History of The Society of Phi Zeta and the
Tau Chapter
Phi Zeta is the honor society for
veterinary medicine. It originated in 1925 with a group of senior
veterinary students in the New York State Veterinary College at
Cornell University. With the assistance of a group of faculty
members, including the dean of the college, Dr. Veranus A. Moore,
the Society was organized and Dean Moore was elected as the first
president of the Alpha Chapter. The Society of Phi Zeta was
organized in 1929 at a meeting in Detroit, Michigan, and Dean Moore
became the first president of the Society. Since 1929, twenty-seven
chapters of the Society of Phi Zeta have been established, one at
each of the schools or colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the United
States.
The Tau Chapter of the Society of Phi Zeta was chartered at the
School of Veterinary Medicine of Louisiana State University in 1977,
the year LSU graduated its first class of veterinarians.
Goals of the Society
The overall goal of the Society of Phi Zeta is to
promote scholarship and research in matters pertaining to the
welfare and diseases of animals.
To promote scholarship in the veterinary curriculum, the Society
recognizes students who have excelled in all aspects of veterinary
medicine.
To promote research in veterinary medicine, the Society sponsors
research competition at the national level. The Tau chapter sponsors
an annual Research Emphasis Day which features research competition
for students, advanced studies students and faculty.
Membership in the Society of Phi
Zeta consists of two classifications, Active and Honorary. Those
eligible to election as Active Members are:
A. Any candidate for the DVM/VMD degree in a veterinary
medical college where a chapter exists and who has completed at
least two years of the professional curriculum and who meet the
following requirements:
1. The candidate must have an acceptable personality,
be of good moral character, and possess high ideals
regarding professional services and conduct.
2. When elected in the junior or third year, students
must rank scholastically in the highest 10 percent of their
veterinary medical class.
B. Any veterinarian who has been in possession of a
veterinary medical degree for at least two years, and who has
displayed ability of high order in dealing with one or more
phases of the science of veterinary medicine, and who meets one
of the following criteria:
1. The candidate is enrolled as a graduate student in
a college of veterinary medicine and has completed at least
twenty semester (thirty quarter) hours of graduate credit or
has successfully passed preliminary examinations.
2. The candidate has been engaged in an intern or
residency program for at least two years or has become board
certified in his/her specialty.
3. The candidate has completed two years or more on
the faculty of an institution or scientific staff of a
scientific institution within commuting distance of the
nearest chapter of Phi Zeta and has been involved in
veterinary research or service.
Those eligible for election as Honorary Members are:
A. Distinguished veterinarians in possession of their
veterinary medical degrees for at least five years and who have
rendered notable service to their profession.
B. Persons not in possession of the veterinary medical
degree, who have rendered distinguished service in the
advancement of the science relating to the animal industry and
particularly of animal diseases.
C. Only in exceptional instances shall more than two
honorary members be elected by any one chapter in any one
academic year.
Chapters of Phi Zeta in the USA
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CHARTERED |
|
Alpha |
Cornell University |
1925 |
|
Beta |
University of Pennsylvania |
1929 |
|
Gamma |
Iowa State University |
1931 |
|
Delta |
Ohio State University |
1934 |
|
Epsilon |
Auburn University |
1948 |
|
Zeta |
Michigan State University |
1950 |
|
Eta |
Texas A & M University |
1950 |
|
Theta |
Colorado State University |
1950 |
|
Iota |
Washington State University |
1952 |
|
Kappa |
University of Minnesota |
1952 |
|
Lambda |
University of California |
1953 |
|
Mu |
University of Illinois |
1953 |
|
Nu |
Oklahoma State University |
1958 |
|
Xi |
University of Georgia |
1959 |
|
Omicron |
Purdue University |
1962 |
|
Pi |
University of Missouri |
1965 |
|
Rho |
Tuskegee University |
1967 |
|
Sigma |
Kansas State University |
1969 |
|
Tau |
Louisiana State University |
1977 |
|
Upsilon |
University of Florida |
1979 |
|
Phi |
University of Tennessee |
1979 |
|
Chi |
Virginia-Maryland Regional CVM |
1984 |
|
Psi |
North Carolina State University |
1984 |
|
Alpha Alpha |
University of Wisconsin |
1987 |
|
Alpha Gamma |
Oregon State University |
1987 |
|
Omega |
Mississippi State University |
1988 |
|
Alpha Beta |
Tufts University |
1991 |
2010 Inductees
Year 4, Class of 2010
Ayala-Ruiz, Juan Emmanuel
Blair, Robert V
Borne, Jessica Michelle
Carlson, Rachel A
Caro, Adam Christophe
Ciolino, Lisa Elizabeth
Coutin, Julia
Divincenti, Louis Jr
Dunleavy, Michelle Lyn
Fowlkes, Natalie Wall
Gusman, Kimberly Ann
Klein, Shaina M
Laviolette, Nicole R
Severson, Katherine Rush
Wibel, Kelly Leann
Year 3, Class of 2011
Colon, Blanca I
Craig, Ann
Cutbirth, Patrick Ryan
Dorbandt, Daniel Mark
Lipsett, Jessica M
Menard, Kimberly Ann
Norvall, Amy Pascale
Salmon, Alison Jean
Graduate Students
Saied, Achmed
Faculty
Shiomitsu, Keijiro
Cattin, Isobelle
Rademacher, Natalie |
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