Chi Zeta Chi

Chi Zeta Chi
ΧΖΧ
Chi Zeta Chi badge, 1927
FoundedOctober 4, 1903; 121 years ago (October 4, 1903)
University of Georgia Medical Department
TypeProfessional
AffiliationIndependent
StatusMerged
Merge DateApril 6, 1929
SuccessorPhi Rho Sigma
EmphasisMedicine
ScopeNational
MottoSeeking Knowledge Our Highest Pursuit
Colors  Gold and   Purple
FlowerWhite carnation
Chapters27
Headquarters
United States

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]

History

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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]

  • N. Whatley W. Battey Jr.[6]
  • Guy Talmadge Bernard
  • John B. Carter Jr.
  • William Hampton Galloway
  • Jesse Ansley Griffin
  • John Moore Sigman
  • John W. Simmons Jr.
  • Rembert Hugo Thigpen
  • Hugh Rutledge Tison
  • William Preston Turner Jr.

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.

Symbols

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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]

Chapters

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Collegiate chapters

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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
Alpha Milton Antony October 4, 1903 – April 6, 1929 University of Georgia Medical Department Augusta, Georgia Merged [10][a]
Beta Francis Delafield May 1904–1919 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York City, New York Inactive [b]
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 [c]
Epsilon W. F. Westmoreland Sr. October 25, 1904 – October 1913 Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons Atlanta, Georgia Consolidated [4][d][e]
Zeta Edmund Rhett Walker October 14, 1905 – 1913 Baltimore Medical College Baltimore, Maryland Consolidated [4][f]
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 [g]
Kappa Crawford W. Long November 1, 1906 – October 1913 Atlanta School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia Consolidated [4][d]
Lambda Heber Jones October 14, 1906 – April 6, 1929 University of Tennessee Medical Department Memphis, Tennessee Merged [11][h][i]
Mu Stanford Emerson Chaillé November 1906 – April 6, 1929 Tulane University Medical Department New Orleans, Louisiana Merged [j]
Nu James Anthony Dibrell November 15, 1906 – April 6, 1929 University of Arkansas Medical Department Little Rock, Arkansas Merged [12][k]
Xi William Beaumont November 26, 1906 – April 6, 1929 St. Louis University Medical Department St. Louis, Missouri Merged [l]
Omicron John D. Hodges January 6, 1906 – April 6, 1929 Washington University in St. Louis Medical Department St. Louis, Missouri Merged [m]
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][f]
Digamma colony Norman Bridge October 1908–1909 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive [n]
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 [o]
Upsilon James. J. Walsh May 20, 1908 – 1921 Fordham University Medical Department New York City, New York Inactive [p]
Phi Daniel Drake November 8, 1908 – 1915 Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive [h]
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 [q]
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][d][r]
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 [s]
  1. ^ This chapter organized in 1902, becoming the first fraternity of the medical school. In 1929, it became the Chi Alpha chapter of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  2. ^ Chapter went defunct during World War I.
  3. ^ Delta chapter consolidated with Zeta in 1913 and Rho in 1915. In 1929, it became the Chi Gamma chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  4. ^ a b c Kappa and Epsilon combined in 1915 as the new Alpha Alpha chapter when the Atlanta School of Medicine merged with the Atlanta College of P & S to form the Medical Department at Emory University.
  5. ^ This chapter was originally called the W. F. Westmoreland Sr. chapter but was changed to the Robert Battey chapter. Later, it became the Epsilon chapter.
  6. ^ a b Chapter consolidated with Delta chapter when the Baltimore Medical College merged with the University of Maryland.
  7. ^ Chapter officially ended when South Carolina passed an anti-fraternity law. It did operate sub-rosa for a time but was not recognized by the fraternity's Supreme Council. Later, it became the Chi Delta chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  8. ^ a b Phi chapter consolidated with Lambda chapter when Lincoln Memorial University merged with the University of Tennessee in 1914.
  9. ^ The chapter originated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons which was absorbed by the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis in 1911. In 1929, it became the Chi Epsilon' chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  10. ^ In 1929, this chapter merged with the Delta Omicron Alpha chapter of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  11. ^ In 1929, it became the Chi Zeta chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  12. ^ Chapter was formed at the Marion Sims-Beaumont Medical College which became the Medical Department at St. Louis University. In 1929, it became the Chi Eta chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  13. ^ In 1929, this chapter merged with the Alpha Delta chapter of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  14. ^ This chapter was organized but went defunct before it was chartered when the University of Southern California Medical School merged with the University of California Medical School. As a result, it was given an intercalary name instead of the planned Rho prime or Beta Rho.
  15. ^ In 1929, this chapter merged with the 'Rho chapter of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  16. ^ Chapter went dormant when Fordham closed its medical department.
  17. ^ In 1929, this chapter merged with the Upsilon chapter of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  18. ^ In 1929, Alpha Alpha chapter became the Chi Beta chapter" of Phi Rho Sigma with the national merger of the two fraternities.
  19. ^ After the merger of Chi Zeta Chi with Phi Rho Sigma in 1929, the latter had a Chi Theta chapter at Wake Forest University, indicating that this chapter existed. However, its name and documentation still need to be verified.

Alumni chapters

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Following is a list of Chi Zeta Chi alumni chapters:[13][14]

Chapter Chartered Location Status References
Atlanta Alumni October 14, 1909 Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [a]
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 [b]
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
  1. ^ Chapter was rechartered in 1922 to modernize its original charter.
  2. ^ The St. Louis Alumni chapter applied for its chapter in the fall of 1915. It was approved in December 1915 but was not issued until 1920.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Shepardson, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual American College Fraternities: A Descriptive Analysis With a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. pp. 434 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society". Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). "The History of the Fraternity". The Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 12-17. – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). The Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 5 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Chi Zeta Chi Convention". The Medical Collegian. 1 (4): 11. January 1916.
  6. ^ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917). A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Vol. 2. Lewis publishing Company. p. 2930. ISBN 978-5-87666-730-4 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). T he Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 11 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). The Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 8 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity Pin". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  10. ^ "History of the Medical College of Georgia". Augusta University. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  11. ^ Batesel, Paul. "College of Physicians and Surgeons of Memphis". America's Lost Colleges. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  12. ^ "Student Activities". UAMS College of Medicine. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  13. ^ Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). The Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 9 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Toomey, Thomas Noxon (1923). "Alumni Chapters". The Chi Zeta Chi Medical Fraternity "national" A Retrospect and a Prospect: An Official Document. St. Louis: Chi Zeta Chi Fraternity. p. 17-18. – via Google Books.
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