Couleur


Ribbon

The ribbon is worn over the right shoulder to the left hip. Both ends are held together by a button, often fashioned from metal or porcelain. These buttons are often engraved or enameled with a Zirkel and at times even specific coat of arms associated with the student society in question. A lot of societies distinguish two types of ribbons. One is used by the new members, the other one is used by the elder members. The ribbons of the elder members show the original or full colours of the society, where the ribbons of the new members often show a variation of them, such as displaying only two of the three main colours. In the Flemish tradition new members wear the full colours, but on the left shoulder, instead of the right.

Headgear

Cap

Mostly a cap consists of:
  • a black bill,
  • a crown coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon,
  • a band with the colours of the ribbon.
There are various forms of caps, e.g.:
A special and seldom seen form of headgear is the Kepi. It has a black bill, a black band and the top of the crown points to the front. The crown is also coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon. Sometimes a Zirkel is embroidered on the top. Traditionally, the Stürmer is worn only in the summer semester of the academic year.