Sexmästeri

A sexmästeri,^[1] klubbmästeri,^[2] qlubbmästeri,^[3] klubbverk,^[4] or festeri^[5] is a Swedish university student organisation, usually being a subsection of a student union or other student society responsible for arranging parties and dinners for fellow students. A sexmästeri often also manages the pub owned by the student union, should one exist. The name of the organisation varies depending on the university or student society to which it belongs.

A klubbmästeri usually consists of the klubbmästare ("club master") which acts as section leader, and usually a complete section board including secretary and other board members (which differs from section to section), and normal members called klubbmästerister ("club masterees"). Depending on the organisation other titles and ranks might be present.

Ranking and titles

A sexmästeri often has a testing period for new members during which they are evaluated, as working and serving alcohol implies a high level of responsibility. The name of this testing period varies; a common term is nolla "zero", originating from the fact that the new member often has not yet completed his first year at the university.

A normal member is called a marskalk ("marshall") and works at parties and pubs (should the section be responsible for operating a pub). A marskalk who has worked a certain amount of semesters may apply to become a vrak ("wreck"). A vrak is entitled to enjoy the privileges of a marskalk, such as discounts and attending parties restricted to members of a sexmästeri, but is not required to work.

It is common for the members of a sexmästeri to own a student boilersuit and to wear this when partying.

List of sexmästeri and their respective student unions

• DISK KM - Primary for the Institution for Computer and Systems Sciences, Campus Kista, Stockholm University. Belongs to the student union DISK.
• NF KM - Primary for natural science students at Stockholm University. Belongs to the natural science division of Stockholm University Student Union (Stockholms Universitets Studentkår - SUS).
• QMISK - Primary for engineering students at KTH, Kista, studying programmers lasting no more than 3 years. Part of the KTH student union (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår - THS).
• TMEIT - Primary for engineering students specialising in information and/or nano technology. Part of the KTH student union (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår - THS).
• fkm* - Primary for Engineering Physics students at KTH. Part of the KTH student union (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår - THS).
• LäS KM - Primary for students studying to become teachers at Stockholm University (former belonging to Stockholm Teacher's College).
• DKM - Primary for students studying Computer Science at KTH. Part of the KTH student union (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår - THS).
• ZEXET - Primary for engineering students specialising in Automation and Mechatronics at Chalmers University of Technology.

Notes

1. ↑ Loosely translated "party fraction" — the first part originates from the old Swedish word sexa meaning "party" — Borås, Gävle, Göteborg, Linköping, Halmstad, Jönköping, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Karlskrona, Karlstad, Luleå, Lund, Ronneby, Skövde, Visby, Växjö, Örebro
2. ↑ "Club fraction" — Stockholm University
3. ↑ KTH
4. ↑ "Club works" — Uppsala University
5. ↑ A word construction meaning a group that specialises in parties — Linköping, Norrköping, Umeå