Collegium Studiosorum Veritas

The Collegium Studiosorum Veritas is a student fraternity in the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Founded in 1889, this is the second oldest in the city.[citation needed]

Collegium Studiosorum Veritas
Founded30 May 1889; 135 years ago (1889-05-30)
TypeLiterary society
AffiliationHet Aller Heiligen Convent
Former AffiliationUnion of Catholic Student Associations
StatusActive
EmphasisCatholicism
ScopeLocal
MottoDeus Scientiarum Dominus
Chapters1
Members1,850 lifetime
HeadquartersCrooked New Canal 54
Utrecht 3512
The Netherlands
Websitewww.veritas.nl/home

History

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Collegium Studiosorum Veritas was established by thirty students on 30 May 1889, as a Catholic literary society.[1][2] Jan Willem MarieBosch van Oud-Amelisweerd chaired the reading society.[2] Its goal was to provide a general Catholic education.[2]

The society was originally called Deus Scientiarum Dominus (DSD or God, Lord of the Sciences) but changed its name to Katholieke Studentenvereeniging der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht on 13 October 1890.[2] Its name changed to Katholieke Studentenvereniging Veritas on 20 February 1891.[2] Originally an all-male organization, women were allowed to join in 1906.[1][2] It became a member of the Union of Catholic Student Associations in October 1908.[2]

The society went dormant on 14 July 1941, during World War II when its building and resources were confiscated.[2] After the war, it resumed operations as Collegium Studiosorum Veritas.[2]

Starting on 6 November 1969, non-students were allowed to join, resulting in an exodus of members that almost led to bankruptcy.[1] The association survived and was reorganized in the mid-1970s, leading to the establishment of two chartible foundations.[1][3]

Collegium Studiosorum Veritas returned to being a student-only organization.[1] As of 2024, it has 1,850 members.[1] It is a member of the Het Aller Heiligen Convent and was a former member of the Union of Catholic Student Associations.[4]

Symbol

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The fraternity's motto is "Deus Scientiarum Dominus".[1][2]

Governance

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Collegium Studiosorum Veritas consists of five legal entities:[3]

  • Collegium Studiosorum Veritas (CSV) – the student organization
  • Stichting Veritas Beheer (SVB) – a charitable foundation
  • Stichting Studiefonds Veritas (SSV) – a charitable foundation
  • Stichting Veritas Eigen Huis (SVEH) – s charitable foundation
  • Reünisten Vereniging Veritas (RVV) – an alumni association

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "History". Collegium Studiosorum Veritas (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sande, T. L. H. van de. "782 Collegium Studiosorum Veritas te Utrecht 1889-1961 (Het Utrechts Archief ) - Het Utrechts Archief". hetutrechtsarchief.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Collegium Studiosorum Veritas 1962-2009". www.archieven.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "About Collegium Studiosorum Veritas". Collegium Studiosorum Veritas (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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