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American medical fraternity (1903–1929) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chi Zeta Chi (ΧΖΧ) was an American medical fraternity that was established at the University of Georgia (now Medical College of Georgia) in 1903.[1] It merged with Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity in 1929.[2]
Chi Zeta Chi | |
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ΧΖΧ | |
![]() Chi Zeta Chi badge, 1927 | |
Founded | October 4, 1903 University of Georgia Medical Department |
Type | Professional |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Merged |
Merge Date | April 6, 1929 |
Successor | Phi Rho Sigma |
Emphasis | Medicine |
Scope | National |
Motto | Seeking Knowledge Our Highest Pursuit |
Colors | Gold and Purple |
Flower | White carnation |
Chapters | 27 |
Headquarters | United States |
Chi Zeta Chi was established by Dr. Jesse Ainsley Griffin at the Medical Department of the University of Georgia on October 4, 1903.[1][3] Griffin was a medical doctor in Augusta, Georgia who believed the southern medical schools needed a "high class fraternity".[4] Membership was limited to white males who had completed the first year of medical school.[1] The founding members were:[3][5]
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With the assistance of Battey, Griffin expanded the fraternity to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and the New York Polyclinic Medical College.[4] The fraternity held its first conference in Atlanta in April 1905 with delegates from the first six chapters.[3] Later that year, Phi Beta Phi medical fraternity offered to absorb Chi Zeta Chi; the latter declined the offer.[3]
Originally, Chi Zeta Chi named its chapters after a distinguished physician related to the chapter's host institution.[1] However, the fraternity adopted a new naming system based on the Greek alphabet at its third annual convention on January 8, 1909.[3]
The fraternity was overseen by a Supreme Council and its designated Grand Council.[4] It also had a regent for each state which it called a province.[4]
By 1927, the fraternity had installed 27 collegiate chapters; however, eight were defunct because their host institution closed and seven were inactive.[1] On April 6, 1929, in Cincinnati, Chi Zeta Chi signed an agreement to merge into Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity.
The letters ΧΖΧ in the fraternity's name stood for Chrisanthenes Zono Chrismon or "Seeking Knowledge Our Highest Pursuit".[7]
The fraternity's colors were gold and purple.[8] Its flower was the white carnation.[8] The fraternity's badge consisted of two triangles superimposed on each other to create a six-pointed star.[8] The lower triangle was base up and gold, with the Greek letter Χ in the upper two corners and Ζ in the lower corner, in black enamel. The upper triangle was base down and had a black enamel background that had an inlaid gold skull and crossbones above the Greek word iatros, meaning physician.[8] The top triangle has a border of pearls and amethyst or ruby in each corner.[9]
Chi Zeta Chi also had a grand chapter badge which was a solid gold key engraved with the fraternity's coat of arms on a square flare.[8] Its pledge pin was a round purple plaque made of celluloid that featured two hollow triangles, like those of the badge, outlined in gold.[8] The fraternity also had an identification badge that was a replica of the coat of arms in bronze.[8]
Following are the chapters of Chi Zeta Chi.[1][3] Inactive chapters at the time of the merger, and inactive institutions are indicated in italics.
