List of fraternities and sororities in Estonia

This is the list of fraternities and sororities based in Estonia, along with their umbrella associations. The League of Estonian Corporations (EKL) is an umbrella organization for Estonian student corporations.

Fraternities

Following is a list of the corporations for male students that are based in Estonia. ^{[1] [2]}

Corporations	Charter date and range	Founding location	Affiliation	Chapters	Colors	Status	Ref.
Arminia Dorpatensis  [ bar ]	March 3, 1865 – 1940; May 2, 1994	University of Tartu	Wingolf	1	Black   White   Gold	Active	[3] [a]
Avena	November 1, 1987	Tallinn University of Technology		1	Yellow   Black   White	Active	[b]
Baltonia	March 24, 1872 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia			Black   Blue   Red	Inactive	[c]
Boeteia	February 1, 1924	Tallinn, Estonia			Blue   Red   Gold	Inactive
Curonian	1808–1939	Tartu, Estonia				Moved	[d]
Dorpatensis Fraternitas Academica	1857–1862	Tartu, Estonia		1		Inactive	[e]
Fraternitas Academica	May 27, 1881 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia			Violet   Blue   White	Moved	[d]
Fraternitas Aeterna	November 9, 1923 – 1931	Tartu, Estonia			Black   White   Orange	Merged	[f]
Fraternitas Dorpatensis	April 5, 1854	Tartu Veterinary Institute				Inactive	[4] [g]
Fraternitas Estica	May 9, 1907 – 1940; March 1989	Tartu, Estonia	EKL	6	Blue   Green   White	Active	[5]
Fraternitas Fennica	October 26, 1926 – 1929	Tartu, Estonia				Inactive	[h]
Fraternitas Leholensis	1927	Tartu, Estonia			Violet   Black   Green	Merged	[i]
Fraternitas Liviensis	January 28, 1918	Tartu, Estonia	EKL	1	Violet   Green   White	Active	[6] [7]
Fraternitas Normannia	19xx ?–1938	Tartu, Estonia			Red   Silver   Blue	Inactive
Fraternitas Rigensis	February 21, 1823	Tartu, Estonia					[j]
Fraternitas Ruthenia	May 17, 1929 – 1932	Tartu, Estonia		4	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	[m]
Fraternitas Ucuensis  [ et ]	October 3, 1948 – xxxx ?	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
Hasmonean	February 10, 1923 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia			Light blue   Gold   White	Inactive	[p]
Kaleva	February 25, 1927 – 1934	Estonia			Green   Red   Dark blue	Inactive	[q]
Kaljola	March 8, 1922 – 1935	Tallinn, Estonia			Olive green   Blue   White	Inactive	[r]
Korp Estonia	September 8, 1821 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia			Green   Violet   White	Moved	[d]
Korp! Leola	October 16, 1920	Tallinn University of Technology	EKL	3	Purple   Gold   White	Active	[8]
Korp! Rotalia	November 10, 1913	Saint Petersburg, Russia	EKL	10	Blue   Black   Green	Active	[9]
Korp! Ventonia	Tartu, Estonia				Blue   White   Green	Active	[10]
Korp Wäinla  [ pl ]	December 6, 1924 – 1939	Gdańsk University of Technology	EKL (former)		Black   White   Blue	Inactive	[s]
Korporatsioon Fraternitas Tartuensis  [ et ]	March 27, 1929 – 1940; March 3, 1989	Tartu Veterinary Institute	EKL (former)		Green   White   Violet	Active	[4]
Korporatsioon Hasmonea  [ et ]	1923–1940	Estonia			Blue   White   Orange	Inactive	[p]
Korporatsioon Kaljola  [ et ]	March 8, 1922 – November 9, 1935	Tallinn Technical University				Merged	[t]
Korporatsioon Kungla  [ et ]	April 11, 1924 – February 7, 1927	Tallinn Technical University			Black   Violet   White	Inactive	[u]
Korporatsioon Neobaltia  [ et ]	May 28, 1879 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia	Chargiertenconvent		Light blue   White   Orange	Inactive
Korporatsioon Revelia	December 3, 1920	Tartu, Estonia	EKL	4	Green   Black   White	Active	[11] [12] [13]
Korporatsioon Sakala	November 14, 1909 – 1940; May 12, 1989	Tartu, Estonia	EKL	2	Blue    Violet    White	Active	[14]
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	[v]
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	[w]
Korporatsioon Vigilia  [ et ]	February 24, 1927 – October 14, 1928	University of Tartu			Black   Violet   White	Merged	[x]
Korporatsioon Vironia	November 26, 1900	Riga, Latvia	EKL		Violet   Black   White	Active
Kungla	April 11, 1924 – February 1, 1927				Black   Violet   White	Inactive	[y]
Latvia	1917	Tartu, Estonia			Red   Blue   Gold
Letgallia	1899	Tartu, Estonia			Green   Black   White		[z]
Lettonia	1882 – September 28, 1919	Tartu, Estonia	EKL (former)		Green   Blue   Gold	Moved	[aa]
Limuvia	February 24, 1927 – 1940	Tartu, Estonia		4	Blue   White   Gold	Inactive	[ab]
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	[ac]
Vigilia	1920	Tartu, Estonia				Merged	[ad]

