Phi Beta Pi
Phi Beta Pi | |
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ΦΒΠ | |
Professional fraternity | |
Affiliation | PFA (former) |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Medicine |
Scope | local |
Member badge | ![]() |
Colors | Emerald green white |
Flower | White Chrysanthemum |
Publication | The Talisman (formerly Phi Beta Pi Quarterly) |
Chapters | 1 (active), 62 (chartered) |
Headquarters | 1202 Church Street Formerly: 401 Mechanic Street Galveston, Texas 77550 United States |
Website | phibetapi |
Phi Beta Pi (ΦΒΠ) is an American
History
Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity is a
Its Beta chapter was established at the University of Michigan on April 1, 1898, with its first national general assembly in Ann Arbor on January 6, 1900.
Baird's Manual (20th ed.) reports that Phi Beta Pi absorbed an early, secret medical fraternity named Kappa Lambda, which may have been the first professional fraternity of any account. It had been founded in 1803 at
Over three decades, the fraternity chartered 53 chapters.[3] Growth slowed, adding ten more by 1955.[3] Growth was difficult, with probably the biggest factor cited was the consolidation and discontinuance of medical schools.[2] In 1906, there were 162 medical schools in the United States and Canada, but by 1954 there were 79.[2] Additionally, medical societies competed among themselves. Phi Beta Pi gained from others' loss: Omega Upsilon Phi fraternity merged into Phi Beta Pi in 1934.[3] All active chapters became chapters of Phi Beta Pi except Alpha which joined Phi Chi Medical Fraternity.[4]
In what was considered a merger of equals, Phi Beta Pi consolidated operations with Theta Kappa Psi, both contributing their remaining chapters in 1961 and retaining the names of both national fraternities. Some chapters, notably those in Texas and Manitoba, fought against this merger that, at first, would have required Theta Kappa Psi to give up its name. These groups began to organize a schismatic and similarly named international group, but this effort failed to launch.
Thirty years later, in the spring of 1992, Phi Beta Pi–Theta Kappa Psi was dissolved. At the time of dissolution, there were only nine active chapters. The only remaining chapter is at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.
Symbols
The Phi Beta Pi badge is a diamond of gold with emerald points and pearl edges. It has a black enamel center with gold skull and pelvis and the Greek letters ΦΒΠ.[1][2] Its colors are emerald green and white.[3][2] Its flower is the white chrysanthemum.[3][2]
Chapters
Below is a list of Phi Beta Pi chapters.[1][5][3][6][2]Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are italics.
Chapter | Charter date and rang | Institution | Location | Status | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpha | March 10, 1891 – 19xx ? | West Pennsylvania Medical College (now University of Pittsburgh) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
Beta | 1898–1945 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Inactive | |
Gamma | 1900–1905 | Starling-Ohio Medical College | Columbus, Ohio | Inactive | |
Delta | 1901–19xx ? | University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
Inactive | [a] |
Epsilon | 1901–1908 | McGill University | Quebec, Canada |
Inactive | |
Zeta | 1901–19xx ? | Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons
|
Baltimore, Maryland |
Inactive | |
Eta | 1902–19xx ? | Jefferson Medical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
Theta | 1902–19xx ? | Northwestern University | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | |
Iota | 1902–19xx ? | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, Illinois |
Inactive | |
Kappa | 1903–19xx ? | Detroit College of Medicine
|
Detroit, Michigan | Inactive | |
Lambda | 1903–19xx ? | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri |
Inactive | |
Mu | 1903–19xx ? | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis County, Missouri | Inactive | |
Nu | 1904–1913 | Kansas City University | Kansas City, Kansas | Inactive | |
Xi | 1904–19xx ? | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Inactive | |
Omicron | 1905–1925 | Indiana University | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Consolidated | [7][b] |
Pi | 1905–19xx ? | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Inactive | |
Rho | 1906–1944 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
Sigma | 1906–1920 ? | Medical College of Alabama
|
Mobile, Alabama | Inactive | [c] |
Tau | 1906–19xx ? | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Inactive | |
Upsilon | 1906–1911 | Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio |
Inactive | |
Phi | 1906–1913 | University College of Medicine | Richmond, Virginia | Consolidated | [7][d] |
Chi | 1906–1934 | Georgetown University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive | |
Psi | 1906–1913 | Medical College of Virginia
|
Richmond, Virginia | Consolidated | [7][d] |
Omega | 1906–1912 | Cooper Medical College
|
Stanford, California | Inactive | |
Alpha Alpha | 1907–19xx ? | Creighton Medical College
|
Omaha, Nebraska | Inactive | |
Alpha Beta | 1907–1929 | Tulane University | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Inactive | |
Alpha Gamma | 1907–1918 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Inactive | |
Alpha Delta | 1907–1918 | Medico-Chirurgical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Inactive | [8] |
