networking. The Lebensbund is very important for the longevity of these networks.

Their autonomous and grassroots democratic Convent is also an important similarity of all student corporations. Apart from the Lebensbund and the Convent, every Studentenverbindung also has a so-called Comment (borrowed from French for 'how'). The Comment is a body of rules that organize various aspects of fraternity life such as the Couleur, academic fencing