Phi Zeta

{{Short description|Honor society of veterinary medicine in the US}}

{{Infobox Fraternity

| name = Phi Zeta

| letters = {{lang|grc|ΦΖ}}

| crest = The_logo_of_the_Phi_Zeta_Society.png

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| founded = {{start date and age|1925}}

| birthplace = Cornell University

| affiliation = Independent

| status = Active

| type = Honor society

| emphasis = Veterinary

| scope = National

| object =

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| colors = {{color box|#1F75FE}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFF00}} Yellow

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| chapters = 32

| lifetime =

| address = c/o Missy Josephson
109 Greene Hall
Auburn University

| city = Auburn

| state = Alabama

| ZIP code = 36849

| country = United States

| homepage = {{url|https://www.societyofphizeta.org/}}

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Phi Zeta ({{lang|grc|ΦΖ}}) 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 Moore{{cite web|url=http://ncsu.edu/project/phi_zeta/ |title=Phi Zeta :: The honor society of Veterinary Medicine |publisher=Ncsu.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-04-24}}Noted on the [https://www.societyofphizeta.org/ Phi Zeta national website], accessed 5 December 2021.{{cite book |editor1-first=Jack L. |editor1-last=Anson |editor2-first=Robert F. |editor2-last=Marchenasi |title=Baird's Manual of American Fraternities |edition=20th |year=1991 |origyear=1879 |publisher=Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. |location=Indianapolis, IN |isbn=978-0963715906 |page=VII-40–41}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vet.cornell.edu/students/Organizations.cfm#PhiZeta |title=Organizations |publisher=Vet.cornell.edu |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}

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.

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Alpha

|1925

|New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University

|Ithaca, New York

|Active