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The fraternity's badge was a black enameled triangle, margined in jewels. It was decorated with gold Greek letters in the center. A gold star was above the letters, with a gold serpent below the letters. Its colors were gold and white, and the flower was a white rose. The fraternity's publication was
665:
Birmingham
Medical College (BMC) closed in 1912. In October 1913, the Graduate Medical School of Alabama began operating in the former BMC facilities, allowing the remaining BMC students to graduate. This chapter went defunct when the last BMC students graduated in June
277:, respectively. Four additional chapters were added between 1911 and 1914. However, several medical schools closed or merged around 1915 because of a reduction in the number of students, resulting in two chapters closing and others struggling.
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Baird's Manual of
American College Fraternities; a Descriptive Analysis of the Fraternity System in the Colleges of the United States, with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity
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Delta
Omicron Alpha merged with the medical and pharmaceutical fraternity Kappa Psi on November 17, 1917. Before the merger, the fraternity had initiated 1,063 members.
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246:. It created by-laws and a constitution, along with a ritual. The fraternity was managed through a Grand Chapter and held annual conventions.
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222:) was an American medical fraternity that operated from 1907 to 1917. This national professional fraternity was established at
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20:
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682:
of Kappa Phi in 1917 as part of the national merger of the two fraternities. Fort Worth School of
Medicine closed in 1919.
962:
695:. It was purchased by Loyola University in 1917, the same year the fraternity had a national merger with Kappa Psi.
1573:
716:
523:
1012:
493:
301:
Following is a list of the chapters of Delta
Omicron Alpha. Inactive chapters and institutions are indicated in
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772:(10th ed.). New York: James T. Brown, editor and publisher. pp. 514–515 – via Hathi Trust.
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726:
559:
499:
469:
375:
250:
1624:
1459:
1256:
1117:
238:
Delta
Omicron Alpha was established in 1907 at the College of Medicine of Tulane University in
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529:
441:
342:
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67:
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decided to close due to a reduction in the number of medical students at
Memphis. The chapter
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1017:
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731:
1367:
1241:
1152:
1127:
1077:
1067:
1659:
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1419:
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1306:
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1062:
1022:
917:
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1434:
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1167:
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140:
767:
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1321:
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348:
239:
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of Kappa Psi in 1917 as part of the national merger of the two fraternities.
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of Kappa Psi in 1917 as part of the national merger of the two fraternities.
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of Kappa Psi in 1917 as part of the national merger of the two fraternities.
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111:
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Professional medical fraternities and sororities in the United States
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872:. Board of Publications, University of Alabama. 1915. p. 242
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of Kappa Psi as part of the two fraternities' national merger.
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went dormant when
Southwestern closed its College of Medicine.
943:"American College of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Illinois"
216:
34:
766:
Baird, William
Raimond; Taylor, James Taylor, eds. (1923).
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Chicago
College of Medicine and Surgery was part of
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28:
827:Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
893:"Birmingham Medical College, Birmingham, Alabama"
847:"Delta Omicron Alpha, Phi Delta, Kappa Psi Merger
1613:Inactive independent professional fraternities
978:
823:"A Brief History of the Kappa Psi Fraternity"
8:
1497:Active independent professional fraternities
857:(1): 11-12. January 1918 – via Hathi Trust.
1205:or Professional Interfraternity Conference
985:
971:
963:
918:"Fort Worth University, Fort Worth, Texas"
307:
25:
1666:Student organizations established in 1907
1475:North American Interfraternity Conference
994:Professional fraternities and sororities
722:Professional fraternities and sororities
1199:the Professional Fraternity Association
743:
578:
554:Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
16:American medical fraternity (1907–1917)
833:(5): 354–355 – via Google Books.
1197:Former and formerly active members of
21:Delta Omicron Alpha Military Sorority
7:
1203:Professional Panhellenic Association
842:
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749:
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1681:Defunct fraternities and sororities
1005:Professional Fraternity Association
14:
1671:1907 establishments in Louisiana
43:
1002:Currently active members of the
821:Bliss, A. Richard (May 1922).
1:
703:of Kappa Psi with the merger.
