Phi Delta (medical) explained

Phi Delta Medical Fraternity (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΦΔ) was a North American professional fraternity from 1901 to 1918.^[1] This medical fraternity was established at Long Island Hospital Medical College and merged with Kappa Psi in 1918.^[2]

History

Phi Delta Medical Fraternity was established in 1901 at the Long Island Hospital Medical College in Long Island, New York.^[3] This was called the Alpha Alpha chapter. The fraternity created a constitution and by-laws. It was overseen by a Grand Chapter.

In 1902, the Alpha Beta chapter opened at Ohio State University and the Alpha Gamma chapter at Albany College of Pharmacy at Union University in New York. Phi Delta became international in 1904 with the addition of Alpha Iota chapter at the University of Toronto in Canada. In total, sixteen chapters of Phi Delta formed between 1901 and 1912. Each chapter rented a chapter house.

Phi Delta held triennial conventions in Chicago or New York City. Its publication was called Black and Gold.

Phi Delta merged with the medical and pharmaceutical fraternity Kappa Psi on January 26, 1918. Before the merger, the fraternity had initiated 1,371 members.

Symbols

The fraternity's badge was a monogram featuring the Greek letter Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φ over the letter Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Δ, with the chapter letters in the ring of the letter Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φ. Its colors were black and gold.

The Phi Delta flag was a black pennant with a red Geneva cross in the center; the fraternity's letters are on either side of the cross in gold.

Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters of Phi Delta.^[4] Inactive chapters and institutions are indicated in italics.

Chapter	Chartered date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha Alpha	1901 – January 26, 1918	Long Island College Hospital Medical School	Long Island, New York	Merged
Alpha Beta	1902–1913	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Withdrew (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΦΡΣ)
Alpha Gamma	1902 – January 26, 1918	Albany College of Pharmacy, Union University	Albany, New York	Merged
Alpha Delta	1903 – January 26, 1918	Wisconsin College of Physicians & Surgeons	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Merged	[5] [6]
Alpha Epsilon	1903–1910	University Medical College	Kansas City, Kansas	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	1903 – January 26, 1918	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Merged
Alpha Eta	1903–1907	Michigan College of Medicine & Surgery	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive	[7]
Alpha Theta	1904–1909	Sioux City Medical College	Sioux City, Iowa	Inactive	[8]
Alpha Iota	1904–1910	Toronto Medical College	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1904–1911	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Alpha Lambda	1904–1908	Dearborn Medical College	Dearborn, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Mu	1904 – January 26, 1918	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Merged
Alpha Nu	1905–1917	Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery	Chicago, Illinois	Consolidated
Alpha Xi	1905 – January 26, 1918	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	Merged
Alpha Omicron	1906 – January 26, 1918	University of Illinois		Merged
Alpha Pi	1912 – January 26, 1918	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Merged

See also

• List of Kappa Psi chapters
• Phi Rho Sigma
• Professional fraternities and sororities
• Theta Kappa Psi

Notes and References

1. Book: Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities; a Descriptive Analysis of the Fraternity System in the Colleges of the United States, with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity. . 1923 . James T. Brown, editor and publisher. . Baird . William Raimond . 10th . New York . 516 . Taylor . James Taylor . Hathi Trust.
2. Web site: Our History . 2023-04-05 . Kappa Psi . en-US.
3. Bliss . Richard A. . A Brief History of the Kappa Psi Fraternity . Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association . May 1922 . XI . 5 . 355 . 6 April 2023.
4. January 1918 . Delta Omicron Alpha, Phi Delta, Kappa Psi Merger . The Mask . XV . 1 . 12–13 . Hathi Trust.
5. Web site: Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons . 2023-04-05 . Recollection Wisconsin . 7 September 2017 . en-US.
6. Web site: Batesel . Paul . Wisconsin College of Physicians . 2023-04-05 . America's Lost Colleges . en.
7. Web site: Members of Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Delta Medical Fraternity DPL DAMS . 2023-04-05 . digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org.
8. Web site: Batesel . Paul . Sioux City College of Medicine . 2023-04-05 . America's Lost Colleges . en.