Phi Delta Epsilon

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Phi Delta Epsilon International Medical Fraternity
(ΦΔΕ)
Founded October 1, 1904 (1904-10-01) (age 103)
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Type Professional fraternity
Emphasis Medicine
Mission Statement To foster and achieve bonding among physicians of high moral character devoted to education and philanthropy for a lifetime.
Motto Facta Non Verba, Deeds Not Words
Colors Purple and Ivory
Jewel Amethyst and Pearl
Headquarters 2655 Collins Avenue, Suite 912
Miami, Florida, USA
Homepage http://www.phide.org

Phi Delta Epsilon is an international medical fraternity.

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[edit] History

In October of 1904, Aaron Brown and eight of his friends founded Phi Delta Epsilon at Cornell University Medical College. 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 to have quotas limiting admission of Jewish students, and medical fraternities. So Aaron Brown and his friends decided they would start their own fraternal organization, guided by the precepts of philanthropy, deity, and equity.

The success of the Cornell chapter soon led to the organization of other chapters 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, making for an ideal union.

Following the amalgamation, the United States was divided into districts and, by 1930, enough members had graduated from medical schools allowing for the formation of graduate clubs. In 1926, an Endowment Fund was started giving the Fraternity long-term stability. In the 1940s the Aaron Brown Lectureship Program was begun and has remained a vital 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 past 25 years have seen the Fraternity's membership become wonderfully diverse, reflecting the diversity of the medical profession today. 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.

PhiDE celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004 as a strong, vibrant, professionally directed organization headed for new growth and great excitement. The 21st century beckons us, and we continue operate under Aaron Brown's guiding principles of Philanthropy, Deity, and Equity.

Phi Delta Epsilon has grown from a small insular group to a diverse, all-inclusive organization. We have done this by making our motto live: Facta Non Verba, Deeds Not Words. And, indeed, we will continue to prosper, grow, and spread the warmth of our fraternalism into the future.

[edit] Symbols

The pin, the emblem of Phi Delta Epsilon, is a three lettered one, forming the Greek letters Phi, Delta and Epsilon. Joining the Phi and the Epsilon is a bow, emblematic of friendship. In the center of the bow is a ruby in honor of Alpha, the mother Chapter organized at Cornell. The sides of the Delta are set with pearls and the angles with amethysts. These are the colors of the Phi Delta Epsilon - purple and ivory. These stones are identical in all Chapters. From the Delta to the bow is a torch, the torch of knowledge, with which ignorance is dispelled. The center of the Delta is empty but as occasion demands various stones be placed therein in order to designate successful completion of a term in a specific office.

The seal of the Fraternity consists of the scales of justice (with the hopes that the member will keep at an even balance) 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. Above the scale are the spread wings of the Phoenix, a bird which is said never to die, signifying an everlasting life for Phi Delta Epsilon. 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. These letters, Alpha, Phi and Sigma represent the amalgamation with Alpha Phi Sigma Fraternity in 1918.

[edit] Chapters

Medical Chapter University Location Date Founded
Alpha Cornell University Ithaca, NY 1904
Beta New York University NY, NY 1905
Gamma Columbia University NY, NY 1905
Zeta Long Island College (SUNY Brooklyn) Brooklyn, NY 1906
Theta Fordham University NY, 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 Maywood, IL 1913
Omicron New York Medical College NY, NY 1913
Rho Harvard University Boston, MA 1916
Sigma Temple University Philadelphia, PA 1916
Tau SUNY College of Medicine Syracuse, NY 1919
Upsilon Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1919
Phi University of Louisville Louisville, KY 1921
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 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 Medical School 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 Medical Branch 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, WI 1926
Alpha Omega University of Oregon Portland, OR 1926
Beta Alpha New Jersey College of Medicine 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-Memphis 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, Iowa 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 Miami University Miami, FL 1953
Beta Psi Medical College of Ohio-Toledo Toledo, OH 1980
Beta Omega Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1968
Delta Alpha Uniformed Services Univ of Health Science Bethesda, MD 1982
Delta Beta Northeastern Ohio 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 College of Osteopathic Medicine Tulsa, OK 1990
Delta Lambda University of Osteopathic Medicine 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 Portsmouth, Dominica 2007
Epsilon Gamma Colony Midwestern University Downers Grove, Illinois 2008
Premedical Chapter University Location Date Founded Website
NY Alpha Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 1994 phidebing.org
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 Riverdale, 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 Vancouver, 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 Ramapo, NJ 2003
CA Beta UC San Diego San Diego, CA 2003
CA Gamma UCLA Los Angeles, CA 2004 wikiphide.org
CA Delta UC Riverside Riverside, CA 2004
CA Epsilon UC Irvine Irvine, CA 2004
CA Zeta Concordia University Irvine, CA 2005
CA Heta University of San Diego San Diego, CA 2005
OH Gamma Miami University Oxford, OH 2006
NY Theta New York University NY, 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 at Northridge Los Angeles, CA 2007
OH Delta Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 2007 CasePhiDE
CA Iota UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2007
CA Kappa UC Davis Davis, CA 2007
IL Beta University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana, Illinois/Champaign, Illinois 2008
NJ Beta Colony Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 2008

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