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Phi Lambda Kappa

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Phi Lambda Kappa
ΦΛΚ
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)
University of Pennsylvania
TypeProfessional
Former AffiliationPFA
StatusDefunct
EmphasisMedical
ScopeInternational
Colors  Blue and   White
JewelRuby
PublicationThe Quarterly
Chapters41
Members4,800+ lifetime
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
United States
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Phi Lambda Kappa (ΦΛΚ) was an international professional medical fraternity that was founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1907.[2]

History

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The fraternity, founded as a local of this same name in 1907 at the University of Pennsylvania, grew into a national of 41 chapters and 4,800 members as of 1977.

The fraternity evolved through consolidation, becoming what it termed "the eastern branch" of an expanded Phi Lambda Kappa by adding Aleph Yodh He, a national formed in 1908 which it then called its western branch. Aleph Yodh He had been formed at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1908, and by the time of the merger had chartered nine chapters and claimed 350 members. A third fraternity joined this consolidation, the local chapter named Zeta Phi Mu at Loyola of Chicago, which had been established in 1912 (earlier?). These moves were an outcome of a planned consolidation of Jewish medical fraternities.[3] The amalgamation produced a combined twelve chapters as the outcome of its organizational meeting in Pittsburgh in 1922; some of these may have combined where existing at the same school.[4] The names Aleph Yodh He and Zeta Phi Mu were retired in 1922, the organization taking the national name of Phi Lambda Kappa.[2]

In 1924, the policy was changed to allow graduate members to hold national office. At the 1952 convention, the constitution was altered to make the fraternity non-sectarian.

Symbols

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The fraternity's badge was a diamond-shaped with a field of blue. In the upper corner of the field, it had a skull and crossbones, filled in white. The letters ΦΛΚ are set in gold at the midline, and below these is a six-pointed star, also filled in white. The corners of the badge are set with rubies, and the sides with pearls - four pearls on each side.[2]

The colors of the society were blue and white.[2]

Chapters

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Following is a list of Phi Lambda Kappa chapters as of 1991.[2] Active chapters are listed in bold; inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1907 Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [a]
Alpha Alpha 1908 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active [b]
Beta 1909 Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Delta 1912 Rush Medical College Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Gamma 1912 Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois Active [c]
Epsilon 1914 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Eta 1919 Bellevue Hospital Medical College (now New York University Grossman School of Medicine) New York, New York Active
Theta 1919 Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn, New York Inactive [5][d]
Zeta 1919 Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Manhattan, New York Inactive
Iota 1920 Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active
Kappa 1920 University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo, New York Active
Mu 1922 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Nu 1922 Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active
Omicron (see Alpha Kappa) 1922 Cornell University Medical School New York City, New York Inactive, Reassigned [5]
Omicron Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan Active
Pi 1922 University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan. Inactive
Xi 1922 University of Maryland College Park, Maryland Inactive [e]
Rho 1923 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Washington, D.C. Inactive
Sigma 1923 University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia Inactive
Chi 1924 Albany Medical College Albany, New York Inactive
Phi 1924 Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. Inactive
Psi 1924 Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Tau 1924 Saint Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Upsilon 1924 University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia Active
Lambda 1925 Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Inactive
Omega 1925 University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Gamma 1926 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio Active
Alpha Beta 1926 Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Delta 1927 Harvard University Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Alpha Epsilon 1927 University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, Kansas Inactive
Alpha Eta 1927 Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri Inactive
Alpha Zeta 1927 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Inactive
Alpha Iota 1928 Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Kappa 1928 Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences New York City, New York Inactive
Alpha Theta 1928 Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, Ohio Inactive
Alpha Mu 1929 New York University School of Medicine New York City, New York Active
Alpha Nu 1930 University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky Inactive
Alpha Lambda 1933 University of California Inactive
Alpha Xi 1933 Baylor University College of Medicine Houston, Texas Inactive
Alpha Omicron 1936 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive
Alpha Rho 1939 Chicago Medical School North Chicago, Illinois Active
Hebrew 1949 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel Active

Notes

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  1. ^ This was the original Phi Lambda Kappa Alpha chapter.
  2. ^ This chapter formed the Beta chapter of Aleph Yodh (Zeta Mu Phi) as part of a national merger of the two fraternities.
  3. ^ This chapter formed the Delta chapter of Aleph Yodh (Zeta Mu Phi) as part of a national merger of the two fraternities.
  4. ^ Long Island Hospital College became the University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital. It ceased operations in August 2014.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from the Theta chapter of Aleph Yodh He, established in 1914, when the two fraternities merged at the national level.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chapter count, member count, and address circa 1978.
  2. ^ a b c d e Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. pp. V–92–93.
  3. ^ Noted in The Sentinel of Loyola University (confirm location?) on October 9, 1914, accessed December 15, 2020. As noted, merger proponents' original idea was to unite ALL Jewish fraternities, both professional and general, but this larger plan did not come to fruition.
  4. ^ Baird's 20th notes that Aleph Yodh He joined Phi Lambda Kappa in 1921.
  5. ^ a b Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 437 – via Google Books.