Most of our club members are of Germanic descent: either they themselves or their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents are/were from Germany, Austria-Hungary, or Switzerland.  Some members are of all Germanic descent or only part, but everyone enjoys the customs and culture that our club offers, and wish to be a part of it and help us promote and preserve it.

 We have had many social events (dinner-dance) with great German Bands and performances with our dance and chorus groups: Oktoberfeste, Stiftungsfeste, Fasching Heimatfeste, Sommerfeste, Frühlingsfeste, Maifeste, Gedenkgottesdiensten, Sankt Martinsfeste, und Trachten Wallfahrten,  and have represented the Germans at the Pittsburgh Folk Festival for the greater part of 35 years.  

 Currently, we have only 4 meetings for our General Membership a year in, which are usually on a Monday evening in:  March, May,  late August and  late Oktober.  All of our members have authentic Bavarian/Austrian Tracht (regional dress) to wear at all of our events and other German/Austrian functions.

 Our Kindergruppe consists of any child of a current adult member.  We accept children of all ages to take part in our Kindergruppe.  Children beginning in Kindergarten through middle school are welcome to join the Kinder dance group (High school members dance with the adults).  We strive to pass on our customs to these Kindergruppe members so they can enjoy their heritage throughout their lifetime.  Our Kindergruppe primarily learns how to dance in the Bavarian/Austrian tradition, along with some language skills.

Our Club motto:

“Treu dem guten alten Brauch!”

True to the good old traditions!

All members pay our nominal dues & support our group by attending our meetings and events.  Members are also encouraged to help take part in promoting our events.

For an application and/or further information about our club, or upcoming events, please contact Mr. Béla Pater, our Korrespondenz Sekratär (corresponding secretary), 847.620.9893, or contact our Vorplattler (dance master), Mr. Béla Pater at E-Mail: BelaPater@aol.com  or any Officer, Board Member or any member of our organization.  We hope you will consider becoming a member!   We are especially looking for those who like to dance and would like to learn the art of Bavarian/Austrian folk dancing;  and we are looking for those who would like to learn the beauty of singing traditional Bavarian/Austrian folk music.

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