1. This was an association of Christian students.
2. Was originally a coed group known as EÜS AVE. However, women were excluded after three years when it was allowed to become a Korps.
3. This is a professional fraternity for pharmacists. It originally was called Frat. Pharmaceutica.
4. This German student corp relocated to Germany after being closed in Estonia.
5. A Korps formed by Latvian students.
6. This was a Russian corps that merged with Boeteia.
7. The fraternity went inactive after the founding of Frat. Tartuensis.
8. 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.
9. Merged into Korp! Harjola.
10. German student corps.
11. Russian male corps! with chapters in Tartu, Tallinn, Dresden, and Prague.
12. This was a Russian men's corps.
13. Formed by former members of Frat. Dorpatensis.
14. 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.
15. The group organized but disbanded because it never received the needed governmental approval.
16. This was a corporation of Jewish students.
17. Formed by reserve and active army officers studying at the university, this group was between a society and a corps.
18. Merged into Rotalia.
19. 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.
20. Merged with Rotalia.
21. The university terminated the group after it attacked members of Korporatsioon Ugala on October 17, 1926.
22. Korp! Tehnola's assets were assigned to be handed over to the Communist Youth Association of Balti Manufaktur on August 31, 1940.
23. 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.
24. Merged with the Societas Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
25. Closed by the university over a scandal.
26. Latvian Pharmacists' corps
27. This Latvian men's corps moved to Riga, Latvia.
28. This Jewish Men's corps was formed as a literary, musical, and scientific society.
29. Originally called Societas Studiosorum Narvesium. Later, it merged with the Korporatsioon Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
30. Merged into Korps! Rotalia.

Sororities

This is a list of corporations for female students based in Estonia. ^{[1] [2]}

Corporations	Charter date and range	Founding location	Affiliation	Chapters	Colors	Status	Ref.
Filiae Patriae	October 27, 1920 – 1940; February 17, 1989	University of Tartu	Independent	9	White   Red   Green	Active	[15] [16] [17] [a]
Hazfiro	February 27, 1925 – 1938	Tallinn, Estonia				Inactive	[b]
Korporatsioon Amicitia  [ et ]	November 21, 1924 – June 27, 1940; April 28, 1989	University of Tartu	Independent	,2	Lilac   Dark green   Gold	Active	[18] [19]
Korporatsioon Indla  [ et ]	March 7, 1924 – 1940; March 31, 1989	University of Tartu	Independent		Cherry brown   White   Green	Active	[18] [20] [21]
Korporatsioon Lembela  [ et ]	October 24, 1924 – September 19, 1937; March 31, 1990	University of Tartu	Independent		Light Beige   Green   Violet	Active	[18] [22] [c]
Korporatsioon Sororitas Estoniae  [ et ]	March 16, 2011	Tallinn, Estonia	Independent	2	White   Crimson pink   Black	Active	[23]
Sororitas Oriens	May 18, 1928 – December 13, 1937	University of Tartu			Carmine Pink   Silver   Blue		[d]
Syringa	April 7, 1990	Tallinn, Estonia			Lilac   Red   White

1. This was the first corporation for female students that was established in Estonia.
2. Jewish women's student society
3. It was reestablished in Tallinn.
4. 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. ^[2]

Society	Charter date and range	Founding location	Affiliation	Colors	Status	Ref.
Balti Saksa Naisüliõpilaste Ühing  [ et ] (Baltic German Women's Association)	February 9, 1923 – 1939	Tartu, Estonia		Black   White   Red   Blue	Inactive	[2] [a]
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	[2]
Eesti Üliõpilasselts Ühendus  [ et ] (Estonian Student Association)	1906–1940	Estonia	ÜL		Inactive
Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts (Estonian Students' Society)	April 7, 1870	Tartu, Estonia	Independent	Blue   Black   White	Active	[2]
EÜS Põhjala  [ et ] (Estonian Student Society Põhjala)	November 13, 1884 – 1940; November 1989	Saint Petersburg, Russia	ÜL (former)	None	Active	[2] [b]
EÜS Veljesto (Estonia Student Society Veljesto)	February 24, 1920 – July 31, 1940; May 13, 1957	Tartu, Estonia	ÜL	Blue   Black   White	Active
Fraternitas Fennica	1994	Tartu, Estonia			Active	[c]
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
Üliõpilasselts Concordia  [ et ] (Concordia Student Society)	March 11, 1923 – 1940	University of Tartu	ÜL	Cornflower blue   Golden yellow   Black	Inactive	[2] [d]
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	[2] [e]
ÜS Lechicja (Student Society Lechicja)		University of Tartu			Inactive	[2] [f]
ÜS Liivika (Student Society Liivika)	April 21, 1909	Riga, Latvia	ÜL (former)	None	Active	[g]
ÜS Metreine (Student Association Metreine)	1930–1935	University of Tartu		Red   White   Green	Inactive	[2] [h]
ÜS Raimla  [ et ] (Student Association Raimla)	September 22, 1922 – 1940; September 4, 1989	Tartu, Estonia	ÜL (former)	Light blue   White   Golden yellow	Active	[2]
ÜS Väinola (Student Association Väinola)	October 19, 1928 – 1930	Tartu, Estonia			Inactive
ÜS Valgma (Student Association Valgma)	October 3, 1922	Tallinn, Estonia			Inactive	[2]
ÜS Viires (Student Association Viires)	November 27, 1925 – 1928	Tartu, Estonia			Inactive	[i]

1. Relocated to Germany in 1939.
2. The society moved to Estonia in 1918.
3. This was a corps for Finnish students in the 1920s. It was revived as a coed society.
4. 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.
5. Changed to a color bearing organization called Metreine.
6. Polish student-pharmacist society
7. 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.
8. Formed from the Latvian Student Society.
9. Arts and sciences enthusiasts' society

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