Phi Beta Pi is an American professional fraternity for medical students. It was established at the West Pennsylvania Medical College. in 1891. Currently, the fraternity operates as a local organization with one active chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are italics.[1][2][3][4][5]
Chapter
|
Charter date and rang
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Institution
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Location
|
Status
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References
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Alpha
|
March 10, 1891 – 19xx ?
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West Pennsylvania Medical College (now University of Pittsburgh)
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta
|
1898–1945
|
University of Michigan
|
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
Inactive
|
|
Gamma
|
1900–1905
|
Starling-Ohio Medical College
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
Inactive
|
|
Delta
|
1901–19xx ?
|
University of Chicago
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive
|
[a]
|
Epsilon
|
1901–1908
|
McGill University
|
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
Inactive
|
|
Zeta
|
1901–19xx ?
|
Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
Inactive
|
|
Eta
|
1902–19xx ?
|
Jefferson Medical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Theta
|
1902–19xx ?
|
Northwestern University
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive
|
|
Iota
|
1902–19xx ?
|
University of Illinois Chicago
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive
|
|
Kappa
|
1903–19xx ?
|
Detroit College of Medicine
|
Detroit, Michigan
|
Inactive
|
|
Lambda
|
1903–19xx ?
|
Saint Louis University
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Inactive
|
|
Mu
|
1903–19xx ?
|
Washington University in St. Louis
|
St. Louis County, Missouri
|
Inactive
|
|
Nu
|
1904–1913
|
Kansas City University
|
Kansas City, Kansas
|
Inactive
|
|
Xi
|
1904–19xx ?
|
University of Minnesota
|
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Inactive
|
|
Omicron
|
1905–1925
|
Indiana University
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
Consolidated
|
[6][b]
|
Pi
|
1905–19xx ?
|
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City, Iowa
|
Inactive
|
|
Rho
|
1906–1944
|
Vanderbilt University
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
Inactive
|
|
Sigma
|
1906–1920 ?
|
Medical College of Alabama
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
Inactive
|
[c]
|
Tau
|
1906–19xx ?
|
University of Missouri
|
Columbia, Missouri
|
Inactive
|
|
Upsilon
|
1906–1911
|
Western Reserve University
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
Inactive
|
|
Phi
|
1906–1913
|
University College of Medicine
|
Richmond, Virginia
|
Consolidated
|
[6][d]
|
Chi
|
1906–1934
|
Georgetown University
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Inactive
|
|
Psi
|
1906–1913
|
Medical College of Virginia
|
Richmond, Virginia
|
Consolidated
|
[6][d]
|
Omega
|
1906–1912
|
Cooper Medical College
|
Stanford, California
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Alpha
|
1907–19xx ?
|
Creighton Medical College
|
Omaha, Nebraska
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Beta
|
1907–1929
|
Tulane University
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Gamma
|
1907–1918
|
Syracuse University
|
Syracuse, New York
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Delta
|
1907–1918
|
Medico-Chirurgical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
[7]
|
Alpha Epsilon
|
1907–1942
|
Marquette University
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Zeta
|
1908–1925
|
Indiana University Bloomington
|
Bloomington, Indiana
|
Consolidated
|
[6][b]
|
Alpha Eta
|
1909–19xx ?
|
University of Virginia
|
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Theta
|
1909–1913
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Iota
|
1910–1962
|
University of Kansas
|
Lawrence, Kansas
|
Inactive
|
[e]
|
Alpha Kappa
|
1910
|
University of Texas Medical Branch
|
Galveston, Texas
|
Active
|
[8][f]
|
Alpha Lambda
|
1912–19xx ?
|
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Mu
|
1913–19xx ?
|
University of Louisville School of Medicine
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Nu
|
1913–19xx ?
|
University of Utah
|
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Xi
|
1913–19xx ?
|
Harvard University
|
Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Omicron
|
1913–19xx ?
|
Johns Hopkins University
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
Inactive
|
|
Phi Psi
|
1913-
|
Medical College of Virginia
|
Richmond, Virginia
|
Inactive
|
[6][d]
|
Alpha Pi
|
1915–1953, 1960–1962
|
University of Wisconsin
|
Madison, Wisconsin
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Rho
|
1916–1918
|
Oakland Medical College
|
Oakland, California
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Sigma
|
1919–19xx ?
|
University of Pennsylvania
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Tau
|
1919–1936
|
University of California, Berkeley
|
Berkeley, California
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Upsilon
|
March 20, 1920 –1962
|
University of Kansas
|
Rosedale, Kansas
|
Inactive
|
[9][e]
|
Alpha Phi
|
April 5, 1920 – 19xx ?
|
Baylor University
|
Waco, Texas
|
Inactive
|
[9]
|
Alpha Chi
|
April 19, 1920–19xx ?
|
University of Colorado
|
|
Inactive
|
|
Alpha Psi
|
May 28, 1920 – 1939
|
University of Nebraska
|
Omaha, Nebraska
|
Inactive
|
[9]
|
Alpha Omega
|
May 7, 1921 – 19xx ?
|
Loyola University
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive
|
[9]
|
Beta Alpha
|
1922–19xx ?
|
West Virginia University
|
Morgantown, West Virginia
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Beta
|
1923–1934
|
Emory University
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
Inactive
|
|
Omicron Alpha Zeta
|
1925–19xx ?
|
Indiana University School of Medicine
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
Inactive
|
[6][b]
|
Beta Gamma
|
1928–19xx ?
|
University of Tennessee
|
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Delta
|
1930–1938
|
University of Southern California
|
Los Angeles, California
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Epsilon
|
1931–1938
|
Duke University
|
Durham, North Carolina
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Zeta
|
1933–19xx ?
|
Louisiana State University
|
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Eta
|
1934–19xx ?
|
Temple University
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Theta
|
1938–19xx ?
|
University of Arkansas
|
Fayetteville, Arkansas
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Iota
|
1947–1953
|
University of Washington
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Kappa
|
1947–19xx ?
|
Hahnemann Medical College
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Lambda
|
1948–19xx ?
|
University of North Dakota
|
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Mu
|
1950–1954
|
Chicago Medical School
|
North Chicago, Illinois
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Nu
|
1955–19xx ?
|
University of Oregon
|
Eugene, Oregon
|
Inactive
|
|
Beta Xi
|
1955–19xx ?
|
University of Miami
|
Coral Gables, Florida
|
Inactive
|
|
Notes
- ^ Chapter was established at Rush Medical College, now the University of Chicago.
- ^ a b c Omicron and Alpha Zeta merged to form Omicron Alpha Zeta chapter.
- ^ College relocated to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1920.
- ^ a b c Phi consolidated with Psi to form the Phi Psi chapter when the University College of Medicine merged into the Medical College of Virginia in 1915. Now part of Virginia Commonwealth University
- ^ a b Alpha Iota" merged with Alpha Upsilon" to create Alpha Iota Upsilon.
- ^ This chapter continues under the name Phi Beta Pi, as the Beta Phi chapter, which it took at the national merger.
References
- ^ Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 426-427 – via Google Books.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 477-478.
- ^ Quarterly of the Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity, vol. 15-16 (1918-1919), p. 94 via Google Books.
- ^ Baird, William, ed. (1915). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (8th edition). New York: The College Fraternity Publishing Co.
- ^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. I-19. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6.
- ^ a b c d e f William Raimond Baird (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11 ed.). G. Banta Company. p. 497.
- ^ Schools and Hospitals Absorbed by Penn Medicine
- ^ University of Texas Medical Branch portal for more information, accessed 9 Dec 2020
- ^ a b c d Quarterly of the Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity, Volumes 17-18 via Google Books.