Borussia was established on 22 December 1821 and joined the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (KSCV) in 1856.
It is the corps of the House of Hohenzollern and – along with others – Prussian nobility.
Its motto is Virtus fidesque bonorum corona (Latin for "bravery and loyalty are the crown of the good").
Karl Marx fought a duel with a Borrussia Corps member in August 1836.
Notwithstanding some members of the Nazi Party, it refused to expel Jews and dissolved in 1935.