Phi Lambda Kappa Explained

Phi Lambda Kappa
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΦΛΚ
Coat Of Arms:	File:Phi_Lambda_Kappa_Fraternity_Pin.png
Former Affiliation:	PFA
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Medical
Scope:	International
Mottos:	-->
Colors:	Blue and White
Jewel:	Ruby
Publication:	The Quarterly
Chapters:	41
Lifetime:	4,800+
City:	Philadelphia
State:	Pennsylvania
Zip Code:	19107
Country:	United States
Homepage:	-->
Footnotes:	^[1]
Status:	Defunct

Phi Lambda Kappa (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΦΛΚ) was an international professional medical fraternity that was founded at the University of Pennsylvania in 1907.^[2]

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.

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

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 Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: 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.

The colors of the society were blue and white.

Chapters

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

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

Notes

Notes and References

Chapter count, member count, and address circa 1978.
Book: Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated . 1991 . 19th . V–92–93.
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.
Baird's 20th notes that Aleph Yodh He joined Phi Lambda Kappa in 1921.
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.