Phi_Lambda_Kappa

Phi Lambda Kappa

International professional medical fraternity

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

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Phi Lambda Kappa
ΦΛΚ

Founded	1907; 117 years ago (1907) University of Pennsylvania
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA (former)
Emphasis	Medical
Scope	International
Colors	Blue and White
Jewel	Ruby
Publication	The Quarterly
Chapters	41
Members	4,800+ lifetime
Headquarters	Room 1401 1015 Chestnut Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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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, 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 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]

Chapters

Following is a list of Phi Lambda Kappa chapters as of 1991.^[2] Active chapters are listed in bold; inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.

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Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	1907	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Alpha Alpha	1908	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Beta	1909	Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta	1912	Rush Medical College	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Gamma	1912	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine	Chicago, Illinois	Active	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Epsilon	1914	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine	Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Eta	1919	Bellevue Hospital Medical College (now New York University Grossman School of Medicine)	New York, New York	Active
Theta	1919	Long Island College Hospital	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive	^[5]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Zeta	1919	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons	Manhattan, New York	Inactive
Iota	1920	Tufts University School of Medicine	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Kappa	1920	University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences	Buffalo, New York	Active
Mu	1922	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Nu	1922	Boston University School of Medicine	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Omicron (see Alpha Kappa)	1922	Cornell University Medical School	New York City, New York	Inactive, Reassigned	^[5]
Omicron		Wayne State University School of Medicine	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Pi	1922	University of Michigan Medical School	Ann Arbor, Michigan.	Inactive
Xi	1922	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Inactive	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Rho	1923	George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Sigma	1923	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive
Chi	1924	Albany Medical College	Albany, New York	Inactive
Phi	1924	Georgetown University School of Medicine	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Psi	1924	Tulane University School of Medicine	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Tau	1924	Saint Louis University School of Medicine	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Upsilon	1924	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active
Lambda	1925	Yale University School of Medicine	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
Omega	1925	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, Tennessee	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	1926	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Alpha Beta	1926	Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1927	Harvard University Medical School	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	1927	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, Kansas	Inactive
Alpha Eta	1927	Washington University School of Medicine	St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	1927	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Iota	1928	Temple University School of Medicine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1928	Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences	New York City, New York	Inactive
Alpha Theta	1928	Ohio State University College of Medicine	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Mu	1929	New York University School of Medicine	New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Nu	1930	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive
Alpha Lambda	1933	University of California		Inactive
Alpha Xi	1933	Baylor University College of Medicine	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Omicron	1936	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive
Alpha Rho	1939	Chicago Medical School	North Chicago, Illinois	Active
Hebrew	1949	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical Center	Jerusalem, Israel	Active

Notes

This was the original Phi Lambda Kappa Alpha chapter.
This chapter formed the Beta chapter of Aleph Yodh (Zeta Mu Phi) as part of a national merger of the two fraternities.
This chapter formed the Delta chapter of Aleph Yodh (Zeta Mu Phi) as part of a national merger of the two fraternities.
Long Island Hospital College became the University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital. It ceased operations in August 2014.
Chapter formed from the Theta chapter of Aleph Yodh He, established in 1914, when the two fraternities merged at the national level.

References

[1]
Chapter count, member count, and address circa 1978.
[2]
Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). 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.
[5]
Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). B aird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 437 – via Google Books.

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