Korporatsioon Sakala (abbreviated Korp! Sakala) is a

fraternal organization A fraternity (; whence, " brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular aims. Fraternity in the Western conce ...

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s. It was established at the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

on November 14, 1909.

History

Korporatsioon Sakala was established at the

on November 14, 1909. Its goal is to strengthen academic bonds and support its membersmorally and materially. With its activities, Sakala intends to improve

’s self-governance, preserve and advance its culture, and support the realization of the ideas of democracy. Korp! Sakala's convent house at Veski 69 is one of the architectural masterpieces in

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, planned by renowned Finnish national architects

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and

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and completed in 1911. The high ceilings, prominent hall, and plenty of space make it ideal for a student corporation. In 1941 the building was hit by an

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, leaving only the walls standing. During the

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it was used as a medical station and command post. After the war ended, the building was given to the Tartu Art School. Forty years later, the house was returned to Sakala by the municipality, and with great effort from Sakala's members and support from abroad, it was finally renovated a couple of years later. During the Soviet annexation of Estonia, korp! Sakala was banned for nearly fifty years. It was officially reinstated with the University of Tartu on May 12, 1989. It is a member of the League of Estonia Corporations.

Symbols

The motto of Korp! Sakala is ''One for all, and all for one!'' Its principles are ''natio'', ''democratia'' and ''fraternitas'', represented by the colors blue, violet, and white. Its main principles are national loyalty, patriotism, promoting education, healthy living, and physical recreation.

Friendship organizations

Korp! Sakala has friendship treaties with two

student nation Student nations or simply nations ( meaning "being born") are regional corporations of students at a university. Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, they are now largely restricted to the oldest universities of Sweden and Finland, in p ...

Hämäläis-Osakunta (HO, colloquially Hämis) is one of the 15 student nations at the University of Helsinki, Finnish-speaking and established in 1653 at The Royal Academy of Turku. In 1828, the academy moved to Helsinki adopting the name ''university'' and Hämä ...

Helsinki University The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Tsar Al ...

, signed 1929, and

Gästrike-Hälsinge nation Gästrike-Hälsinge Nation, colloquially known as GH, is an association of university students in Uppsala, Sweden, primarily from Uppsala University but also for students from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The nation first and ...

Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...

, signed 1939.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakala 1900s establishments in Estonia Student organizations established in 1909 Fraternities and sororities in Estonia 1909 establishments in the Russian Empire

History

Symbols

Friendship organizations

See also

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