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Rotalia
FoundedNovember 10, 1913; 110 years ago (1913-11-10)
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia
TypeStudentenverbindung
StatusActive
ScopeInternational
Motto"Honesty, safety, self-consciousness and integrity"
Flag
Chapters3
Members600+ lifetime
HeadquartersTartu
Estonia

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d e f g "Korporatsioon Rotalia – Vennaskond aastast 1913". rotalia.ee. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ a b "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.

External links

Estonian student organizations
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