Phi Delta Epsilon
Phi Delta Epsilon (ΦΔΕ) (commonly known as PhiDE) is a co-ed international medical fraternity and a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.[1]
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Founded | October 13, 1904 Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University |
Type | Professional fraternity |
Emphasis | Medicine |
Motto | Facta Non Verba - Deeds Not Words |
Colors | Purple Ivory (color) |
Symbol | Caduceus |
Flower | Scarlet Red Carnation |
Jewel | Amethyst and Pearl |
Philanthropy | Children's Miracle Network |
Chapters | 81 Pre-Medical Chapter, 101 Medical Chapters |
Headquarters | 1005 N. Northlake Drive Hollywood, FL 33019 |
Website | http://www.phide.org |
History
Phi Delta Epsilon was founded on October 13, 1904 at Cornell University Medical College by Aaron Brown, Henry Aaronson, Michael Halpern Barsky, Bernard Hyle Eliasberg, Irving Harold Engel, Philip Frank, Abraham Leon Garbat, and 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.
Soon after, more chapters were organized in the East and Midwest. In 1918, Phi Delta Epsilon amalgamated with Alpha Phi Sigma, a medical fraternity organized in 1908, whose ideals and principles were similar to those of PhiDE. Its chapters were in the Midwest and West, which geographically complemented the existing PhiDE chapters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other symbols of PhiDE include amethyst, pearl, and the scarlet red carnation.
Chapters
Medical Chapter | University | Location | Date Founded |
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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 of Philadelphia | 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 | 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, DC | 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 | 1918 |
Alpha Theta | Tufts University School of Medicine | Boston, MA | 1918 |
Alpha Iota | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | 1918 |
Alpha Kappa | Washington University | 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, DC | 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, NV | 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 |
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