List of student corporations in Latvia

Latvian student corporations are a type of student fraternity, similar to German Student Corps found at universities in Germany.^[1][2] Established in 1809 in Dorpat (now Tartu), Curonia was the first student corporation to be formed in Latvia.^[2] By 1934, 26 percent of the students at the University of Latvia belonged to a student corporation.^[2] Most Latvian male corporations are members of the Presidium Convent (P!K!); whereas, female corporations are united under the Studenšu Prezidiju Konvents (Female Student Presidium Convent or S!P!K! ).^[1]

In July 1940, all Latvian student organizations were banned under Soviet occupation.^[2][3] During this era, student organization members and alumni who remained in Latvia were subjected to political repression.^[2] After World War II, many Latvian student corporations reformed in exile, reestablishing their student chapter in Latvia after the restoration of Latvia's independence.^[2] The dates listed below are for each corporation's university chapter, exclusive of the dates for alumni and non-collegiate activity in exile.

The Latvian Corporations Association (LKA) was an umbrella organization for student corporations in exile, replacing the role of P!K!, which was also forbidden in Latvia under Soviet occupation.^[4][5] Former members of P!K! helped reestablish it after they were reestablished in Latvia.^[4][5][6]

In 2016, Talavija and Lettonia withdrew from the P!K!. and reformed of the Chargieren Convent (Šaržēto konvents or Š!K!/C!C!).^[7] This was a revival of C!C!, which was an umbrella organization for student corporations that was founded in Riga in 1871 and replaced by the P!K! in 1920.^{[citation needed]}

Other similar student organizations, including academic societies (such as Austrums and Latviete) and concordiae (such as Konkordija Valdemārija), are not members of P!K! or S!P!K! but do interact. Austrums, Dzintars, Fraternitas Rusticana, Latviete, Valdemārija, and Zinteniece signed a partnership agreement on April 17, 1999.^[8] Konkordija Valdemārija was a founding member of the umbrella organization Concordia Seniorate (Konkordiju seniorāts, KS) in 1927; KS was closed during the Soviet occupation and operated for a time in exile before going defunct.^[9] Austrums was a founding member of the umbrella organization the Union of Societies (Vienību savienība, VS) which operated prior the Soviet occupation and was restored on April 23, 1990, although remains dormant since the mid–1990s.^[8] While the academic societies were in exile, the Union of Academic Societies (UAS) temporarily replaced VS.^[8]