Category Archives: Harvestehude

Harvestehude – The Central Setting of the Gamma Xi Delta Series

Harvestehude is more than a Hamburg neighborhood — it is the primary setting of the Gamma Xi Delta series. Between elegant villas, the Alster meadows, and the historic Jungfrauenthal lies the sorority’s villa, where tradition meets rebellion, and young women forge community through rituals, challenges, and intimate conflicts. This category introduces the urban backdrop that shapes the narrative world of Gamma Xi Delta: a district whose blend of northern elegance and hidden freedom turns it into a resonant space for body politics, friendship, and transgression — and ultimately into a character of its own.

Cultural Differences between German and American Fraternities

In the neighborhood of Jungfrauenthal in the district of Harvestehude, where the Hamburg Sorority Gamma Xi Delta has its headquarters, there are several fraternities: for example, the Germania Königsberg in Heimhuder Straße, the Hansea Alemannia Hamburg in Alsterkamp and the Germania in Sierichstraße. However, they are hardly suitable as partner fraternities due to their orientation. … Continue reading Cultural Differences between German and American Fraternities

Hamburg police break up large party at the Alster

Once again Harvestehude, the Hamburg district where the Gamma Xi Delta Sorority’s villa is located, is the talk of the town. About five hundred young people had arranged to party there on the Alster meadows – the same place where Nina danced naked in the moonlight some month ago (see Trust Walk). The background of … Continue reading Hamburg police break up large party at the Alster

Virgin valley – The Gamma Xi Delta Hamburg-Chapter

In Hamburg-Harvestehude a sorority, a so-called Greek letter society of young female students, founded their first chapter in Germany. The students do not only stand out on campus because of their unusual dress code. They are based in Jungfrauenthal. In valle virginum – “Jungfrauenthal” is what the Cistercian nuns called their monastery in Harvestehude. Even … Continue reading Virgin valley – The Gamma Xi Delta Hamburg-Chapter