Phi Zeta
ΦΖ
Founded1925 (1925)
Cornell University
TypeHonor society
AffiliationIndependent
EmphasisVeterinary
ScopeNational
ObjectTo recognize and promote scholarship and research in matters pertaining to the welfare and diseases of animals.
Colors  Blue and   Yellow
Chapters32
Headquartersc/o Missy Josephson
109 Greene Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
US
WebsiteOfficial website

Phi Zeta (ΦΖ) is the only honor society of veterinary medicine in the United States.

History

Phi Zeta was established at Cornell University in 1925 with the assistance of Dr. Veranus Alva Moore[1][2][3]

Name and Symbols of the Society

Greek Scholar, Dr. George P. Bristol of Cornell University, suggested that the organization use the Greek word, spelled in its Latin form: PHILOZOI; meaning “love for animals”.

The emblem was designed by the great artist and naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Purpose

The purpose of Phi Zeta is to promote, acknowledge, and reward scholarship in the profession of veterinary medicine.[2]

Membership

Third-year students ranking in the top 10% of the class and fourth-year students ranking in the top 25% of the class are invited to become members.[4][3]

Honorary membership may also be bestowed upon interns, residents, faculty, and non-veterinary field related persons, who have made significant contributions to veterinary medicine.[2]

Chapters

Chapters have been placed at all 32 accredited veterinary schools in the United States. Chapters noted in bold are active, chapters in italics are dormant.[2][3]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha 1925 Cornell University Ithaca, NY Active [2][3]
Beta 1929 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia and New Bolton Center, PA Active [2][3]
Gamma 1931 Iowa State University Ames, IA Active [2][3]
Delta 1934 Ohio State University Columbus, OH Active [2][3]
Epsilon 1948 Auburn University Auburn, AL Active [2][3]
Zeta 1950 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Active [2][3]
Eta 1950 Texas A&M University College Station, TX Active [2][3]
Theta 1950 Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Active [2][3]
Iota 1952 Washington State University Pullman, WA Active [2][3]
Kappa 1952 University of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN Active [2][3]
Lambda 1953 University of California, Davis Davis, CA Active [2][3]
Mu 1953 University of Illinois Urbana, IL Active [2][3]
Nu 1958 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Active [2][3]
Xi 1959 University of Georgia Athens, GA Active [2][3]
Omicron 1962 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Active [2][3]
Pi 1965 University of Missouri Columbia, MO Active [2][3]
Rho 1967 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Active [2][3]
Sigma 1969 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Active [2][3]
Tau 1977 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Active [2][3]
Upsilon 1979 University of Florida Gainesville, FL Active [2][3]
Phi 1979 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Active [2][3]
Chi 1984 Virginia-Maryland Regional CVM Blacksburg, VA Active [2][3]
Psi 1984 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Active [2][3]
Alpha Alpha 1987 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI Active [2][3]
Alpha Gamma 1987 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Active [2][3]
Omega 1988 Mississippi State University Starkville, MS Active [2][3]
Alpha Beta 1991 Tufts University Grafton, MA Active [2][3]
Alpha Delta 2006 St. George's University Saint George Parish, Grenada,
West Indies		 Active [2][3]
Alpha Epsilon 2006 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA Active [2][3]
Alpha Zeta 2014 Ross University Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
West Indies		 Active [2][3]
Alpha Eta 2017 Midwestern University Glendale, AZ Active [2][3]
Alpha Theta 2018 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN Active [2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Phi Zeta :: The honor society of Veterinary Medicine". Ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Noted on the Phi Zeta national website, accessed 5 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 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. VII-40–41. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  4. ↑ "Organizations". Vet.cornell.edu. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2013-04-24.

See also

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