Phi Delta Medical Fraternity () was a North American professional fraternity from 1901 to 1918. This medical fraternity was established at Long Island Hospital Medical College and merged with Kappa Psi in 1918.
History Phi Delta Medical Fraternity was established in 1901 at the Long Island Hospital Medical College in Long Island, New York. 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 "" over the letter "", with the chapter letters in the ring of the letter "". 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, with inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha Alpha1901 – January 26, 1918Long Island College Hospital Medical SchoolLong Island, New YorkMergedAlpha Beta1902–1913Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioWithdrew ()Alpha Gamma1902 – January 26, 1918Albany College of Pharmacy, Union UniversityAlbany, New YorkMergedAlpha Delta1903 – January 26, 1918Wisconsin College of Physicians & SurgeonsMilwaukee, WisconsinMergedAlpha Epsilon1903–1910University Medical CollegeKansas City, KansasInactiveAlpha Zeta1903 – January 26, 1918Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MissouriMergedAlpha Eta1903–1907Michigan College of Medicine & SurgeryDetroit, MichiganInactiveAlpha Theta1904–1909Sioux City Medical CollegeSioux City, IowaInactiveAlpha Iota1904–1910Toronto Medical CollegeToronto, Ontario, CanadaInactiveAlpha Kappa1904–1911Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactiveAlpha Lambda1904–1908Dearborn Medical CollegeDearborn, MichiganInactiveAlpha Mu1904 – January 26, 1918University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMergedAlpha Nu1905–1917Chicago College of Medicine and SurgeryChicago, IllinoisConsolidatedAlpha Xi1905 – January 26, 1918Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriMergedAlpha Omicron1906 – January 26, 1918University of IllinoisMergedAlpha Pi1912 – January 26, 1918Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IllinoisMerged
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See also
List of Kappa Psi chapters Phi Rho Sigma Professional fraternities and sororities Theta Kappa Psi
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