Friendship. Tradition. A bond for life.
We are a Landsmannschaft in the Coburger Convent, built on friendship, responsibility and a home during your studies.
A bond of students and alumni
The Landsmannschaft Saxo-Suevia brings together current and former students of many different subjects in Erlangen. We are united by a lifelong friendship between young and old, and these principles have carried us for generations.
A bond for life
Friendship across faculties and generations, from first-semester students to alumni well over 80, true to our motto.
Open to everyone
Background, nationality, religion and skin colour make no difference to us. Our members include students who were not born in Germany.
Politically and religiously neutral
We are not tied to any party, ideology or denomination. Every member forms his own opinion, and we discuss openly and respectfully.
Against all radicalism
We reject political and social radicalism of any kind, as well as any arrogance towards other people.
For Europe
We have chaired the Coburger Convent twice, both times under the motto “Family of European Nations”. A united, peaceful Europe matters to us.
The Mensur, with integrity
We uphold the Mensur, academic fencing under strict rules. It is not about winning, but about overcoming fear and standing up for others.
Saxo-Suevia in 140 characters
What members say about their fraternity, from students of the eighties to an alumnus who joined in 1957.
“For me, Saxo-Suevia means real friendships that last for years and a way of life that is fun and has shaped me.”
Member since 1987
“Always in friendly contact with people of all generations: from members' children to alumni well over 80.”
Member since 2009
“Part of my life, with friendships that have outlasted my student days. Contact with the young students is the salt in the soup.”
Member since 2001
“Not staying trapped in your own subject, but keeping up friendships across faculties and generations – and not just on paper.”
Member since 1983
“Keeping student customs alive across history, with the motto “To the friend the hand, for truth and loyalty” as a maxim for life.”
Member since 1957
“No other club makes contacts, sharing experience and keeping up friendships across generations possible the way this one does.”
Member since 1971
“I made lifelong friends young and old, learned responsibility and leadership, and experienced tolerance.”
Member since 1959
“Friendship between young and old connects, broad learning widens your own thinking, taking on responsibility prepares you for leadership.”
Member since 1998
“Fresh thinking. Tradition. Diversity. Characters. Community. A contract between generations. Grassroots democracy. Fun. In one word: Saxo-Suevia.”
Member since 2005
“Meetings and offices are training for speaking freely and for management tasks at work; the Mensur gives you resilience against life's adversities.”
Member since 1981
“In the end, it is our connections with people that give life its value.”
Member since 2001
“Exchange across many different subjects. Close friendships that survive even years spent abroad.”
“Freedom of thought and a boundless variety of ideas, connected with different generations in lifelong friendship!”
Member since 1987/88
Saxo-Suevia in pictures
Formal celebrations and sailing trips, flag processions and family outings: our fraternity life is that varied.
Almost 150 years of lifelong friendship
Our roots go back to Jena, Breslau, Leipzig and Berlin. Since 1969 we have been at home in Erlangen as Saxo-Suevia.
- 1878Landsmannschaft Suevia founded in Jena on 10 February
- 1969Saxo-Guestphalia Erlangen and Suevia Jena-Breslau merge to form Saxo-Suevia
- 1976/77 · 2022/23Chairing the Coburger Convent under the motto “Family of European Nations”
- 2028150th foundation festival
Upcoming events
Our semester programme at a glance.
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Your home during your studies
We let furnished rooms to students at a university in Erlangen or Nuremberg. Our residence is in Erlangen-Ost, right on the Schwabach, only about eight minutes by bike from the university's southern campus and the city centre.
All inclusive, no utility bills:
- Utilities
- Fibre internet
- Washing machine & dryer
Your room
- Bed and bookshelf
- Large built-in wardrobe
- Desk & office chair
- Your own washbasin
Shared by 8 residents
- Modern bathroom: 2 showers, 2 toilets, urinal
- Own kitchen
- Laundry room with washer & dryer
- Common rooms in the house
Extras
- Fibre, 300 Mbit/s
- Your own phone number
- Large car park at the house
Location
- Erlangen-Ost, on the Schwabach
- ≈ 8 minutes by bike to the university
- ≈ 8 minutes by bike to the city centre
Would you like to get to know us?
Interested in our fraternity? Looking for a room? Or just have a question? Drop by or write to us.
Löhestraße 19a, 91054 Erlangen