Inspired by Christianity, it aims to contribute to the shaping of the state and society by promoting students' knowledge of their history and their responsibility for the heritage of the Catholic Church.

On January 11, 1861, during the first “Komitee” the group elected Fintan Bärlocher (a medical student from Rheintal) as “Senior” to their first “Präses”.

The well-preserved archives tell of a rising color-student “feudal system”, which experienced its height during the turn of the century in Zurich.

The Turicia, in which all national languages were spoken at times, is assisted in its efforts by an active alumni community.

Out of the ever-growing brotherhood from various layers of society grows an understanding of the meaning of social questions, which they sought to incorporate into the entire StV.

There were a lot of names connected with public service: the first chief editor of the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten and founder of the Christian Social Party of the canton, Dr. Georg Baumberger, his successor Dr. Ludwig Schneller, the first CSP cantonal council president Dr. Conrad Bürgi, those who were by and large responsible for the founding of the Swiss Catholic People's Party Adabert Wirz and Josef Düring, as well as the former national councilmen Philipp Etter.

The idea of a fraternity house near the university was being discussed with the alumni, while the secession within the Activitas was being rehearsed at a secret meeting.

The contradiction of national upheaval and the threatening time of the Second World War shaped the AV Turicia.

After the war, the Turicia tried to strengthen the German and Austrian “Cartellverbände”, by forging friendly bonds with the Alpina Innsbruck and the Hohentwiel Stuttgart, in whose place the relationships with the K. D. St. V. Winfridia of Münster and the K. D. St. V. Trifels of Munich still exist until today.

However, the actives, while working on the politico-educational manifesto of Freiburg and the socio-political “Leitbild”, didn't want to ostracize the Turicer who were SP members.

On February 24, 1912, the fraternity decided to found a sister organization by selecting some of its members to be part of the new pink-white-green “Kyburger”.