List of fraternities and sororities in Estonia

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.

Fraternities

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]
Avena	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]
Curonian	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]

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. 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.
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 Zionist members of the Academic Society for Learning Jewish History and Culture.
18. Formed by reserve and active army officers studying at the university, this group was between a society and a corps.
19. Merged into Rotalia.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Merged with Rotalia.
23. The university terminated the group after it attacked members of Korporatsioon Ugala on October 17, 1926.
24. The fraternity operated sub rosa for several years after the Soviet occupation of Estonia, but eventually moved abroad as its members relocated.
25. Korp! Tehnola's assets were assigned to be handed over to the Communist Youth Association of Balti Manufaktur on August 31, 1940.
26. 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.
27. Merged with the Societas Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
28. Closed by the university over a scandal.
29. Latvian Pharmacists' corps
30. This Latvian men's corps moved to Riga, Latvia.
31. This Jewish Men's corps was formed from the Literature, Music and Science Society of Jewish Students, established in 1907.
32. Originally called Societas Studiosorum Narvesium. Later, it merged with the Korporatsioon Vicinia to form Korporatsioon Vicinia.
33. 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

1. This was the first corporation for female students that was established in Estonia.
2. 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.
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. ^[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   Red   Blue	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 (Estonian Students' Society)	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 (Student Society 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]

1. Reorganized as the Academic Jewish Society of History and Literature.
2. Relocated to Germany in 1939.
3. The society moved to Estonia in 1918.
4. This was a corps for Finnish students in the 1920s. It was revived as a coed society.
5. Became Limuwia in 1925.
6. Jewish student society at the University of Tartu
7. 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.
8. Changed to a color bearing organization called Metreine.
9. Polish student-pharmacist society
10. 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
11. Formed from the Latvian Student Society.
12. Arts and sciences enthusiasts' society

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