Jasper

The seat of Jasper County, the town was established in the late 1800s and named for Sgt. William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolution. Area terrain--forested by pines and hardwoods--ranges from hilly to level.

Jasper's historic town square features the courthouse built in 1889, bed-and-breakfasts, art galleries, outdoor sculptures, antique shops, murals and the old county jail (where county archives are housed). Sandy Creek Park, downtown, features a playground, fishing ponds, walking trail, picnic areas, basketball courts and a pavilion over the water.

Events include the Jasper Air Show, Azalea Festival in March, Dam to Dam Bike Ride in April, Jasper Lions Club Rodeo in May, Juneteenth Celebration, Fall Festival in October, Festival of Trees in November-December and Christmas Parade in December. Jasper is home to one of theDecember 2, 1871 who had come to the Royal Rheinian-Westphalian Polytechnical School at Aachen for their graduate studies. The fraternity grew quickly and joined the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent (WSC) on May 17, 1872.

Today 
The fraternity has official relationships with the Corps Saxo-Thuringia München in Munich and a close relationship with the other Corps of the Blaues Kartell with member fraternities Corps Altsachsen Dresden, Corps Hannoverania Hanover and Corps Berlin.

Literature 

 Lees Knowles: A day with corps-students in Germany
Mark Twain describes his encounters with German corps students in chapters IV to VII of his travelogue A Tramp Abroad.
Mark Twain describes specifically the fencing scene in A Tramp Abroad.
Secondary web source of Mark Twain's descriptions of his encounters with German corps students in chapters IV to VII of his travelogue A