List of fraternities and sororities in Estonia
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This is the list of fraternities and sororities based in Estonia, along with their umbrella associations. For example, the League of Estonian Corporations (EKL) is an umbrella organization for Estonian student corporations.
From 1940 to 1941 and 1944 to 1991, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1940, all fraternities and sororities were banned; although many survived outside of Estonia as chapters established by alumni or as sub rosa operations in Estonia.[1] Since the following list only includes organizations operating in Estonia, fraternities and sororities are listed as inactive during the era of occupation. More information about the Soviet era can be found in notes and articles about each group.
Following is a list of the corporations for male students that are based in Estonia, with inactive corporations and institutions are indicated in italics.[2][3]
| Corporations | Charter date and range | Founding location | Affiliation | Colors | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arminia Dorpatensis [bar] | March 3, 1865 – 1940; May 2, 1994 |
University of Tartu | Wingolf | Black White Gold |
Active | [4][a] |
| Ave | November 1, 1987 | Tallinn University of Technology | Yellow Black White |
Active | [b] | |
| Baltonia | March 24, 1872 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Black Blue Red |
Inactive | [c] | |
| Boeteia | February 1, 1924 – 19xx ? | Tallinn, Estonia | Blue Red Gold |
Inactive | ||
| Chargierten Convent | 18xx ?–xxxx ? | University of Tartu | Inactive | [5] | ||
| Curonia | 1808–1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Moved | [d] | ||
| Dorpatensis Fraternitas Academica | 1857–1862 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | [e] | ||
| Fraternitas Academica | May 27, 1881 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Violet Blue White |
Moved | [5][d] | |
| Fraternitas Aeterna | November 9, 1923 – 1931 | Tartu, Estonia | Black White Orange |
Merged | [f] | |
| Fraternitas Dorpatensis | April 5, 1854 – xxxx ? | Tartu Veterinary Institute | Inactive | [6][g] | ||
| Fraternitas Estica | May 9, 1907 – 1940; March 1989 |
Tartu, Estonia | EKL | Blue Green White |
Active | [7] |
| Fraternitas Fennica | October 26, 1926 – 1929 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | [h] | ||
| Fraternitas Leholensis | 1927–19xx ? | Tartu, Estonia | Violet Black Green |
Merged | [i] | |
| Fraternitas Liviensis | January 28, 1918 – 1940; May 6, 1989 | Tartu, Estonia | EKL | Violet Green White |
Active | [1][8] |
| Fraternitas Normannia | 19xx ?–1938 | Tartu, Estonia | Red Silver Blue |
Inactive | ||
| Fraternitas Rigensis | February 21, 1823 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive ? | [j] | ||
| Fraternitas Ruthenia | May 17, 1929 – 1932 | Tartu, Estonia | Red Black Gold |
Inactive | [k] | |
| Fraternitas Slavia | February 2, 1923 – 1940 | Tartu, Estonia | Red White Gold |
Inactive | [l] | |
| Fraternitas Tartuensis | March 27, 1929 – 1940; April 27, 1989 |
Tartu Veterinary Institute | EKL | Green White Violet |
Active | [9][m] |
| Fraternitas Ucuensis [et] | October 3, 1948 – 19xx ? | Baltic University | EKL (former) | Black White Blue |
Inactive | [n] |
| Fraternitas Viliensis [et] | February 22, 1890 – February 27, 1891 | Estonia | Blue Black White |
Inactive | [o] | |
| Harjola | May 8, 1925 – 1940 ? | Tartu, Estonia | Violet Black Green |
Inactive | ||
| Hasmonaea | February 10, 1923 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Light blue Gold White |
Inactive | [5][10][p][q] | |
| Kaleva | February 25, 1927 – 1934 | Estonia | Green Red Dark blue |
Inactive | [r] | |
| Kaljola | March 8, 1922 – 1935 | Tallinn, Estonia | Olive green Blue White |
Inactive | [s] | |
| Korp Estonia | September 8, 1821 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Green Violet White |
Moved | [d] | |
| Korp! Leola | October 16, 1920 – 1940; February 20, 1989 | Tallinn University of Technology | EKL | Purple Gold White |
Active | [11][t] |
