Asopos de Vliet explained

Asopos de Vliet
Blade Image:Asoposblad.jpg
Location:Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Home Water:Dwarswatering
Founded:Asopos: . De Vliet: . Merger of Asopos and De Vliet in
Colours:purple, red and white
Acronym:AV
University:Leiden University, University of Applied Sciences Leiden

Asopos de Vliet is a student rowing club based in Leiderdorp, Netherlands. It takes its membership primarily from Leiden University.

The female-only rowing club De Vliet was founded in 1905, taking its name after one of the waters in Leiden. In 1974 it merged with the male-only rowing club Asopos, named after the Greek river god Asopos). Asopos had been founded in 1962 by discontent members of the club Njord, nowadays a daughter association of Leiden's traditional fraternity/sorority (corps) Minerva.

Trivia

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands was a member of De Vliet when she studied in Leiden (1956 - 1961).

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