 During the German "Kulturkampf" (literally, "culture struggle") in the late 19th century the fraternity became an important meeting point for Catholic students in Berlin.Askania-Burgundia's members are all male.Among its members, there have been several German chancellors, such as Wilhelm Marx, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Konrad Adenauer as well as industrial managers such as Heinrich Nordhoff, chief of the Volkswagen company, and several famous scientists.