| Korp! Rotalia | November 10, 1913 – c. 1940; 19xx ? | Saint Petersburg, Russia | EKL | Blue Black Green |
Active | [12] |
| Korp! Ventonia | May 1917 – December 1943; January 1990 | Tartu, Estonia | Blue White Green |
Active | [13] | |
| Korp Wäinla [pl] | December 6, 1924 – 1939 | Gdańsk University of Technology | EKL (former) | Black White Blue |
Inactive | [u] |
| Korporatsioon Fraternitas Tartuensis [et] | March 27, 1929 – 1940; March 3, 1989 |
Tartu Veterinary Institute | EKL (former) | Green White Violet |
Active | [6] |
| Korporatsioon Hasmonea [et] | 1923–1940 | Estonia | Blue White Orange |
Inactive | [p] | |
| Korporatsioon Kaljola [et] | March 8, 1922 – November 9, 1935 | Tallinn Technical University | Merged | [v] | ||
| Korporatsioon Kungla [et] | April 11, 1924 – February 7, 1927 | Tallinn Technical University | Black Violet White |
Inactive | [w] | |
| Korporatsioon Neobaltia [et] | May 28, 1879 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Chargiertenconvent | Light blue White Orange |
Inactive | |
| Korporatsioon Revelia | December 3, 1920 – c. 1947; March 31, 1989 | Tartu, Estonia | EKL | Green Black White |
Active | [14][15][x] |
| Korporatsioon Sakala | November 14, 1909 – 1940; May 12, 1989 |
Tartu, Estonia | EKL | Blue Violet White |
Active | [16] |
| Korporatsioon Syringa [et] | April 7, 1990 | Tallinn, Estonia | Independent | Lilac Red White |
Inactive | |
| Korporatsioon Tehnola [et] | October 23, 1921 – August 1940; May 22, 1989 |
Tallinn Technical University | EKL | Black Green White |
Active | [y] |
| Korporatsioon Ugala | October 29, 1913 – 1940; December 17, 1988 |
Tartu, Estonia | EKL | Black Blue White |
Active | |
| Korporatsioon Vicinia [et] | October 14, 1928 – May 11, 1931 | University of Tartu | Black Violet White |
Inactive | [z] | |
| Korporatsioon Vigilia [et] | February 24, 1927 – October 14, 1928 | University of Tartu | Black Violet White |
Merged | [aa] | |
| Korporatsioon Vironia | November 26, 1900 – 1940; 1989 | Riga, Latvia | EKL | Violet Black White |
Active | |
| Kungla | April 11, 1924 – February 1, 1927 | Black Violet White |
Inactive | [ab] | ||
| Latvia | 1917–19xx ? | Tartu, Estonia | Red Blue Gold |
Inactive ? | ||
| Letgallia | 1899–19xx ? | Tartu, Estonia | Green Black White |
Inactive ? | [ac] | |
| Lettonia | 1882 – September 28, 1919 | Tartu, Estonia | EKL (former) | Green Blue Gold |
Moved | [ad] |
| Limuwia | February 24, 1927 – 1940 | Tartu, Estonia | Blue White Gold |
Inactive | [5][10][ae] | |
| Livonia | September 20, 1822 – 1930 | Tartu, Estonia | Green Red White |
Moved | [d] | |
| Rajala | May 2, 1924 – 1934 | Tartu, Estonia | Black Violet Light blue |
Inactive | ||
| Tarbatonia | late 19th century | Inactive | ||||
| Ugandala | 1920s | Tallinn, Estonia | Inactive | |||
| Vicinia | October 21, 1921 – October 14, 1928 | University of Tartu | Violet Silver Blue |
Merged | [af] | |
| Vigilia | 1920 | Tartu, Estonia | Merged | [ag] |
- ↑ This was an association of Christian students.
- ↑ Was originally a coed group known as EÜS AVE. However, women were excluded after three years when it was allowed to become a Korps.
- ↑ This is a professional fraternity for pharmacists. It originally was called Frat. Pharmaceutica.
- 1 2 3 4 This German student corp relocated to Germany after being closed in Estonia.
- ↑ A Korps formed by Latvian students.
- ↑ This was a Russian corps that merged with Boeteia.
- ↑ The fraternity went inactive after the founding of Frat. Tartuensis.
- ↑ This was a corps for Finnish students. It went inactive because the Finnish students began joining Estonian corps. It was revived as a coed society in 1994.
- ↑ Merged into Korp! Harjola.
- ↑ German student corps.
- ↑ Russian male corps! with chapters in Tartu, Tallinn, Dresden, and Prague.
- ↑ This was a Russian men's corps.
- ↑ Formed by former members of Frat. Dorpatensis. It operated sub rosa for a time after the Soviet occupation and also survived via chapters in the United States and Australia. It was registered with the Learned Council of the Estonian Academy of Agriculture in 1989, officially reestablishing in Estonia.
