Commercium

A Kommers (Latin commercium "Traffic ") is a high official ceremony, which is held mainly in fraternities.

Expiration

The Kommers is barred from special occasion evening drink in a festive setting, and especially with students the festive and representative form of student pub. Kommerse find typically the occasion of Foundation festivities, city or university anniversaries instead. In contrast to the pub, which is divided into Offizium and Inoffizium, the Kommers is divided into Hochoffizium and Offizium or committed high official at a time. The Kommers carries a much more serious character than the pub. At the Kommers panel usually only sing songs that match the occasion, classic drinking songs are not recorded.

An important role of the speech, which is kept as a person of high rank. Earlier this speech was called the principles of speech. For many student organizations, it is common that the Chargierten also speak. In Wingolfsbund for example, the senior is committed a Wingolfspauke keep the Fuxmajor holds a university or fatherland Timpani, the Kneip waiting a Philistine timpani. Before Kommers takes place the celebration in Serious Wingolfsverbindungen.

To the singing of the student songs - collected in so-called Kommers books - to facilitate, a small band is to support often used as a substitute a pianist ( studspr. beer organ). Of particularly important bouts, for example on the occasion of a "big" Foundation feast, often found in connection a " solemn father of his country " instead.

History

Even at the end of the 18th century was Kommers an expression for the casual evening drinking, eating and smoking the students in the circle of her friends in public places. During the 19th century learned the Kommers, as well as the pub event of fraternities an increasing formalization.

Special forms

For especially festive bouts in addition to the host connection and charging, usually also befriended compounds in the Bureau.

The Baltic Philistines Association organized every year with the Estonian, Latvian and Polish students compounds common to the whole Baltic peoples Kommers, which will be held as a unifying fixed alternately in Estonia, Latvia and Germany.

Is also referred to as Kommers the opening event of a shooter Festival ( "Festival Kommers "). Kommerse are also known for anniversary events of gymnastics clubs, music clubs and volunteer fire departments as well as in high school celebrations.