International collegiate medical fraternity
Phi Delta Epsilon (ΦΔΕ ) (commonly known as PhiDE ) is a co-ed international medical fraternity founded at Cornell Medical College and a member of the Professional Fraternity Association .
History
Phi Delta Epsilon was founded on October 13, 1904, at Cornell University Medical College . Founders were:
Aaron Brown
Henry Aaronson
Michael Halpern Barsky
Bernard Hyle Eliasberg
Irving Harold Engel
Philip Frank
Abraham Leon Garbat
William Isidore Wallach
During the first decade of this century there were many doors closed to Jewish medical students and physicians, doors which would not fully open until after World War II . In 1904, it was not uncommon for American medical schools and medical fraternities to have quotas limiting admission of Jewish students. Thus, Brown and his friends decided to start their own fraternal organization, guided by the precepts of philanthropy, deity, and equity.[2]
Soon after, more chapters were organized in the East and Midwest. In 1918, Phi Delta Epsilon amalgamated with Alpha Phi Sigma ,[3] a medical fraternity organized in 1908, whose ideals and principles were similar to those of PhiDE. Its seven existing chapters were in the Midwest and West, which geographically complemented the existing PhiDE chapters.[4]
Following the merge, the chapters were divided into districts, and by 1930, enough members had graduated from medical schools to form graduate clubs. In 1926, an Endowment Fund was started. In the 1940s, the Aaron Brown Lectureship Program was begun and has remained an important chapter event through the years.[2]
In the late 1960s, the fraternity opened its membership to women and encouraged recruitment of medical students of all races, nationalities and religious beliefs. The fraternity's membership diversified throughout the following decades. The addition of the premedical affiliation in 1994 at Binghamton University rounded out the fraternity's membership, which now spans an entire lifetime of medical education and practice.[2] [5]
The Fraternity has over 35,000 practicing professionals in its active network.[5]
Symbols
Over the course of its history, the fraternity has recognized three badges. The first and oldest badge includes the Greek letter Phi on its left side, Delta at its top, and Epsilon on its right. The Delta is set with pearls on its sides and amethysts at its angles. Below the Delta is a torch, and in front of the torch is a bow with a ruby at its center. All badges are identical, but as occasion demands various stones are placed therein to designate successful completion of a term in a specific International Board office.[2]
The fraternity's premedical badge is made of 14 carat gold and is triangular in shape. The left side of its face is purple, while the right side is ivory. The medical badge, also made of 14 carat gold, consists of a torch centered in front of the outline of a triangle.
The seal of the fraternity consists of the scales of justice with the letters Phi, Delta, and Epsilon on the sides and at the bottom. The scale is balanced upon a caduceus with a Delta as its base. The letter Alpha appears beside the left wing and the letter Sigma beside the right. Above the center of the wings is a star containing the letter Phi.
Both badge and seal may only be used or worn by initiated members.
The Fraternity's colors are Royal purple and ivory.[2]
Other symbols of PhiDE include amethyst , pearl , and the scarlet red carnation .
Chapters
The chapter list[2] of Phi Delta Epsilon includes the following groups. Those founded prior to 1962 are noted in Baird's Manual (20th ed), while newer chapters are from the Fraternity's website:
Medical Chapter
University
Location
Date Founded
Alpha
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
1904
Beta
New York University
Manhattan, NY
1905
Gamma
Columbia University
Manhattan, NY
1905
Zeta
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
1906
Theta
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
1907
Iota
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore, MD
1907
Kappa
Medico-Chirurgical College (Perelman, UPenn)
Philadelphia, PA
1907
Lambda
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
1907
Mu
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
1916
Nu
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
1911
Xi
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
1913
Omicron
New York Medical College
Manhattan, NY
1913
Rho
Harvard University
Boston, MA
1916
Sigma
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
1916
Tau
SUNY Upstate Medical University (as Syracuse University )
Syracuse, NY
1919
Upsilon
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
1919
Phi
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
1920
Chi
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
1921
Psi
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
1920
Omega
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
1921
Alpha Alpha
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
1918
Alpha Beta
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
1918
Alpha Gamma
Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL
1918
Alpha Delta
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
1918
Alpha Epsilon
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
1979
Alpha Zeta
College of Physicians and Surgeons
San Francisco, CA
1918
Alpha Eta
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
1918
Alpha Theta
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
1918
Alpha Iota
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
1918
Alpha Kappa
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
1922
Alpha Lambda
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
1922
Alpha Mu
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, VA
1923
Alpha Nu
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
1923
Alpha Xi
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
1922
Alpha Omicron
Boston University
Boston, MA
1923
Alpha Pi
St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO
1924
Alpha Rho
Yale University
New Haven, CT
1924
Alpha Sigma
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
1924
Alpha Tau
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
1924
Alpha Upsilon
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
1924
Alpha Phi
University of California
San Francisco, CA
1925
Alpha Chi
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
1925
Alpha Psi
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI
1926
Alpha Omega
University of Oregon
Portland, OR
1926
Beta Alpha
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
1968
Beta Beta
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
1926
Beta Gamma
University of Kansas
Kansas City, KS
1926
Beta Delta
McGill University
Montreal, QC
1926
Beta Epsilon
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
1928
Beta Zeta
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
1929
Beta Eta
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, TN
1929
Beta Theta
Baylor University
Houston, TX
1929
Beta Iota
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
1929
Beta Kappa
State University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
1929
Beta Lambda
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
1930
Beta Mu
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
1930
Beta Nu
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
1930
Beta Xi
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
1935
Beta Omicron
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, LA
1938
Beta Pi
UT Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX
1943
Beta Rho
University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE
1944
Beta Sigma
Medical College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
1949
Beta Tau
Chicago Medical School
Chicago, IL
1949
Beta Upsilon
SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
1951
Beta Phi
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
1953
Beta Chi
University of Miami
Miami, FL
1953
Beta Psi
University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH
1980
Beta Omega
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
1968
Delta Alpha
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
1982
Delta Beta
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Kent, OH
1981
Delta Gamma
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
1989
Delta Delta
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
