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Katholieke Studentenvereniging Sanctus Virgilius Delft or KSV Virgilius Delft (Dutch: Katholieke Studenten Vereniging, English: Catholic Student Society), also known as Virgiel, is a Dutch coeducational fraternity. It was established at the Polytechnic School of Delft in Delft in 1898. It has more than 2,000 student members at 144 houses.
Virgiel was founded as Crescendo Gramen Sementat on March 2, 1898 at the Polytechnic School of Delft, now Delft University of Technology as the result of emancipation of the Catholic youth in the Netherlands.[1][2][3] Catholicism had long been repressed by government policy, and Delft Catholic students wanted to unite to discuss their faith and position in society.[1] At the time, most members also belonged to the Delftsch Studenten Corps(nl), the oldest student fraternity in town.
The fraternity changed its name to Sanctus Virgilius in 1903.[3] It was reorganized in 1931 as a student society and was no longer considered a religious society.[3] Virgiel is now a non-faith-based fraternity/sorority, which is primarily aimed at having a good time while also expanding knowledge and views outside class hours.[1]
In 2025, Virgiel had 2,070 male and female student members, 12,999 alumni members, and 144 houses.[1][4] Around thirty percent of its members are women.[1] The fraternity is a member of Aller Heiligen Convent.[1]
Symbols
Sanctus Virgillus was named after the Irish-born astronomer, geometer, and bishop Saint Virgil.[1] Its nickname is Virgiel. The fraternity's motto is Crescendo Gramen Sementat or "As the seed grows, so it bears fruit".[3]
St. Barbara's Monastery
Buildings
The fraternity's meeting hall is an old monastery located in the city center of Delft.[1] The fraternity first rented the monastery in 1949 from Gemeente Delft.[1] The monastery was built for nuns in 1405 and later was used as an orphanage.[1] After the fraternity restored the monastery, the Gemeente sold it to Virgiel in 1989 for one guilder.[1]
Activities
A wide variety of sports and cultural events are organized by members of Virgiel, including football, field hockey, rugby, and climbing.[1]
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