Phi Zeta

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]

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.

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.^[2]

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

Chapters[]

Every veterinary school in the United States now has a chapter.

• Alpha, Cornell University, 1925
• Beta, University of Pennsylvania, 1929
• Gamma, Iowa State University, 1931
• Delta, The Ohio State University, 1934
• Epsilon, Auburn University, 1948
• Zeta, Michigan State University, 1950
• Eta, Texas A&M University, 1950
• Theta, Colorado State University, 1950
• Iota, Washington State University, 1952
• Kappa, University of Minnesota, 1952
• Lambda, University of California, 1953
• Mu, University of Illinois, 1953
• Nu, Oklahoma State University, 1958
• Xi, University of Georgia, 1959
• Omicron, Purdue University, 1962
• Pi, University of Missouri, 1965
• Rho, Tuskegee University, 1967
• Sigma, Kansas State University, 1969
• Tau, Louisiana State University, 1977
• Upsilon, University of Florida, 1979
• Phi, University of Tennessee, 1979
• Chi, Virginia-Maryland Regional CVM, 1984
• Psi, North Carolina State University, 1984
• Alpha Alpha, University of Wisconsin, 1987
• Alpha Gamma, Oregon State University, 1987
• Omega, Mississippi State University, 1988
• Alpha Beta, Tufts University, 1991
• Alpha Delta, St. George's University, 2006
• Alpha Epsilon, Western University of Health Sciences, 2006
• Alpha Zeta, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, 2014
• Alpha Eta, Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2017
• Alpha Theta, Lincoln Memorial University, 2018

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