Korporatsioon Vironia
| Vironia | |
|---|---|
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| Founded |
(O.S.) November 26, 1900 Riga Polytechnical Institute, Riga, Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Motto |
Ühisus, kindlus, ausus |
| Chapters |
 Estonia(Tallinn and Tartu) |
| Colonies |
 Canada:(Toronto) (Montreal - inactive)  United States:(West Coast) (East Coast - inactive)  Australia (inactive) England (inactive) Germany (inactive) Sweden (inactive) |
| Members | ca. 560 lifetime |
| Headquarters |
Lai 30, Tartu, Estonia |
| Homepage | Korporatsioon Vironia |
Korporatsioon Vironia (abbreviated korp! Vironia or C!V!) is an Estonian fraternal student organization and the oldest ethnic Estonian student corps, being officially founded at the Riga Polytechnical Institute on 9 December [O.S. 26 November] 1900. Vironia remained the only Estonian student corps in Riga and was also the only Estonian member of Baltic German corps federations (Chargierten-Convent) in either Riga or Tartu. Vironia was also the initiator and the co-founder of the League of Estonian Corporations in 1915.
After a brief evacuation to Moscow during World War I in 1915 and short return to Riga in 1918, Vironia entered the Estonian War of Independence in corpore. It was reactivated in Tartu, Estonia in 1920 and opened a second chapter in Tallinn in 1936. After being banned following the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states in 1940, it opened 8 chapters abroad in 6 Western countries. Underground activity in occupied Estonia was restored in the 1960s and the chapters in Tallinn and Tartu were legally restored in 1989. Today, Vironia has more than 550 members worldwide, being among the biggest Estonian student organizations. Active chapters in Estonia exist in Tallinn and Tartu and active chapters abroad exist in Toronto and the US West Coast.
History
It was a founding member of the League of Estonian Corporations in 1915 along with Fraternitas Estica, Rotalia, Sakala and Ugala.
It is currently active in Tartu, Tallinn, Australia, Sweden, Canada and the USA. Its colours are violet, black and white.
Notable members
Politics
- Eduard Aule (1878-1947) - Minister of Nutrition (1919), President of the Bank of Estonia (1921-1925)
- Oskar Amberg (1878–1963) - Minister of Labour and Welfare (1923-1926), Minister of War (1924), Minister of Roads(1925-1926)
- Tõnis Kint (1896–1991) - Prime Minister in duties of the President (1970-1990)
- Juhan Kukk (1885–1942) - Minister of Finance (1919-1920), Minster of Commerce and Industry (1920-1921), Director of the Bank of Estonia (1922-1926) (later one of the founding members of Student Society Liivika)
- Karl Selter (1898–1958) - Minister of Economic Affairs (1933-1938), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1938-1939)
- Karl Ipsberg (1870–1943) - Minister of the Roads (1921-1924), Member of Riigikogu (1921-1926)
Military
- Paul Borkmann (1891-1936) - Colonel
- Gustav Jonson (1880-1942) - Major General, chief of Cavalry regiments of the Estonian Ground Force
Culture
- Ernst Enno (1875–1934) - Poet and writer
- Edgar Johan Kuusik (1888–1974) - architect
- Edgar Valter Saks (1910–1984) - politician, historian and author
- Harry Männil (1920–2010) - businessman, cultural benefactor
- Boris Kõrver (1917-1994) - composer and musician
- Roman Toi (born 1916) - composer, conductor and organist
External links
Coordinates: 58°23′1.12″N 26°43′9.76″E / 58.3836444°N 26.7193778°E
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