Alpha Psi
Alpha Psi | |
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ΑΨ | |
Founded | January 18, 1907 Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine |
Type | Professional |
Affiliation | Independent |
Emphasis | Veterinary |
Scope | national |
Colors | Dark blue and Bright gold |
Flower | Red Carnation |
Publication | Alpha Psi Quarterly"[1] |
Chapters | 18 installed; 8 active |
Website | FB page, Alpha chapter |
Alpha Psi (ΑΨ) is a professional Veterinary Medicine fraternity started at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1907.
History[]
Founded by twenty-two students in Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State University, Alpha Psi was established on January 18, 1907. The fraternity gradually spread to other Colleges of Veterinary Medicine when students formed chapters at many veterinary schools in the United States.[1]
Delta chapter and Gamma chapter became inactive when their host schools closed.
Chapters[]
The fraternity has had chapters at 18 Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. These include:[1]
Collegiate Chapters | Founding Institution | Founding Date | Years Active | Status |
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Alpha | Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1907 | 1907- | Active |
Beta | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1907 | 1907- | Inactive |
Gamma | Chicago Veterinary College | 1907 | 1907-1920 (school closure) | Inactive |
Delta | Kansas City Veterinary College | 1908 | 1907-1918 (school closure) | Inactive |
Epsilon | University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine | 1908 | 1908- | Active |
Zeta | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | 1910 | 1910- | Inactive |
Eta | Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1912 | 1912- | Inactive |
Theta | Auburn University | 1912 | 1912- | Active |
Iota | Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1915 | 1915- | Inactive |
Kappa | Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1915 | 1915- | Inactive |
Lambda | University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine | 1949 | 1949- | Active |
Mu | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | 1954 | 1954- | Active |
Nu | University of Minnesota | 1956 | 1956- | Active |
Xi | University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine | 1979 | 1979- | |
Omicron | Tufts University -Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine | 1981 | 1981- | Active |
Pi | Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine | 1983 | 1983- | Active |
Rho | Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine | 1988 | 1988- | Active |
Sigma | University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine | 1992 | 1992- |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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. V-70. ISBN 978-0963715906.
Categories:
- Student organizations established in 1907
- Student societies in the United States
- Professional fraternities and sororities in the United States
- Veterinary medicine-related professional associations
- 1907 establishments in Ohio