Rho Pi Phi Explained

Rho Pi Phi
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΠΦ
Crest:	Rho Pi Phi.png
Alt:	The Rho Pi Phi Crest
Birthplace:	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Affiliation:	PFA
Former Affiliation:	PIC
Nickname:	ROPE, RPP, RPF
Scope:	International
Status:	Active
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Pharmacy
Address:	9280 Hamlin Avenue
City:	Des Plaines
State:	Illinois
Zip Code:	60016
Country:	United States
Publication:	ROPE Links
Chapters:	5 (active)

Rho Pi Phi International Pharmaceutical Fraternity (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΠΦ) is a co-ed collegiate professional fraternity dedicated to the profession of pharmacy.

History

In November 1918, students at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy established the Ram Bam Pharmaceutical Society.^[1] ^[2] Its members, thirteen men and three women, formed Ram Bam after a campus bulletin stated that non-white and Jewish students were not welcome in existing fraternities. Dean Theodore Bradley helped the students create their non-sectarian organization.

On January 20, 1919, its members agreed to form Rho Pi Phi, a pharmaceutical fraternity. Rho Pi Phi was founded to promote friendship, professionalism, and community service. The thirteen founders and charter members of Rho Pi Phi were:^[3]

In 1922, the fraternity held its first national convention, electing a Supreme Council and adopting a constitution. It became an international fraternity with the chartering of Nu chapter at the University of Toronto in 1926. Later, the fraternity formed alumni chapters.^[4]

Symbols and traditions

The colors of Rho Pi Phi are blue and white. The fraternity's badge is a diamond shape in gold. Its center is black enamel with the Greek letters Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΠΦ in gold, surrounded by twelve pearls, with a thirteenth pearl in the enamel. Its quarterly publication, the International Rope News, started in 1929; it is now called ROPE Links.

The motto of Rho Pi Phi is:

To maintain the ethical standards, dignity of, and pride in the most ancient and honorable profession of pharmacy.
To contribute to the moral, social, and intellectual welfare of all students in Pharmacy.
That we may take the lamp of research into the dark recesses of things unknown and make our contribution to our fellow man.^[5]

Chapters

Following is a list of Rho Pi Pi chapters.^[6] ^[7] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha		Massachusetts College of Pharmacy	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Beta	1921	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, New York	Active	^[8]
Gamma	1921	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Delta	1922	University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy	Kingston, Rhode Island	Inactive
Epsilon	1922	University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences	Buffalo, New York	Inactive
Zeta	1923	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Eta (First)	1923–1925	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Moved
Theta	1923	Brooklyn College	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive
Iota (First) (see Rho)	1923–1934	Fordham University	New York City, New York	Moved
Eta (Second)	1925	Rutgers College of Pharmacy	Newark, New Jersey	Inactive
Kappa	1923	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Lambda	1925	University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Mu	1926	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
Nu	1926		Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Xi	1928	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Omicron	1929–19xx ?	North Pacific College of Pharmacy	Portland, Oregon	Inactive
Iota (Second)	1934	St. John's College of Pharmacy	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive
Pi	1938	St. Louis College of Pharmacy	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Rho (see Iota First)	1939	Fordham University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Beta Galen	1952	University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Gamma Galen	1952	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Sigma	1956	University of Florida College of Pharmacy	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
Tau (First)	1957–1962	University of New England School of Pharmacy	Portland, Maine	Moved
Delta Kappa Sigma	1958	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Tau (Second	1962	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Phi Alpha	1968	University of Maryland School of Pharmacy	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Upsilon Tau	1984	University of Toledo College of Pharmacy	Toledo, Ohio	Inactive
Sigma Epsilon	1988	Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy	Miami, Florida	Inactive
Gamma Gamma Rho		Midwestern University	Downers Grove, Illinois	Active
Lambda Sigma Delta	1992	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Active
Upsilon Lambda	2011	California Northstate University College of Pharmacy	Sacramento, California	Active

Notable members

Bernard Marcus (Eta Second), co-founder of The Home Depot^[9]

Notes and References

Book: Ohio State University Bulletin . Ohio State University . 1957 . 12.
Web site: Rho Pi Phi - MWU Pulse . 2023-08-23 . Midwestern University.
Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manuel of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 492.
Web site: About Us . dead . https://archive.today/20120907174900/http://www.rhopiphi.com/index.php?content=about . 2012-09-07 . 2010-01-28 . Rho Pi Phi; Lambda Sigma Delta Chapter.
Web site: Home . rhopiphi.org.
Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manuel of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 493.
Anson, Jack L. and Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-52. .
Web site: About Rho Pi Phi . 2023-08-23 . Rho Pi Phi . en.
Web site: Rocha . Humberto J. . See Which Fraternities Have The Most Billionaire Alumni On The Forbes 400 . 2023-08-23 . Forbes . en.