 After World War II, many of its former members were leaders in Norwegian politics and cultural activities.It was established in 1921 under the initiative of Erling Falk (1887-1940), partly with origins in the debate forum in the Social Democratic Student Association ("Den Socialdemokratiske Studenterforening") at the University of Oslo; partly from a Falk-led study circle which from 1919 involved Viggo Hansteen, Axel Sømme, and Arnold Hazeland.Members were strongly linked to Falk's personality and were subject to strict discipline.