Chapter | Original name | Chartered date and range | Institution | Location | Status | Reference |
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Alpha | Milton Antony | October 4, 1903 – April 6, 1929 | University of Georgia Medical Department | Augusta, Georgia | Merged | [10][lower-alpha 1] |
Beta | Francis Delafield | May 1904–1919 | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons | New York City, New York | Inactive | [lower-alpha 2] |
Gamma | J. Marion Sims, Prime | June 1904–1905 | New York Polyclinic Medical College | New York City, New York | Inactive | |
Delta | Louis McLane Tiffany | October 14, 1904 – April 6, 1929 | University of Maryland Medical Department | Baltimore Maryland | Merged | [lower-alpha 3] |
Epsilon | W. F. Westmoreland Sr. | October 25, 1904 – October 1913 | Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons | Atlanta, Georgia | Consolidated | [4][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] |
Zeta | Edmund Rhett Walker | October 14, 1905 – 1913 | Baltimore Medical College | Baltimore, Maryland | Consolidated | [4][lower-alpha 6] |
Eta | William Osler | 1905–1906 | Johns Hopkins University Medical Department | Baltimore, Maryland | Inactive | |
Theta | Richard Douglas | May 1906–1919 | Vanderbilt University Medical Department | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
Iota | J. Marion Sims, Bis. | 1906–1907 | South Carolina Medical College | Charleston, South Carolina | Inactive | [lower-alpha 7] |
Kappa | Crawford W. Long | November 1, 1906 – October 1913 | Atlanta School of Medicine | Atlanta, Georgia | Consolidated | [4][lower-alpha 4] |
Lambda | Heber Jones | October 14, 1906 – April 6, 1929 | University of Tennessee Medical Department | Memphis, Tennessee | Merged | [11][lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] |
Mu | Stanford Emerson Chaillé | November 1906 – April 6, 1929 | Tulane University Medical Department | New Orleans, Louisiana | Merged | [lower-alpha 10] |
Nu | James Anthony Dibrell | November 15, 1906 – April 6, 1929 | University of Arkansas Medical Department | Little Rock, Arkansas | Merged | [12][lower-alpha 11] |
Xi | William Beaumont | November 26, 1906 – April 6, 1929 | St. Louis University Medical Department | St. Louis, Missouri | Merged | [lower-alpha 12] |
Omicron | John D. Hodges | January 6, 1906 – April 6, 1929 | Washington University in St. Louis Medical Department | St. Louis, Missouri | Merged | [lower-alpha 13] |
Pi | James M. G. Carter | December 6, 1907 – 1909 | University of Illinois College of Physicians and Surgeons | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | |
Rho | John S. Lynch | February 1, 1908 – 1915 | Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons | Baltimore, Maryland | Consolidated | [4][lower-alpha 6] |
Digamma colony | Norman Bridge | October 1908–1909 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | [lower-alpha 14] |
Sigma | Willam W. Johnston | February 25, 1908 – 1914 | George Washington University Medical Department | Washington, D.C. | Inactive | |
Tau | J. Marion Sims, Ter. | March 14, 1908 – 1910; 1922 –April 6, 1929 | Jefferson Medical College | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Merged | [lower-alpha 15] |
Upsilon | James. J. Walsh | May 20, 1908 – 1921 | Fordham University Medical Department | New York City, New York | Inactive | [lower-alpha 16] |
Phi | Daniel Drake | November 8, 1908 – 1915 | Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department | Knoxville, Tennessee | Inactive | [lower-alpha 8] |
Chi | John Cowell MacEvitt | February 16, 1909 – 1914 | Long Island Hospital Medical College | Brooklyn, New York | Inactive | |
Psi | Arthur Holmes | February 26, 1910 – April 6, 1929 | Medical College of Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | Merged | [lower-alpha 17] |
Omega | January 2, 1911 – 1913 | Birmingham Medical College (later University of Alabama) | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive | ||
Alpha Alpha | October 1913 – April 6, 1929 | Emory University School of Medicine | Atlanta, Georgia | Merged | [4][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 18] | |
Beta Beta | May 28, 1921 – April 6, 1929 | University of Oklahoma College of Medicine | Norman, Oklahoma | Merged | ||
Upsilon Upsilon | November 12, 1921 – April 6, 1929 | Baylor University Medical Department | Dallas, Texas | Merged | ||
1924 – April 6, 1929 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Merged | [lower-alpha 19] |
Following is a list of Chi Zeta Chi alumni chapters:[13][14]
Chapter | Chartered | Location | Status | References |
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Atlanta Alumni | October 14, 1909 | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive | [lower-alpha 1] |
Memphis Alumni | December 1911 | Memphis, Tennessee | Inactive | |
Augusta Alumni | December 1912 | Augusta, Georgia | Inactive | |
Knoxville Alumni | December 26, 1912 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
New York Alumni | February 4, 1913 | New York City, New York | Inactive | |
St. Louis Alumni | 1920 | St. Louis, Missouri | Inactive | [lower-alpha 2] |
Baltimore Alumni | January 3, 1920 | Baltimore, Maryland | Inactive | |
Florida State Alumni | 1921 | Florida | Inactive | |
Missouri State Alumni | 1922 | Missouri | Inactive | |
Hot Springs–Little Rock Alumni | Before 1923 | Hot Springs and Little Rock, Arkansas | Inactive | |
New Orleans Alumni | Before 1923 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Inactive |