Wingolf

Wingolf ( ) is a studentenverbindung umbrella organization of 35 student fraternities at 34 universities in Germany, Austria and Estonia. It was established in 1844¹ in Schleiz, Germany. It is a Christian organization and was the first German fraternity umbrella organisation not to practice academic fencing.

Wingolf ( ) is a studentenverbindung umbrella organization of 35 student fraternities at 34 universities in Germany, Austria and Estonia. It was established in 1844 in Schleiz, Germany. It is a Christian organization and was the first German fraternity umbrella organisation not to practice academic fencing. ==Symbols== The name Wingolf came from Norse mythology; a Wingolf was a vestibule of Valhalla, the hall of warriors who have fallen gloriously in battle. The word was translated roughly as "hall of friends" by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock in his “Ode to the Poet's Friends” written in 1767. The motto of all Wingolf fraternities is or , which translates as "All things through him" from Philippians 4, Verse 13. Its couleurs are black, white, and gold. Its members wore these couleurs on ribbons and caps at all events. Its magazine is Wingolfsblätter. ==Activities== On odd numbered years, Wingolf holds a convention, called the Wartburg Festival, in Eisenach, Germany. It has a friendly relationship with the Falkensteinerbund in Switzerland. ==Chapters== Today, Wingolf includes 35 student association at 34 universities in Germany; Vienna, Austria; and the Arminia Dorpatensis in Tartu, Estonia.

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