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.
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.