- ↑ Its campus chapter closed on November 19, 1949, after the temporary university ceased operations. Most of its members moved to the United States and continued to meet in New York.
- ↑ The group organized but disbanded because it never received the needed governmental approval.
- 1 2 This was a corporation of Jewish students.
- ↑ Formed by Zionist members of the Academic Society for Learning Jewish History and Culture.
- ↑ Formed by reserve and active army officers studying at the university, this group was between a society and a corps.
- ↑ Merged into Rotalia.
- ↑ The fraternity was formed at Tallinn Technical University which closed in 1933. The fraternity moved to the University of Tartu in 1934. After a forced closure in Estonia, the fraternity operated in Sweden, Canada, and the United States, until finally returning to Estonia in 1989.
- ↑ Formed as DEÜ.S Wäinla, later changing its name to Välis-Eesti Korp! Wäinla. It was forced to close by the Soviet government. Most of its members left Estonia and settled in Germany, Montreal, Stockholm, Australia, and New York City, US.
- ↑ Merged with Rotalia.
- ↑ The university terminated the group after it attacked members of Korporatsioon Ugala on October 17, 1926.
- ↑ The fraternity operated sub rosa for several years after the Soviet occupation of Estonia, but eventually moved abroad as its members relocated.
- ↑ Korp! Tehnola's assets were assigned to be handed over to the Communist Youth Association of Balti Manufaktur on August 31, 1940.
- ↑ Formed from the merger of Societas Vicinia (originally called Societas Studiosorum Narvesium) and the Corporation Vigilia. Korp! Rotalia absorbed its members and alumni on June 1, 1931.
- ↑ Merged with the Societas Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
- ↑ Closed by the university over a scandal.
- ↑ Latvian Pharmacists' corps
- ↑ This Latvian men's corps moved to Riga, Latvia.
- ↑ This Jewish Men's corps was formed from the Literature, Music and Science Society of Jewish Students, established in 1907.
- ↑ Originally called Societas Studiosorum Narvesium. Later, it merged with the Korporatsioon Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
- ↑ Merged into Korps! Rotalia.
Sororities
This is a list of corporations for female students based in Estonia, with inactive corporations indicated in italics.[2][3]
| Corporations | Charter date and range | Founding location | Affiliation | Colors | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filiae Patriae | October 27, 1920 – 1940; February 17, 1989 | University of Tartu | Independent | White Red Green |
Active | [17][18][19][a] |
| Hazfiro (Hacfiro) | February 27, 1925 – 1938 | Tallinn, Estonia | Inactive | [5][10][b] | ||
| Korporatsioon Amicitia [et] | November 21, 1924 – June 27, 1940; April 28, 1989 | University of Tartu | Independent | Lilac Dark green Gold |
Active | [20][21] |
| Korporatsioon Indla [et] | March 7, 1924 – 1940; March 31, 1989 | University of Tartu | Independent | Cherry brown White Green |
Active | [20][22][23] |
| Korporatsioon Lembela [et] | October 24, 1924 – September 19, 1937; March 31, 1990 | University of Tartu | Independent | Light Beige Green Violet |
Active | [20][24][c] |
| Korporatsioon Sororitas Estoniae [et] | March 16, 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia | Independent | White Crimson pink Black |
Active | [25] |
| Sororitas Oriens | May 18, 1928 – December 13, 1937 | University of Tartu | Carmine Pink Silver Blue |
Inactive ? | [d] | |
| Syringa | April 7, 1990 | Tallinn, Estonia | Lilac Red White |
- ↑ This was the first corporation for female students that was established in Estonia.
- ↑ Jewish women's student society formed by former members of the Academic Society for Learning Jewish History and Culture. It closed due to a lack of members, with most of its remaining members returning to the Academic Society.
- ↑ It was reestablished in Tallinn.
- ↑ Corps for Russian woman.
