The Västgöta Nation, or locally VG's, is a student society

Student society

A student society or student organization is an organization, operated by students at a university, whose membership normally consists only of students. They are often affiliated with a university's students' union...

 of Lund University

Lund University

Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...

 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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The nation traces its history to 1669. The nation was intended for students from the Västergötland

Västergötland

', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....

 province in Sweden. Among the first decrees were a prohibition of discussions, making clear that is was a social society for relaxation and leisure.

With the ensuing Scanian War

Scanian War

The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany...

 from 1676 to 1682, the nation's activities were halted, and not reestablished until 1685. From 1685, its traditions have followed an unbroken succession, although it was merged with Östgöta Nation

Östgöta Nation, Lund

The Östgöta Nation, or locally ÖG's, is a student union of Lund University in Sweden. It is the oldest of the university's nations. The name Östgöta refers to the Swedish Östergötland province....

 and Kalmar Nation

Kalmar Nation, Lund

Kalmar Nation is one of thirteen student societies of Lund University in Sweden.- History :The nation was originally intended for students from the city of Kalmar...

 between 1767 and 1821, as a result of low student numbers at the university.

Today the nation has 1,800 members out of the university's 34,000 students.

VG's is considered among students in Lund to serve the best food of all nations. This, accompanied by having a newly renovated restaurant are two very good reasons to start your Wednesday night out with a "sittning

Sittning

A sittning is in Sweden a seated meal held within a set time frame. In restaurants it may refer to a seating, i.e. the time given for a crowd to have their meal. The term is also used to denote the part of a party that is a seated meal...

" at VG's together with your friends. The night club, Metro, opens at 10 pm and offers free entry and line pass for guests at the sittning until 11.30 pm. For other guests it's an entrance fee of 50 SEK or, if you're a member of the nation, 30 SEK.

If you fancy going out on a Friday night instead the restaurant at VG's is open then as well. The doors open at 7 pm and instead of the predetermined menu, which is the case on Wednesdays, you can choose from three different main courses as well as a few different desserts. The bar offers, apart from beer, wine and drinks, also highly appreciated frozen daiquiris. This is the perfect start of your Friday night whether you choose to continue to a night club afterwards or just want to relax and reward yourself after a hard week in school.

External links

• Västgöta Nation - Official site.