Korp! Ugala (Fraternity Ugala) is a fraternal organization of Estonian higher education students. It was established at the University of Tartu on 10 November 1913 (28 November 1913 Julian calendar).
Ugala flag colors are: black, blue, white (Fatherland, friendship, honesty)
The Ugala corporation house was planned by member Arnold Matteus who was also a Tartu architect. It was completed in 1939
During the Soviet annexation of Estonia, Ugala was banned for nearly 50 years. However, the members of korp! Ugala gathered in a number of exile branches of the fraternity, most notably in the USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden. Ugala was officially reinstated with Tartu University on 28 October 1988.
Coordinates: 58°22′34.88″N26°42′50.1″E / 58.3763556°N 26.713917°E
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