Phi Zeta () 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 MooreNoted on the Phi Zeta national website, accessed 5 December 2021. Phi Zeta is an honor society for veterinary medicine. Its purpose is to promote, acknowledge, and reward scholarship in the profession of veterinary medicine.
Symbols Greek scholar, 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 artist and naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
The society's colors are blue and gold.
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.
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 Chapters have been placed at all 32 accredited veterinary schools in the United States. Active chapters are noted in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha1925New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkActiveBeta1929University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary MedicinePhiladelphia and New Bolton Center, PennsylvaniaActiveGamma1931Iowa State University College of Veterinary MedicineAmes, IowaActiveDelta1934Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioActiveEpsilon1948Auburn UniversityAuburn, AlabamaActiveZeta1950Michigan State University College of Veterinary MedicineEast Lansing, MichiganActiveEta1950Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical SciencesCollege Station, TexasActiveTheta1950Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoActiveIota1952Washington State University College of Veterinary MedicinePullman, WashingtonActiveKappa1952University of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MinnesotaActiveLambda1953UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineDavis, CaliforniaActiveMu1953University of Illinois College of Veterinary MedicineUrbana, IllinoisActiveNu1958Oklahoma State University–StillwaterStillwater, OklahomaActiveXi1959University of Georgia College of Veterinary MedicineAthens, GeorgiaActiveOmicron1962Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActivePi1965University of Missouri College of Veterinary MedicineColumbia, MissouriActiveRho1967Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AlabamaActiveSigma1969Kansas State University College of Veterinary MedicineManhattan, KansasActiveTau1977Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaActiveUpsilon1979University of Florida College of Veterinary MedicineGainesville, FloridaActivePhi1979University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeActiveChi1984Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary MedicineBlacksburg, VirginiaActivePsi1984North Carolina State University College of Veterinary MedicineRaleigh, North CarolinaActiveAlpha Alpha1987University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinActiveAlpha Gamma1987Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonActiveOmega1988Mississippi State UniversityStarkville, MississippiActiveAlpha Beta1991Cummings School of Veterinary MedicineGrafton, MassachusettsActiveAlpha Delta2006St. George's UniversitySaint George Parish, Grenada, West IndiesActiveAlpha Epsilon2006Western University College of Veterinary MedicinePomona, CaliforniaActiveAlpha Zeta2014Ross University School of Veterinary MedicineBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West IndiesActiveAlpha Eta2017Midwestern UniversityGlendale, ArizonaActiveAlpha Theta2018Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TennesseeActive
Notable members
Wondwossen Gebreyes, veterinary physician Gary Tabor, environmentalist
See also
Professional fraternities and sororities
References
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