List of Xi Psi Phi chapters

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This is the complete chapter and colony roll of Xi Psi Phi Professional Dental Fraternity.

Xi Psi Phi has chartered 63 chapters, of which 19 remain active. Active chapters are noted in bold. Unless otherwise indicated, all dates and chapter information are from the cited Baird's Manual, (20th Ed), or a 1921 quarterly edition of the fraternity's magazine.[1][2][3]

List of Xi Psi Phi chapters[]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha Feb 8, 1889,
Rechartered 1950 		University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, MI Active
Beta Dec 14, 1893,
Rechartered 1972 		New York University College of Dentistry New York, NY Active
Gamma Feb 20, 1895 Temple University School of Dentistry Philadelphia, PA Active
Delta Feb 21, 1893,
  see Eta 		Baltimore Dental Surgery (merged) --> University of Maryland School of Dentistry Baltimore, MD Merged into Eta (1923) [4]
Epsilon Dec 20, 1893
Rechartered 1951 		University of Iowa College of Dentistry Iowa City, IA Inactive
Zeta 1893
  see Pi 		Pennsylvania Dental (closed) --> University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, PA Merged into Pi (1909) [5]
Eta Dec 3, 1893 University of Maryland School of Dentistry Baltimore, MD Inactive (1915-pre-1923),
then closing a second time 		[6]
Theta Dec 9, 1893 Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, IN Inactive
Iota 1894 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, CA Active
Kappa 1897 Ohio State University College of Dentistry Columbus, OH Inactive
Lambda Mar 14, 1896 Chicago College of Dental Surgery (merged) --> Loyola University Chicago, IL Inactive [7]
Mu Apr 1898 University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Buffalo, NY Inactive (1966)
Nu Jan 19, 1899 Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA Inactive (1915)
Xi Mar 5, 1904 Medical College of Virginia (merged) --> VCU Medical Center Richmond, VA Inactive (1962)
Omicron Feb 25, 1899 Royal College of Dental Surgeons (of Ontario) --> University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Toronto, Ontario Active [8]
Pi 1899 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, PA Inactive
Rho 1900 Northwestern University Dental School (closed) Evanston, IL Inactive [9]
Sigma 1902 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Chicago, IL Inactive (1955)
Tau 1901 University of Washington School of Dentistry Seattle, WA Inactive
Upsilon 1905 Ohio College of Dental Surgery (closed) Cincinnati, OH Inactive (1926) [10]
Phi 1905 and 1942 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Minneapolis, MN Inactive (1999) [11]
Chi 1905 University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Kansas City, MO Active
Psi 1905 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Lincoln, NE Inactive (1971)
Omega 1905 Vanderbilt University Dental School (closed) Nashville, TN Inactive (1926) [12]
Alpha Alpha 1906 Detroit Medical College, Dental Department (closed) Detroit, MI Inactive (1910) [13]
Alpha Beta 1906 Baltimore Medical College, Dental Department (merged) --> University of Maryland Baltimore, MD Inactive (1912) [14]
Alpha Gamma 1907 University of Southern California School of Dentistry Los Angeles, CA Inactive (1911) [15]
Alpha Delta 1907 New Orleans College of Dentistry (closed) --> Tulane University Dental School (closed) New Orleans, LA Inactive (1911) [16]
Alpha Epsilon 1908 Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Portland, OR Active
Alpha Zeta 1912 Southern Dental College (merged) --> Atlanta Dental College (closed) Atlanta, GA Inactive (1916) [17]
Alpha Eta 1912 Atlanta Dental College (closed) Atlanta, GA Inactive (1916) [18]
Alpha Theta 1914 Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Los Angeles, CA Inactive [19]
Alpha Iota 1914 Central University of Kentucky, Dental Department (closed) --> Louisville College of Dentistry Louisville, KY Inactive (1917) [20]
Alpha Kappa 1915 Creighton University School of Dentistry Omaha, NE Inactive
Alpha Lambda 1917 College of Jersey City, Dental Department (closed) Jersey City, NJ Inactive (1918)
Alpha Mu 1917 George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Washington, DC Inactive [21]
Alpha Nu 1918 Tulane University, Dental Department (closed) New Orleans, LA Inactive (1926) [22]
Alpha Xi 1919 Georgetown University School of Dentistry Washington, DC Inactive (1969)
Alpha Omicron 1921,
Rechartered 1969 		University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Memphis, TN Active [23]
Alpha Pi 1921 Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry Dallas, TX Active
Alpha Rho 1922 Colorado College of Dental Surgery (closed) Inactive (1973)
Alpha Sigma 1922 Case School of Dental Medicine Cleveland, OH Inactive
Alpha Tau 1924 Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Manhattan, NY Active
Alpha Upsilon 1924 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Inactive
Alpha Phi 1926 University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry San Francisco, CA Active
Alpha Chi 1930 Loyola University New Orleans Dental School (closed) New Orleans, LA Inactive [24]
Alpha Psi 1930 University of Texas School of Dentistry Houston, TX Inactive
Alpha Omega 1943 Saint Louis University, School of Dentistry (closed) St. Louis, MO Inactive (1974)
Beta Alpha 1947 University of Washington School of Dentistry Seattle, WA Active [25]
Beta Beta 1952 UNC School of Dentistry Chapel Hill, NC Inactive
Beta Gamma 1953 UAB School of Dentistry Birmingham, AB Inactive (1961)
Beta Delta 1954 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA Inactive
Beta Epsilon 1957 University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, MI Inactive (1967)
Beta Zeta 1959 Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry (closed) -> University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (merged) -> Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Newark, NJ Active [26]
Beta Eta 1962 University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine San Juan, Puerto Rico Inactive (1972)
Beta Theta 1962 West Virginia University School of Dentistry Morgantown, WV Inactive
Beta Iota 1963 University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Inactive
Beta Kappa 1972 Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine Charleston, SC Inactive
Beta Lambda 1973 Dental School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Active
Beta Mu 1985 Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Alton, Illinois (near St. Louis, MO) Active
Beta Nu 19xx Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook, NY Active
Beta Xi 2006+ Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Arizona Glendale, AZ Active
Beta Omicron 2017 Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL Active [27]

