Xi Psi Phi
Xi Psi Phi Fraternity | |
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ΞΨΦ | |
Founded | February 8, 1889 University of Michigan School of Dentistry |
Type | Professional Fraternity |
Scope | International |
Motto | Hospitality is the life of friendship |
Colors | Lavender and Cream |
Flower | Red Rose |
Publication | Xi Psi Phi Quarterly |
Headquarters | Xi Psi Phi 160 South Bellwood Drive, Suite Z East Alton, Illinois, USA |
Homepage | www |
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Xi Psi Phi (ΞΨΦ) is an international professional fraternity for Dentistry. It was founded on February 8. 1889.[1][2] Xi Psi Phi was the second professional dental fraternity to be formed, following Delta Sigma Delta (1882) and pre-dating Psi Omega (1892) and Alpha Omega (1907).
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History
Xi Psi Phi was organized on February 8, 1889 at the University of Michigan by Arthur A. Deyoe, Lewis C. Thayer, William F. Gary, Walter H.Booth, Gordon C. McCoy and Eldon Waterloo. In addition, Fifteen others are counted as associate founders.[2] The fraternity was incorporated on February 6, 1906 in the State of Illinois.[2]
Originally five freshman dental students at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor felt the need to create a club among freshman dental students for intellectual and social interaction. They decided to organize a “dental brothers guild,” first named Delta Beta Gamma. During the winter of 1888, the five freshman students (Walter H. Booth, Arthur A. Deyoe, Gordon C. McCoy, Lewis C. Thayer and Eldon Waterloo) and one junior student (William F. Gray) prepared to start such a club.[1]
In order to complete the organization details before the close of the school year, they had admitted to membership a few students whose qualifications were not of a high standard. To correct the situation, the group decided to disband and to reorganize under the name of Xi Psi Phi on February 8, 1889. Lewis C. Thayer became the first president and the offices of vice president, secretary and treasurer were held by George C. Thuerer, William F. Gray and Charles E. Collamer, respectively.
The Articles of Association for Alpha Chapter of Xi Psi Phi, were recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State of Michigan on May 2, 1892. When announcement of becoming a national Fraternity was made, inquiries with regard to charters came from students in dental schools from all across of the country. The first charters then issued by Alpha Chapter were to Beta Chapter at New York College of Dental Surgery; Delta Chapter atBaltimore College of Dental Surgery; Epsilon Chapter at University of Iowa College of Dentistry; Eta Chapter, University of Maryland School of Dentistry; and Theta Chapter at Indiana University School of Dentistry. During the next 11 years, 15 subordinate College Chapters were formed.
In 1899, the first issue of the Xi Psi Phi Quarterly magazine was published with Marvin J. Houghton, Alpha ’00, as editor-in-chief. C.C. Markey, Alpha ’00, and E. M. Brown, Alpha ’00, served as associate editors. An editorial in the March 1900 issue of the Quarterly stated: “The remarkable growth of the Fraternity since its organization, its constantly increasing membership, the interest elicited by members young and old, have rendered the time ripe for a national convention. The time is past when Alpha Chapter should be recognized head of the Fraternity; the work has gone beyond the range of a few men located in the one college. Alpha wishes to share with all and all alike, the honors of the Fraternity.”
At the national convention on June 16, 1901, the Supreme Chapter was organized with the delegates from most of the subordinate chapters present. Guy S. Millberry, Iota ’00, was elected to serve as the first Supreme President.
On June 17, 1901, the original Constitution, which was written in 1899 by Frank P. Watson, was rewritten giving the composition of the Fraternity as a “Supreme Chapter, Supreme Council, Greek Letter Chapters and Alumni Association.” In addition, a Fraternity crest was adopted, the red rose was selected as the Fraternity flower, and the motto and the Fraternity colors of lavender and cream were approved at that time.
On February 6, 1906, a petition for incorporation was granted by the State of Illinois and a Board of Directors was created to supplement the Supreme Council. In 1913, the National Alumni Chapter was organized. A Life Membership plan was adopted in 1931; however, the plan was discontinued in 1959. In 1963 a new Honorary Membership was created. The 1972 Supreme Chapter Assembly eliminated the requirement that all members be male, thus permitting the initiation of female students and dentists.