Alpha Epsilon | 1907–1942 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Inactive | |
Alpha Zeta | 1908–1925 | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Consolidated | [7][b] |
Alpha Eta | 1909–19xx ? | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | Inactive | |
Alpha Theta | 1909–1913 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Inactive | |
Alpha Iota | 1910–1962 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | Inactive | [e] |
Alpha Kappa | 1910 | University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, Texas | Active | [9][f] |
Alpha Lambda | 1912–19xx ? | University of Oklahoma College of Medicine | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Inactive | |
Alpha Mu | 1913–19xx ? | University of Louisville School of Medicine | Louisville, Kentucky | Inactive | |
Alpha Nu | 1913–19xx ? | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah
|
Inactive | |
Alpha Xi | 1913–19xx ? | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive | |
Alpha Omicron | 1913–19xx ? | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland
|
Inactive | |
Phi Psi | 1913- | Medical College of Virginia
|
Richmond, Virginia | Inactive | [7][d] |
Alpha Pi | 1915–1953, 1960–1962 | University of Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive | |
Alpha Rho | 1916–1918 | Oakland Medical College | Oakland, California | Inactive | |
Alpha Sigma | 1919–19xx ? | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive | |
Alpha Tau | 1919–1936 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Inactive | |
Alpha Upsilon | March 20, 1920 –1962 | University of Kansas | Rosedale, Kansas | Inactive | [10][e] |
Alpha Phi | April 5, 1920 – 19xx ? | Baylor University | Waco, Texas | Inactive | [10] |
Alpha Chi | April 19, 1920–19xx ? | University of Colorado | Inactive | ||
Alpha Psi | May 28, 1920 – 1939 | University of Nebraska | Omaha, Nebraska | Inactive | [10] |
Alpha Omega | May 7, 1921 – 19xx ? | Loyola University
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive | [10] |
Beta Alpha | 1922–19xx ? | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Inactive | |
Beta Beta | 1923–1934 | Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia
|
Inactive | |
Omicron Alpha Zeta | 1925–19xx ? | Indiana University School of Medicine | Indianapolis, Indiana
|
Inactive | [7][b] |
Beta Gamma | 1928–19xx ? | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
Beta Delta | 1930–1938 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
|
Inactive | |
Beta Epsilon | 1931–1938 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | Inactive | |
Beta Zeta | 1933–19xx ? | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Inactive | |
Beta Eta | 1934–19xx ? | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive | |
Beta Theta | 1938–19xx ? | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Inactive | |
Beta Iota | 1947–1953 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington
|
Inactive | |
Beta Kappa | 1947–19xx ? | Hahnemann Medical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
Beta Lambda | 1948–19xx ? | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Inactive | |
Beta Mu | 1950–1954 | Chicago Medical School | North Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | |
Beta Nu | 1955–19xx ? | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Inactive | |
Beta Xi | 1955–19xx ? | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | Inactive |
Notes
- ^ Chapter was established at Rush Medical College, now the University of Chicago.
- ^ a b c Omicron and Alpha Zeta merged to form Omicron Alpha Zeta chapter.
- ^ College relocated to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1920.
- ^ a b c Phi consolidated with Psi to form the Phi Psi chapter when the University College of Medicine merged into the Medical College of Virginia in 1915. Now part of Virginia Commonwealth University
- ^ a b Alpha Iota" merged with Alpha Upsilon" to create Alpha Iota Upsilon.
- ^ This chapter continues under the name Phi Beta Pi, as the Beta Phi chapter, which it took at the national merger.
Notable members
- Otis Bowen, 44th Governor of Indiana and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
- W. Dennis Kendig, Virginia Senate
- Bradbury Robinson, pioneering American football player
See also
References
- ^ a b c Baird, William, ed. (1915). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (8 ed.). New York: The College Fraternity Publishing Co.
- ^ ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ a b c d e f Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 477-478.
- ^ Cannon, Daniel H. (1989). The History of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc. Centennial Edition 1889-1989. Phi Chi Quarterly Office.
- ^ Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 426-427 – via Google Books.
- ^ Quarterly of the Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity, vol. 15-16 (1918-1919), p. 94 via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f William Raimond Baird (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11 ed.). G. Banta Company. p. 497.
- ^ Schools and Hospitals Absorbed by Penn Medicine
- ^ University of Texas Medical Branch portal for more information, accessed 9 Dec 2020
- ^ a b c d Quarterly of the Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity, Volumes 17-18 via Google Books.