Fraternitas Estica is an all-male academic corporation at the

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. It was founded in 1907.

History

1900. In August vil! dr. Aleksander Paldrok makes a proposal at

Estonian Students' Society The Estonian Students' Society ( et, Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts; commonly used acronym: EÜS) is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic German student organizations known as corporat ...

's general assembly to propose the Estonian Students' Society for becoming a corporation. This idea did not get the necessary support 1904. Twelve members of the Estonian Students' Society request to establish a separate corporation 1906. A plea for creating a new corporation is presented to the rector of Tartu University 9 May 1907 (26 April according to Julian calendar). Fraternitas Estica appears first time in colours to the public. This is officially considered the establishing date. 1912. Eleven active members are expelled, who then established corporation Ugala. 1918. Fraternitas Estica members volunteer in corpore to fight in the

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westwa ...

. 1932. A plot of land with a house is acquired at Aia street 54, in Tartu (nowadays Vanemuise 54). 1988. Three students form the faculty of journalism, Vallo Nuust, Margus Sanglepp and Jaan Murumets, decide to reestablish korp! Fraternitas Estica. March 1989. Tartu University confirms the founding charter. 1996. The Tartu branch of the Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Television) returns the historic convent house after long negotiations. 2007. The Tallinn Chapter is reestablished.

Objectives and ideological grounds

* To consolidate the members into a single fraternal family through a spiritual bond for life that never perishes due to personal difficulties or other circumstances * To deepen mutual fraternal interaction, mutual support and sincere helpfulness in all situations * To educate members into persons with high moral and ethical values, who prefer honesty and straightforwardness to anything else * To stimulate members' intellectual activities by creating an organisational unity for satisfying those needs * To assist and aid in creating preconditions for obtaining higher education for Estonians in general and especially in pursuit of higher education * To deepen and preserve national mentality thus preferring intelligence to power, freedom to peace and content to form * To raise members to be citizens who love, respect and want to progress the Estonian land and nation, Estonian culture and language * To progress and preserve the Estonian like and minded type of intellectual, the Estonian way of life, family and home * To work with other organisations, both academic and non-academic, to achieve overlapping objectives

Notable members

Friedrich Akel Friedrich Karl Akel ( in Kaubi Manor, Kaubi Parish (now in Pornuse village, Mulgi Parish) – 3 July 1941 in Tallinn) was an Estonian diplomat and politician, a member of the International Olympic Committee, and Head of State of Estonia ...

* Martin Jervan *

Mihkel Lüdig Mihkel Lüdig ( in Vaskrääma – 7 May 1958 in Vändra) was an Estonian composer, organist and choir conductor. As a composer, he particularly worked on a cappella choral songs. Lüdig is considered one of the major organisers of large- ...

Konstantin Päts Konstantin Päts (; – 18 January 1956) was an Estonian statesman and the country's president in 1938–1940. Päts was one of the most influential politicians of the independent democratic Republic of Estonia, and during the two decades pri ...

Alfons Rebane Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane, known simply as Alfons Rebane (24 June 1908 – 8 March 1976) was an Estonian military commander. He was the most highly decorated Estonian military officer during World War II, serving in various Wehrmacht and Waffe ...

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