1983
Delta Epsilon
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
1912
Delta Zeta
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
1992
Delta Eta
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
1986
Delta Iota
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
1989
Delta Kappa
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, OK
1990
Delta Lambda
Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA
1990
Delta Omicron
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, MO
1988
Delta Chi
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC
1971
Kappa Pi
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1907
Kappa Rho
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA
1962
Kappa Psi
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
1978
Upsilon Theta
University of Texas Medical School
Houston, TX
1979
District 14
Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
1979
District 13
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Delta Psi
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
2007
Delta Omega
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
2007
Epsilon Alpha
Universidad de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
2007
Epsilon Beta
Ross University School of Medicine
Portsmouth, Dominica
2007
Epsilon Gamma
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, IL
2008
Epsilon Delta
American University of Antigua
Antigua
2008
Epsilon Epsilon
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
2008
Epsilon Zeta Colony
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
2008
Epsilon Eta
Marshall University School of Medicine
Huntington, WV
2010
Epsilon Theta
Medical University of Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
2011
Epsilon Iota
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Reno, N V
2015
Epsilon Kappa
Stony Brook University SOM
Stony Brook, NY
2016
Epsilon Lambda
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Peoria, IL
2017
Epsilon Mu
Mercer University School of Medicine
Savannah, GA
2017
Epsilon Nu
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine
Las Vegas, NV
2017
Epsilon Pi
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Stratford, NJ
2020
Premedical Chapter
University
Location
Date Founded
NY Alpha
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
1994
CAN Alpha
McGill University
Montreal, QC
1994
NY Beta
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY
1995
OH Alpha
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
1995
TX Alpha
University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
1996
NY Gamma
Manhattan College
Bronx, NY
1996
OH Beta
Kent State University
Kent, OH
1996
GA Alpha
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA
1996
GA Beta
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
1996
IL Alpha
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
1996
MI Alpha
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
1996
NY Delta
SUNY Albany
Albany, NY
1996
NY Epsilon
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
1997
NY Zeta
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
1997
CA Alpha
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
1997
CAN Beta
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
1998
KY Alpha
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
1998
NY Heta
SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
2001
KY Beta
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
2003
NJ Alpha
Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ
2003
CA Beta
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
2003
CA Gamma
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
2004
CA Delta
UC Riverside
Riverside, CA
2004
CA Epsilon
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA
2004
CA Zeta
Concordia University
Irvine, CA
2005
CA Eta
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
2005
OH Gamma
Miami University
Oxford, OH
2006
NY Theta
New York University
New York, NY
2007
NY Iota
Hofstra University
Long Island, NY
2007
FL Alpha
Florida International University
Miami, FL
2007
CAN Gamma
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
2007
CA Theta
California State University, Northridge
Los Angeles, CA
2007
OH Delta
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
2007
CA Iota
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
2007
CA Kappa
UC Davis
Davis, CA
2007
IL Beta
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL /Champaign, IL
2008
NJ Beta
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
2008
DE Alpha
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
2008
NY Kappa
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
2008
GA Gamma
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
2009
FL Beta
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
2009
OH Epsilon
University of Akron
Akron, OH
2009
CA Lambda
UC Merced
Merced, CA
2010
CA Mu
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
2010
FL Gamma
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
2010
KS Alpha
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
2010
MI Beta
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI
2010
DC Alpha
Howard University
Washington, DC
2011
MO Alpha
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
2011
IL Gamma
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
2011
OH Zeta
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
2011
NY Lambda
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
2011
FL Delta
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
2011
MA Alpha
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA
2011
NY Mu
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
2011
NY Nu
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
2012
MI Gamma
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
2012
NV Alpha
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
2012
OH Eta
Ohio University
Athens, OH
2013
KY Gamma
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
2013
IN Alpha
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
2013
MI Delta
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
2013
IA Alpha
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
2013
GA Delta
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
2013
SC Alpha
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
2013
DC Beta
American University
Washington, DC
2013
NY Xi
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
2013
PA Alpha
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
2013
FL Epsilon
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
2014
IN Beta
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
2014
PA Beta
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
2015
PA Gamma
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
2015
MD Alpha
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Catonsville, MD
2013
CA Nu
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
2015
WA Alpha
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
2016
IL Delta
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
2016
MI Epsilon
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
2016
MD Beta
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
2016
GA Beta
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2017
VA Alpha
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
2017
PA Delta
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
2017
OR Alpha
Portland State University
Portland, OR
2017
SC Beta
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
2018
NC Alpha
Duke University
Durham, NC
2018
FL Zeta
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
2018
GA Epsilon
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
2018
LA Alpha
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
2019
MA Beta
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
2019
MO Gamma
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
2022
See also
References
^ Phi Delta Epsilon - UC Davis
^ a b c d e f Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-90–91. ISBN 978-0963715906 .
^ Not to be confused with the Alpha Phi Sigma , the criminal justice honor society of the same name, founded in 1942 at Washington State University , nor the scholarship recognition society called Alpha Phi Sigma founded in 1930 at Truman State University .
^ Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. 1920. p. 516.
^ a b Phi Delta Epsilon homepage
External links
Phi Delta Epsilon homepage