References[]

  1. ^ Xi Psi Phi Quarterly. Ovid Bell Press. 1921. pp. 345–350.
  2. ^ "Xi Psi Phi - In the Beginning".
  3. ^ 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-60–61. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  4. ^ At the merger of Baltimore Dental into the University of Maryland, Delta Chapter merged with Eta Chapter at Maryland in June 1923.
  5. ^ This school closed in 1909. Zeta Chapter merged with Pi Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1909, after a year of inactivity in 1908.
  6. ^ Delta Chapter merged with Eta Chapter at Maryland in June 1923.
  7. ^ This school, and effectively this chapter, began independently, then affiliated with Lake Forest University, became independent again, then affiliated with Valparaiso University. This arrangement ended in WWI, until finally the Chicago school merged with Loyola University in 1926. The chapter has not survived.
  8. ^ The still-extant "Royal College" relinquished the role of educating Canadian dental students when that function was shifted to Toronto and other institutions. The Royal College retains the role of certification of dentists within Canada. Dental educators from the Royal College become the dental faculty of the University of Toronto in 1925.
  9. ^ Northwestern University Dental School was closed in 2001.
  10. ^ The Ohio College of Dental Surgery closed in 1926.
  11. ^ The University of Minnesota chapter was reorganized in 1942 after a brief dormancy.
  12. ^ Vanderbilt's Dental school closed in 1926.
  13. ^ The Detroit Medical College, Dental Department, was discontinued in June, 1909.
  14. ^ The Baltimore Medical College, Dental Department, merged with the University of Maryland in 1913. The chapter at Baltimore did not survive the merger.
  15. ^ What is the relationship between this chapter and Alpha Theta, also at Herman Ostrow?. Were the two founded in quick succession at the same school?
  16. ^ The New Orleans College of Dentistry went dormant. The chapter was reorganized as Alpha Nu at Tulane, however that school has since discontinued its dental school.
  17. ^ Southern Dental College merged with the Atlanta Dental College. Neither have survived.
  18. ^ Atlanta Dental College merged with the Southern Dental College. Neither have survived.
  19. ^ What is the relationship between this chapter and Alpha Gamma, also at Herman Ostrow?. Were the two founded in quick succession at the same school?
  20. ^ Central University of Kentucky merged with Centre College in 1901, and became Eastern Kentucky Normal School (~State University) in 1906. But the Xi Psi Phi chapter list notes this dental school as part of the Louisville College of Dentistry, now a department of the University of Louisville. Another researcher can determine which path this school and chapter took.
  21. ^ It appears that GW University has discontinued its dental program.
  22. ^ The chapter was reorganized from Alpha Delta at the New Orleans College of Dentistry which had closed. However, Tulane discontinued its dental school in 1926.
  23. ^ The University of Tennessee chapter was inactive between 1947-1969.
  24. ^ The school of Dentistry at Loyola of New Orleans closed in 1970.
  25. ^ The chapter at the University of Washington went inactive in 1973, but has since been reactivated.
  26. ^ This chapter was moved several times, both times due to closure or merger of its former schools. It went inactive in 1973, but has since been reactivated.
  27. ^ Beta Omicron campus website link, accessed 6 Feb 2019.

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See also[]

List of dental schools in the United States

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