Mu Epsilon Delta
{{Short description|American fraternity for pre-med students}}
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{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Mu Epsilon Delta
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΜΕΔ}}
| motto = With purity and passion I pass my life and practice my art.
| crest = The_crest_of_Mu_Epsilon_Delta.jpg
| image_size = 190px
| alt = MED Caduceus
| founded = {{start date and age|1965}}
| birthplace = University of Tennessee at Martin
| affiliation = Independent
| status = Active
| type = Professional
| emphasis = Pre-health fields
| scope = National
| symbol = Caduceus
| publication =
| colors = {{Color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{Color box|#FFD700}} Gold
| flower = Red Rambling Rose
| jewel = Ruby
| chapters = 10
| lifetime =
| address =
| city = Ann Arbor
| state = Michigan
| ZIP code =
| free_label =
| free =
| homepage = {{url|https://mednational.org/}}
| pillars = Brotherhood, Service, and Leadership
| country = United States
| footnotes = [https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/medumich/documents/view/1057881 MED THE CONSTITUTION OF MU EPSILON DELTA]
}}
Mu Epsilon Delta ({{lang|grc|ΜΕΔ}}), also known as MED, is an American national co-ed fraternity for those who are interested in or currently studying in the pre-medical field. It was established at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1965.
History
Mu Epsilon Delta was founded in 1965 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://mednational.org/about/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=MED Nationals |language=en-US}} The co-ed fraternity is a service organization and is recognized as such. It functions as a non-profit, national health science, honor, and service pre-professional organization and operates for the benefit of its members. This organization is intended to provide information about the medical field and to promote campus interest in the medical professions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.utm.edu/departments/biology/med.php|title = Mu Epsilon Delta | Biological Sciences}}
Symbols
The symbol of Mu Epsilon Delta is the Caduceus, which features two snakes on a winged staff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/caduceus|title = Caduceus | staff}} Tracing its lineage back to Greek Mythology the Caduceus is most commonly associated with Hermes, the "messenger of the gods".{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hermes-Greek-mythology|title = Hermes | Characteristics, Family, & Myth}} The similarity of the Caduceus to the unnamed staff of Asclepius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine is what largely led to its wide use as the symbol of physicians, the US Army Medical Corps, and pre-professional fraternities such as Mu Epsilon Delta.{{Cite web |title=Asclepius | Definition, Myth, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Asclepius}}Lt.-Col. Fielding H. Garrison, "The use of the caduceus in the insignia of the Army medical officer," Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 9 (1919-1920): 13-16, noted by Engle, 204, note 2
The colors of Mu Epsilon Delta are red and gold. The fraternity's flower is the red rambling rose. Its motto is "With purity and passion I pass my life and practice my art." Its pillars are brotherhood, service, and leadership.
Chapters
As of 2024, ten chapters are active. Following are the chapters of Mu Epsilon Delta.{{Cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://mednational.org/chapters/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=MED Nationals |language=en-US}}
References
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