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Rotalia (corporation)

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

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

History

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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

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

Activities

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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

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Rotalia has three locations.[2]

See also

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References

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  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.
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