[2] Its current name, Lettonia, was adopted on February 20, 1882, when the government allowed the ethic-Latvian fraternity to incorporate.

[4] Membership was limited to ethnic Latvians; Jews, Russians, and Germans were not allowed to join.

[3] The Lettonia presence was common enough amongst the Latvian–German collaborators that the Jews of the Riga ghetto called their guards "Arājsen Burschen" or "Arājs's fraternity brothers".

[1] The fraternity holds literary evenings which are designed to expand its members' knowledge of topics such as art, history, literature, and science.

[1] Fencing is also an important activity, included to help members to overcome fear and develop heroism.