Societies
The following are male and female Estonian societies (Estonian: üliõpilasseltsid). The Union of Student Societies (Estonia: Üliõpilasseltside Liit [et]) (ÜL) is an umbrella organization for Estonian student societies. Note that the abbreviation ÜS stands for üliõpilasselts sõnast or student association or student society.[3]
| Society | Charter date and range | Founding location | Affiliation | Colors | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Jewish Society of History and Literature | October 1938 – 1940 | University of Tartu | Inactive | [5][26] | ||
| Academic Society for Learning Jewish History and Culture | 1872–October 1938 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | [5][a] | ||
| Balti Saksa Naisüliõpilaste Ühing [et] (Baltic German Women's Association) |
February 9, 1923 – 1939 | Tartu, Estonia | Black White |
Inactive | [3][b] | |
| Eesti Naisüliõpilaste Selts [et] (Estonian Society of Women Students) |
November 14, 1911 – 1940; November 1988 |
Tartu, Estonia | ÜL (former) | None | Active | |
| Eesti Naisüliõpilaste Selts Ahava [et] (Estonian Society of Women Students Ahava) |
April 11, 1924 – November 2, 1930 | University of Tartu | ÜL | White Dark blue |
Inactive | [3] |
| Eesti Üliõpilasselts Ühendus [et] (Estonian Student Association) |
1906–1940 | Estonia | ÜL | Inactive | ||
| Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts | April 7, 1870 – 1940 ?; 19xx ? | Tartu, Estonia | Independent | Blue Black White |
Active | [3][5] |
| EÜS Põhjala [et] (Estonian Student Society Põhjala) |
November 13, 1884 – 1940; November 1989 |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | ÜL (former) | None | Active | [3][c] |
| EYS Veljesto
(Estonia Student Society Veljesto) |
February 24, 1920 – July 31, 1940; May 13, 1957 | Tartu, Estonia | ÜL | None | Active | |
| Fraternitas Fennica | 1994 | Tartu, Estonia | Gold Black White |
Active | [27][d] | |
| Literature, Music and Science Society of Jewish Students | 1907–1925 | Inactive | [5][e] | |||
| Petserimaa Üliõpilaste Selts [et] (Petserimaa Students Society) |
1924–1934 | University of Tartu | Inactive | |||
| Russian Student Society | November 3, 1920 – 1940 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | |||
| Setumaa Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts [et] (Setumaa Estonian Students Society) |
February 12, 1926 – 1940 | University of Tartu | Inactive | |||
| Tartu Academic Society | University of Tartu | Inactive | [10][f] | |||
| Üliõpilasselts Concordia [et] (Concordia Student Society) |
March 11, 1923 – 1940 | University of Tartu | ÜL | Cornflower blue Golden yellow Black |
Inactive | [3][g] |
| Üliõpilasühing Fraternitas Fennica [et] (Student Association Fraternitas Fennica) |
October 22, 1926 – 1929; November 9, 1994 |
University of Tartu | Gold Black White |
Active | ||
| ÜS Latvian
(Latvian Student Society) |
February 11, 1927 – 1930 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | [3][h] | ||
| ÜS Lechicja
(Student Society Lechicja) |
University of Tartu | Inactive | [3][i] | |||
| ÜS Liivika | April 21, 1909 – June 1940; June 1991 | Riga, Latvia | ÜL (former) | None | Active | [j] |
| ÜS Metreine
(Student Association Metreine) |
1930–1935 | University of Tartu | Red White Green |
Inactive | [3][k] | |
| ÜS Raimla [et] (Student Association Raimla) |
September 22, 1922 – 1940; September 4, 1989 |
Tartu, Estonia | ÜL (former) | Light blue White Golden yellow |
Active | [3] |
| ÜS Väinola
(Student Association Väinola) |
October 19, 1928 – 1930 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | |||
| ÜS Valgma
(Student Association Valgma) |
October 3, 1922 – 19xx ? | Tallinn, Estonia | Inactive | [3] | ||
| ÜS Viires
(Student Association Viires) |
November 27, 1925 – 1928 | Tartu, Estonia | Inactive | [l] |
- ↑ Reorganized as the Academic Jewish Society of History and Literature.
- ↑ Relocated to Germany in 1939.
- ↑ The society moved to Estonia in 1918.
- ↑ This was a corps for Finnish students in the 1920s. It was revived as a coed society.
- ↑ Became Limuwia in 1925.
- ↑ Jewish student society at the University of Tartu
- ↑ Formed as the coed Harjumaa Student Association. In September 1923, it was renamed Concordia Underground Student Society. In 1924, it was reorganized and named Concordia Student Society. It became an all-male society in 1927.
- ↑ Changed to a color bearing organization called Metreine.
- ↑ Polish student-pharmacist society
- ↑ It was originally called Estonian Students' Society of Riga (Estonian: Riia Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts) but changed its name when it moved to Tartu after World War I. It publicly closed but operated sub rose during the Soviet occupation, but pu
- ↑ Formed from the Latvian Student Society.
- ↑ Arts and sciences enthusiasts' society
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Leksikon" [Lexicon]. Korporatsioon Fraternitas Liviensis (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
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