Katholieke Studentenvereniging Sanctus Virgilius

Virgiel was founded as Crescendo Gramen Sementat on March 2, 1898, at the Polytechnic School of Delft, now Delft University of Technology, as the result of emancipation of the Catholic youth in the Netherlands. Catholicism had long been repressed by government policy, and Delft Catholic students wanted to unite to discuss their faith and position in society. Around thirty percent of its members are women. == Symbols ==

Sanctus Virgillus was named after the Irish-born astronomer, geometer, and bishop Saint Virgil. Its nickname is Virgiel. The fraternity's motto is or "As the seed grows, so it bears fruit". == Buildings ==

Virgiel has 176 residential houses, organized as residents for all-males, all-females, or mixed. Some houses are exclusively for members; others include members of other student associations. The fraternity's primary hall is an old monastery located in the city center of Delft. The monastery was built for nuns in 1405 and was later used as an orphanage. The fraternity first rented the monastery in 1949 from Gemeente Delft. After the fraternity restored the monastery, Gemeente Delft sold it to Virgiel in 1989 for one guilder. == Activities ==

Member each dinner with their house or club once or twice a week. In 1963, Virgiel donated a bronze bust of poet and critic Dirk Coster, made by the sculptor Henk Entienne, to the garden at in Delft. ==Notable members==

• Jo Ritzen, Minister of Education, Culture and Science; Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture; Minister of Education and Sciences ==See also==