{{Short description|Estonian sorority}} {{Infobox fraternity | letters = C!FP | crest = Filiae_Patriae_crest.png | image_size = 180px | founded = {{start date and age|1920|10|27}} | birthplace = University of Tartu | affiliation = Independent | type = Estonian sorority | status = Active | scope = International | motto = {{lang|et|Eesti tütar, eesti kodu tugevasti seotud olgu!}}<br />"Estonian daughter and Estonian home, be strongly connected!" | colors = {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, {{color box|#B42C30}} Red and {{color box|#0F6537}} Green | flag = 120px | address = W. Struve 4 | city = Tartu | postal code = 51003 | country = Estonia | website = {{URL|https://www.cfp.ee/}} }} thumb|Sorority house since 2000, opposite University of Tartu's library '''Filiae Patriae''' (also '''Korporatsioon Filiae Patriae''' or '''korp! Filiae Patriae''', abbreviated '''C!FP''') is an Estonian sorority for women. It was formed in 1920 at the University of Tartu. It is the oldest sorority in Estonia.
== History == Korporatsioon Filiae Patriae was founded on 27 October 1920 at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Collection: Korp! Filiae Patriae USAs (Filiae Patriae Estonian Sorority in the U.S.A.) records |url=https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/6/resources/4751 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides}}</ref> Its purpose was to bring together female students to value the Estonian language and culture and to develop them physically and mentally.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ajalugu |url=https://www.cfp.ee/ajalugu |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Korporatsioon Filiae Patriae |language=en-US}}</ref> Its founders were Erika Haller, Hella Jürgenstein, Marta Jürgenstein, Miili Kirschbaum, Erna Kutsar, Alma Mitt, Selma Mitt, Johanna Raig, Elsa Sepp, and Saima Vares.<ref name=":2" />
By 1940, the sorority had initiated 380 members.<ref name=":2" /> That year, Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union which closed all student organizations.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Twenty of Filie Patrae were arrested and were taken to Siberia.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-28 |title=Korp! Filiae Patriae 100 |url=https://www.vabaeestisona.com/et/korp-filiae-patriae-100/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Vaba Eesti Sõna |language=et}}</ref>
Its 200 members who left Estonia reunited and founded chapters in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden, and the United States.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> The United States chapter was the first to be formed abroad, on November 28, 1950.<ref name=":3" /> At its height in the 1950s and 1960s, the international chapters grew to over 600 members, with more than 200 in the United States.<ref name=":3" />
During the 1970s, the sorority began reforming in Estonia.<ref name=":3" /> When Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union, the sorority was reestablished on February 17, 1989.<ref name=":2" /> Its house is at W. Struve 4 in Tartu, Estonia. It is the oldest sorority in Estonia.<ref name=":1" />
Filiae Patriae has friendship treaties with several overseas fraternities, such as the Hämäläis-Osakunta and Nylands Nation of the University of Helsinki, as well as Gästrike-Hälsinge nation of Uppsala University.
== Symbols == [[File:Filiae Patriae 2014.JPG|thumb|Sorority's members at the Estonian Song Festival, 2014]]The name Filiae Patriae translates as "Daughters of the Fatherland".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=22 October 2021 |title=Filiae Patriae celebrated 100-year milestone |url=https://www.eesti.ca/filiae-patriae-celebrated-100-year-milestone/print58698 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Estonian World Review}}</ref> Filiae Patriae's flag song or mission is {{Lang|et|Eesti tütar, eesti kodu tugevasti seotud olgu!}} or "Estonian daughter and Estonian home, be strongly connected!"<ref name=":4" /> It was adopted in 1924.<ref name=":2" />
The sorority's colors of white, red, and green were selected by founding member Saima Vares.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sümboolika ja põhimõtted |url=https://www.cfp.ee/smboolika-ja-phimtted |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Korporatsioon Filiae Patriae |language=en-US}}</ref> White represents the purity of the Estonian women, education, and Estonia's northern snow fields.<ref name=":0" /> Red was chosen to represent the fire of youth, patriotic love, and the dawn sky.<ref name=":0" /> Green symbolizes Estonia's forests and meadows and the hope for a better future.<ref name=":0" />
Members wear a white, red, and green ribbon.<ref name=":0" /> Its white cap featured a green stylized snowflake.<ref name=":0" /> Its flag is white, red, and green.
==Chapters== {{sticky-header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header sortable" !Chapter !Charter date and range !Institution !Location !Status !{{Refh}} |- |Estonia |{{dts|October 27, 1920}} – 1940; February 7, 1989 |University of Tartu |Tartu, Estonia |Active |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |- |Australia | | |Australia |Inactive |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> |- |Brazil | | |Brazil |Inactive |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> |- |Canada | | |Toronto, Canada |Active |<ref name=":3" /> |- |Sweden | | |Sweden |Inactive |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> |- |United States |{{dts|November 28, 1950}} | |New York City, New York |Active |<ref name=":4" /> |}
==See also==
* League of Estonian Corporations * List of fraternities and sororities in Estonia
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website}}
{{Estonian student organizations}}
Category:Student organizations established in 1920 Category:1920 establishments in Estonia Category:Sororities Category:Fraternities and sororities in Estonia