Xi Psi Phi Fraternity became a charter member of the Professional Fraternity Association in 1978, but is no longer active in that association.[3]
Organization
Chapters
List of Xi Psi Phi chapters:[4]
- February 8, 1889, Alpha, University of Michigan School of Dentistry (inactive 1950, rechartered) @
- December 14, 1893, Beta, New York University College of Dentistry (1972) @
- February 20, 1895, Gamma, Temple University School of Dentistry @
- February 21, 1893, Delta, Baltimore Dental Surgery (Merged with Eta @ Maryland in June 1923)
- December 20, 1893, Epsilon, University of Iowa College of Dentistry (1951)
- 1893, Zeta, Pennsylvania Dental (merged with Pi @ Pennsylvania in 1909) (inactive 1908)
- December 3, 1893, Eta, University of Maryland School of Dentistry (inactive 1915)
- December 9, 1893, Theta, Indiana University School of Dentistry
- 1894, Iota, UCSF School of Dentistry @
- 1897, Kappa, Ohio State University College of Dentistry
- March 14, 1896, Lambda, Chicago College of Dental Surgery
- April 1898, Mu, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (inactive 1966)
- January 19, 1899, Nu, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (inactive 1915)
- March 5, 1904, Xi, Medical College of Virginia (inactive 1962)
- February 25, 1899, Omicron, Royal College of Dental Surgeons @
- 1899, Pi, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
- March 13, 1900, Rho, Northwestern University Dental School
- October 1, 1902, Sigma, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (inactive 1955)
- 1901, Tau, University of Washington School of Dentistry
- April 1, 1905, Upsilon, Ohio College of Dental Surgery
- October 6, 1905, Phi, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (reorganized in 1942) (inactive 1999)
- December 12, 1905, Chi, Kansas City-Western Dental College @
- December 15, 1905, Psi, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (inactive 1971)
- December 19, 1905, Omega, Vanderbilt University Dental School
- February 16, 1906, Alpha Alpha, Detroit Medical College, Dental Department (Discontinued June 1909) (inactive 1910)
- March 16, 1906, Alpha Beta, Baltimore Medical College, Dental Department (Merged with University of Maryland in 1913) (inactive 1912)
- January 25, 1907, Alpha Gamma, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (then Alpha Theta?) (Inactive 1911)
- December 20, 1907, Alpha Delta, New Orleans College of Dentistry (Reorganized as Alpha Nu @ Tulane) (Inactive 1911)
- December 15, 1908, Alpha Epsilon, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry @
- 1912, Alpha Zeta, Southern Dental College (merged with Atlanta Dental College) (inactive 1916)
- 1912, Alpha Eta, Atlanta Southern Delta College
- November 13, 1914, Alpha Theta, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
- December 13, 1914, Alpha Iota, Central University of Kentucky, Dental Department; Louisville College of Dentistry (inactive 1917)
- April 17, 1915, Alpha Kappa, Creighton University School of Dentistry
- February 10, 1917, Alpha Lambda, College of Jersey City, Dental Department (inactive 1918)
- April 10, 1917, Alpha Mu, George Washington University, Dental Department
- March 12, 1918, Alpha Nu, Tulane University, Dental Department (college discontinued 1926)
- December 9, 1919, Alpha Xi, Georgetown University School of Dentistry (inactive 1969)
- 1921, Alpha Omicron, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry (went inactive in 1947, since reactivated) @
- 1921, Alpha Pi, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry @
- 1922, Alpha Rho, Colorado College of Dental Surgery (inactive 1973)
- 1922, Alpha Sigma, Case School of Dental Medicine
- 1924, Alpha Tau, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine @
- 1924, Alpha Upsilon, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
- 1926, Alpha Phi, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (once College of Physicians and Surgeons))@
- 1930, Alpha Chi, Loyola University, New Orleans
- 1930, Alpha Psi, University of Texas School of Dentistry
- 1943, Alpha Omega, Saint Louis University, School of Dentistry (inactive 1974)
- 1947, Beta Alpha, University of Washington School of Dentistry (inactive 1973, since reactivated) @
- 1952, Beta Beta, UNC School of Dentistry
- 1953, Beta Gamma, UAB School of Dentistry (inactive 1961)
- 1954, Beta Delta, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- 1957, Beta Epsilon, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (inactive 1967)
- 1959, Beta Zeta, Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry -> University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -> Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (inactive 1973, since reactivated) @
- 1962, Beta Eta, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (inactive 1972)
- 1962, Beta Theta, West Virginia University School of Dentistry
- 1963, Beta Iota, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry
- 1972, Beta Kappa, Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine
- 1973, Beta Lambda, Dental School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio@
- 1985, Beta Mu, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine@
- 1XXX, Beta Nu, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine@
- 1XXX, Beta Xi, Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Arizona@
(@ indicates chapter is active)
Publications
The Fraternity publishes a quarterly journal, Xi Psi Phi, recent issues available here. In 1899, the first issue of the Xi Psi Phi Quarterly magazine was published with Marvin J. Houghton, Alpha ’00, as editor-in-chief. C.C. Markey, Alpha ’00, and E. M. Brown, Alpha ’00, served as associate editors. [1]
Traditions
The insignia of the Xi Psi Phi fraternity is a four-leaf gold pin, with three pearls set in each leaf, surmounted by a diamond shaped black-enamel piece bearing the Greek Letters ΞΨΦ The colors are lavender and cream[2]
References
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