its 145-year history, the connection experienced both upswings and setbacks. The AMV! Würzburg tries today to be a modern connection within the German corporate landscape.

Bundeshaus in Valentin-Becker Str. 2 Würzburg

Fraternity house

At Pentecost in 1891, the company moved into the first connection house on what was then Grasweg 2 (today Valentin-Becker Strasse). This house, however, was unable to cope with the steadily growing number of members, and so the foundation stone was laid for the second house as early as 1912, the floor plan of which still exists today. During the Second World War , the building was seized by the Reich Labor Service (RAD) and converted into an armory. It was almost completely destroyed in the bombing raid on Würzburg on March 16, 1945 . Only the outer facade and a small cellar room remained. The reconstruction after the war was estimated at 13,500 DM. Since building material was scarce, a philistine association from Munich cut down a piece of his forest and donated a new roof structure to the AGVW. However, it could only provide a simple roof and not such a filigree gable roof as before. So it was decided, in order to maintain the capacity of the house, to raise the outer walls of the house to a uniform height and thus add another floor. So the curiosity arose that the house was bigger than before because of a lack of money. In 1954 the house was ready for occupancy again and by 1971 it was completely renovated and expanded.

Today, in addition to the AMV rooms, it houses a theater and a youth theater, making it the largest connection house in Würzburg.

activities

The AMV! Würzburg has a mixed choir, a big band , a theater group and a rock band. Every member of the association undertakes to actively participate in one of these artistic groups. There are also concerts and lecture evenings. The AMVW maintains relationships with the connections in the Sondershäuser Association and the Würzburg corporations.

Known members

literature

  • Hermann Ude (ed.): The SV student. Handbook for the Association of Special Houses. Kartell Association of German Student Choral Societies. Hannover 1903, pp. 108-110.
  • Joachim Wilkerling , Achim Block and the Association of Alter SVer as editors: 100 years of the special houses association of academic-musical connections. 1867-1967. Festschrift of the association of special houses. Aachen 1967, p. 134.
  • Rolf-Joachim Baum et al. (Ed.): Student Union and Corporations at the University of Würzburg 1582–1982. Würzburg 1982, pp. 218-219.
  • Bernhard Grün : From decline to a new beginning. The Academic Choral Society Würzburg and the comradeship “Florian Geyer” in National Socialism (= GDS archive for university and student history. Supplement 11). Cologne 2000, 286 pp.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ EH Eberhard: Handbook of the student liaison system. Leipzig, 1924/25, p. 115.