Phi Lambda Kappa

Phi Lambda Kappa (ΦΛΚ) is a professional medical fraternity that was founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1907.[2]

Phi Lambda Kappa
ΦΛΚ
Founded1907 (1907)
University of Pennsylvania
TypeProfessional
AffiliationPFA (former)
EmphasisMedical
ScopeInternational
Colors  Blue and   White
JewelRuby
PublicationThe Quarterly
Chapters41
Members4,800+ lifetime
HeadquartersRoom 1401
1015 Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA 19107
USA
[1]

History

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, 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

The fraternity's badge is diamond-shaped with a field of blue. In the upper corner of the field is 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 are blue and white.[2]

Chapter list

Chapter is list from Baird's 19th. edition (1977), reprinted in the 20th edition. Active chapters, as of that date, are listed in bold; inactive chapters in italics.[2]

Collegiate Chapters Founding Date Founding Institution Notes Status
Alpha 1907 University of Pennsylvania This was the original Phi Lambda Kappa Alpha chapter. Active
Alpha Alpha 1908 University of Illinois at Chicago This was the first chapter of Aleph Yodh He. Active
Beta 1909 Jefferson Medical Active
Delta 1912 Rush Medical College Inactive
Gamma 1912 Loyola University Chicago This appears to have originally been the local fraternity, Zeta Mu Phi. Active
Epsilon 1914 Northwestern University Inactive
Eta 1919 New York University - Bellevue Active
Theta 1919 Long Island Medical Active
Zeta 1919 Columbia University P and S Inactive
Iota 1920 Tufts University Active
Kappa 1920 University at Buffalo Active
Mu 1922 Pittsburgh University Inactive
Nu 1922 Boston University Active
Omicron 1922 Wayne State University Active
Pi 1922 University of Michigan Inactive
Xi 1922 University of Maryland Inactive
Rho 1923 George Washington University Inactive
Sigma 1923 Virginia Medical Inactive
Chi 1924 Albany Medical Inactive
Phi 1924 Georgetown Medical Inactive
Psi 1924 Tulane University Active
Tau 1924 St. Louis University Inactive
Upsilon 1924 University of Virginia Active
Lambda 1925 Yale University Inactive
Omega 1925 University of Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Gamma 1926 Case Western Reserve University Active
Alpha Beta 1926 Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia Inactive
Alpha Delta 1927 Harvard University Inactive
Alpha Epsilon 1927 University of Kansas Inactive
Alpha Eta 1927 Washington University in St. Louis Inactive
Alpha Zeta 1927 Medical University of South Carolina Inactive
Alpha Iota 1928 Temple University Inactive
Alpha Kappa 1928 Cornell University Inactive
Alpha Theta 1928 Ohio State University Inactive
Alpha Mu 1929 New York University School of Medicine Active
Alpha Nu 1930 University of Louisville Inactive
Alpha Lambda 1933 University of California Inactive
Alpha Xi 1933 Baylor University Inactive
Alpha Omicron 1936 Louisiana State University Inactive
Alpha Rho 1939 Chicago Medical School Active
Hebrew 1949 Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hadassah) Active

See also

References
  1. Chapter count, member count and address circa 1978.
  2. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. 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.


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