| League of Estonian Corporations | |
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| EKL | |
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| Founded | March 28, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-03-28) Tartu, Estonia |
| Type | Trade association |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Male academic corporations |
| Scope | National |
| Chapters | 12 academic corporations |
| Headquarters | Estonia |
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League of Estonian Corporations (Estonian: Eesti Korporatsioonide Liit, Estonian acronym: EKL) is an umbrella organisation for male academic corporations in Estonia.
History
The League of Estonian Corporations (EKL) was founded on March 28, 1915, by several all-male academic corporations in Tartu, Estonia. Its purpose was to strengthen the relationship between the corporations and to support education about Estonian history, language, and literature. Its founding corporations were Fraternitas Estica, Korp! Rotalia Korporatsioon Sakala, Korporatsioon Ugala, and Korporatsioon Vironia.
Other corporations joined, bringing its membership to 12 academic corporations. Ten of these are based in Estonia. Fraternitas Ucuensis joined EKL on December 1, 1961; it was previously associated with an Estonian university that closed in 1949 and is now based in New York in the United States. Similarly, Korporatsioon Väinla (Wäinla) is no longer based in Estonia.
In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia. All academic corporations were disbanded and their property was confiscated, leading to EKL going inactve. It was reestablished in 1990 in Tartu. Korporatsioon Ugala suspended its membership on May 10, 2008, but returned in 2012.
Governance of EKL rotates between its member organizations, in charter date order.
Members
The following organizations have belonged to the League of Estonian Corporations at various times.
- Fraternitas Estica
- Fraternitas Liviensis
- Fraternitas Tartuensis
- Fraternitas Ucuensis
- Korp! Leola
- Korp! Rotalia
- Korp! Wäinla
- Korporatsioon Revelia
- Korporatsioon Sakala
- Korporatsioon Tehnola
- Korporatsioon Ugala
- Korporatsioon Vironia
References
- ^ "korp! Rotalia - E!K!L!". www.rotalia.ee. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25.
- ^ Vivat Academia : student societies and corporations in Estonia Estonian Student Society Publishing House, 2007. pp.443-454. ISBN 9789985902257
- ^ "Korporatsioon Fraternitas Liviensis - Ajalugu". www.liviensis.ee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Helmut Piirimäe, Toomas Hiio and Matti Maasikas . Spes patriae: student societies and corporations in Estonia Olion, 1996 ISBN 5460002176
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