Burschenschaft Hannovera

Burschenschaft Hannovera
FoundedMay 1848 (May 1848)
Georg August University
TypeStudentenverbindung
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisBurschenschaft
ScopeLocal
MottoFreiheit durch Einigkeit, 'Freedom through unity'
PillarsGerman Unity, Democracy, Convention Principle, Tolerance, Lifelong Friendship
ColorsGreen, White, Red
SymbolCompass
Zirkel
Chapters1
NicknameGrüne Hannoveraner, 'Green Hanoverians' or Die Grünen, 'The Greens'
HeadquartersHerzberger Landstraße 9
Göttingen, Lower Saxony 37085
Germany
Websitewww.burschenschaft-hannovera.de

Burschenschaft Hannovera is the oldest Burschenschaft, a traditional liberal German Student fraternity or student corporation (Studentenverbindung). It incorporated in Göttingen in 1848 at the Georg August University of Göttingen.Hannovera is a lifelong bond (Lebensbund), which brings together students and alumni of Göttingen University. It is the only one of the classic German fraternities ever to include a woman: opera singer Jenny Lind.