Rotalia (corporation)

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Rotalia
Rotalia vapp.jpg
FoundedNovember 10, 1913;110 years ago (1913-11-10)
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia
Type Studentenverbindung
Affiliation EKL
StatusActive
ScopeInternational
Motto"Honesty, safety, self-consciousness and integrity"
Flag
Flag of the Rotalia.svg
Chapters3
Members600+ lifetime
Headquarters Tartu
Estonia

Rotalia is an Estonian student corporation. Its members and chapters are located around the world.

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History

The corporation (Corps) was established on November 10, 1913 in Saint Petersburg in Russia. [1] Its founders were ten students, including Jüri Uluots and Otto Tief. [2] [1] Since 1918, the corporation's main activity was Tartu and Tallinn, Estonia.

After the Soviet occupation of the country in 1944, the corporation continued its activities in exile. [1] Chapters were established in Sweden, Australia, Canada, and United States. [3] [4] Korp! Rotalia USA was incorperated in the United States in 1956. [1]

In 1988, Rotalia was re-established in Tartu. [3] Its emphasis is spiritual development, social development, and physical development. [2]

In October 2023, Rotalia celebrated its 100th anniversary at Tartu College. [5] As of 2024, it has more than 600 members in ten cities, including Tallinn, Tartu, Brussels, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Los Angeles, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver. [2]

Symbols

The corporation's motto is: "honesty, safety, self-consciousness and integrity" (Estonian : ausus, kindlus, iseteadvus, ühistunne).

Activities

Each year, Rotalia Foundation awards 33 scholarships worth 3,000 euros to the society's members; awarded scholarships total more than 1.5 million euros. [2] The group also holds the Rotalia School for leadership. [2] It also annually celebrates the Estonia day of resistance on September 22. [2]

Chapters

Rotalia has three locations. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Collection: Korp! Rotalia USAs (Rotalia Estonian Fraternity in USA) records | University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides". University of Minnesota Library. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Korporatsioon Rotalia – Vennaskond aastast 1913". rotalia.ee. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. 1 2 "Korporatsioon Rotalia - Kronoloogia". rotalia.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Uleskutse Korp! Rotalia Liikmetele Austraalias". Meie Kodu = Our Home. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1953-03-12. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-07-01– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Einola, Peeter (October 26, 2023). "Korp! Rotalia 110 – A very memorable celebration at Tartu College". Eesti Elu. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
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