Phi Lambda Kappa

Phi Lambda Kappa
Phi Lambda Kappa
ΦΛΚ
Founded	1907; 114 years ago; 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

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

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, 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]

Chapter list[]

Chapter is list from Baird's 19th. edition (1977), reprinted in the 20th edition. Active chapters, as of that date, are listed in bold; inactive chapters in italics.^[2]

Collegiate Chapters	Founding Institution	Founding Date	Notes	Status
Alpha	University of Pennsylvania	1907	This was the original Phi Lambda Kappa Alpha chapter.	Active
Alpha Alpha	University of Illinois at Chicago	1908	This was the first chapter of Aleph Yodh He.	Active
Beta	Jefferson Medical	1909		Active
Delta	Rush Medical College	1912		Inactive
Gamma	Loyola University Chicago	1912	This appears to have originally been the local fraternity, Zeta Mu Phi.	Active
Epsilon	Northwestern University	1914		Inactive
Eta	New York University - Bellevue	1919		Active
Theta		1919		Active
Zeta	Columbia University P and S	1919		Inactive
Iota	Tufts University	1920		Active
Kappa	University at Buffalo	1920		Active
Mu	Pittsburgh University	1922		Inactive
Nu	Boston University	1922		Active
Omicron	Wayne State University	1922		Active
Pi	University of Michigan	1922		Inactive
Xi	University of Maryland	1922		Inactive
Rho	George Washington University	1923		Inactive
Sigma	Virginia Medical	1923		Inactive
Chi	Albany Medical	1924		Inactive
Phi	Georgetown Medical	1924		Inactive
Psi	Tulane University	1924		Active
Tau	St. Louis University	1924		Inactive
Upsilon	University of Virginia	1924		Active
Lambda	Yale University	1925		Inactive
Omega	University of Tennessee	1925		Inactive
Alpha Gamma	Case Western Reserve University	1926		Active
Alpha Beta	Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia	1926		Inactive
Alpha Delta	Harvard University	1927		Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	University of Kansas	1927		Inactive
Alpha Eta	Washington University in St. Louis	1927		Inactive
Alpha Zeta	Medical University of South Carolina	1927		Inactive
Alpha Iota	Temple University	1928		Inactive
Alpha Kappa	Cornell University	1928		Inactive
Alpha Theta	Ohio State University	1928		Inactive
Alpha Mu	New York University School of Medicine	1929		Active
Alpha Nu	University of Louisville	1930		Inactive
Alpha Lambda	University of California	1933		Inactive
Alpha Xi	Baylor University	1933		Inactive
Alpha Omicron	Louisiana State University	1936		Inactive
Alpha Rho	Chicago Medical School	1939		Active
Hebrew	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hadassah)	1949		Active

References[]

^ Chapter count, member count and address circa 1978.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. pp. V–92–93.
^ 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.
^ Baird's 20th notes that Aleph Yodh He joined Phi Lambda Kappa in 1921.

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[1] Chapter count, member count and address circa 1978.

[Baird1991-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. 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.

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Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Phi Sigma Gamma Chi Eta Phi
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Pi Delta Nu

Phi Lambda Kappa

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History[]

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Phi Lambda Kappa
ΦΛΚ

Founded	1907; 114 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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