524:Fort Worth School of Medicine
291:Delta Omicron Alpha Quarterly
166:Delta Alpha Omicron Quarterly
57:; 117 years ago
249:The fraternity expanded to
1697:
1574:Phi Delta Kappa (sorority)
717:List of Kappa Psi chapters
680:Beta Sigma (first) chapter
494:Birmingham Medical College
217:
35:
18:
996:organizations and members
314:Chartered date and range
42:
33:
701:Beta Rho (first) chapter
269:were established at the
19:Not to be confused with
947:America's Lost Colleges
922:America's Lost Colleges
897:America's Lost Colleges
436:Southwestern University
408:University of Tennessee
275:Southwestern University
271:University of Tennessee
284:Symbols and traditions
1414:Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
693:Valparaiso University
465:University of Alabama
1201:or its predecessors:
549:– November 17, 1917
519:– December 15, 1917
461:– November 29, 1917
438:College of Medicine
413:Knoxville, Tennessee
372:– November 17, 1917
345:College of Medicine
1640:Delta Omicron Alpha
1425:Phi Upsilon Omicron
1400:(now honor society)
1332:Omicron Delta Kappa
1312:Kappa Delta Epsilon
1287:Theta Sigma Upsilon
1038:Alpha Omega Epsilon
727:Phi Delta (Medical)
623:became part of the
560:Valparaiso, Indiana
500:Birmingham, Alabama
470:Tuscaloosa, Alabama
376:Columbia University
339:– December 1, 1917
251:Columbia University
212:Delta Omicron Alpha
29:Delta Omicron Alpha
1625:Alpha Epsilon Iota
1460:Scabbard and Blade
1257:Delta Epsilon Iota
1118:Lambda Kappa Sigma
625:Pi (first) chapter
591:Pi (first) chapter
1653:
1652:
1554:Delta Phi Epsilon
1544:Delta Kappa Gamma
1539:Delta Theta Sigma
1534:Delta Sigma Theta
1529:Gamma Epsilon Tau
1504:Alpha Gamma Kappa
1488:Alpha Gamma Sigma
1450:Omega Upsilon Phi
1404:Phi Epsilon Kappa
1357:Sigma Sigma Sigma
1262:Delta Sigma Delta
1227:Alpha Sigma Alpha
1222:Alpha Kappa Kappa
1217:Alpha Delta Sigma
1212:Alpha Delta Theta
1173:Phi Delta Epsilon
1093:Kappa Epsilon Psi
1058:Delta Kappa Alpha
570:
569:
530:Fort Worth, Texas
442:Georgetown, Texas
343:Tulane University
224:Tulane University
209:
208:
102:November 17, 1917
68:Tulane University
1688:
1599:Block and Bridle
1509:Alpha Zeta Omega
1409:Phi Lambda Kappa
1252:Gamma Iota Sigma
1148:Sigma Alpha Iota
1133:Pi Sigma Epsilon
1108:Kappa Lambda Chi
1048:Delta Epsilon Mu
987:
980:
973:
964:
957:
956:
954:
953:
938:
932:
931:
929:
928:
913:
907:
906:
904:
903:
888:
882:
881:
879:
877:
869:Corolla yearbook
864:
858:
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835:
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689:
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605:merged into the
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589:merged into the
583:
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460:
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371:
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253:by creating its
226:and merged with
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103:
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1689:
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1686:
1685:
1656:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1630:Alpha Tau Sigma
1608:
1579:Phi Sigma Gamma
1569:Nu Beta Epsilon
1559:Kappa Gamma Psi
1549:Delta Kappa Phi
1492:
1483:Alpha Gamma Rho
1469:
1455:Pershing Rifles
1445:Omega Tau Sigma
1388:Phi Delta Kappa
1383:Phi Delta Gamma
1378:Phi Delta Delta
1362:Sigma Phi Delta
1347:Sigma Delta Chi
1342:Pi Lambda Theta
1317:Kappa Phi Kappa
1292:Theta Sigma Phi
1282:Theta Kappa Psi
1272:Epsilon Eta Phi
1267:Delta Psi Kappa
1247:Gamma Eta Gamma
1232:Alpha Tau Delta
1204:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1192:
1158:Phi Alpha Delta
1103:Kappa Kappa Psi
1098:Kappa Eta Kappa
1073:Delta Sigma Chi
1053:Delta Theta Phi
1033:Alpha Chi Sigma
1028:Alpha Phi Omega
1018:Alpha Kappa Psi
1003:
997:
991:
961:
960:
951:
949:
941:Batesel, Paul.
940:
939:
935:
926:
924:
916:Batesel, Paul.
915:
914:
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899:
891:Batesel, Paul.
890:
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804:
795:
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784:
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765:
764:
745:
740:
732:Theta Kappa Psi
713:
708:
707:
690:
686:
674:
670:
664:
660:
650:Epsilon chapter
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617:
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584:
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546:
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101:
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24:
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1427:
1422:
1417:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1368:Phi Beta Gamma
1365:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1302:Kappa Alpha Pi
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1242:Beta Alpha Psi
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1208:
1206:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1153:Tau Beta Sigma
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1128:Mu Phi Epsilon
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1078:Epsilon Nu Tau
1075:
1070:
1068:Delta Sigma Pi
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1009:
1007:
999:
998:
992:
990:
989:
982:
975:
967:
959:
958:
933:
908:
883:
859:
836:
802:
775:
742:
741:
739:
736:
735:
734:
729:
724:
719:
712:
709:
706:
705:
684:
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658:
642:
630:
611:
595:
577:
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456:
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427:
421:
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418:
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410:
405:
404:– 191x ?
399:
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361:
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355:
346:
340:
334:
328:
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318:
315:
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298:
295:
285:
282:
235:
232:
207:
206:
189:
185:
184:
183:1,063 lifetime
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177:
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1638:
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1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1620:Aleph Yodh He
1618:
1617:
1615:
1611:
1605:
1604:Queens' Guard
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
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1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1514:Alpha Eta Rho
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1495:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1466:
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1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1420:Phi Rho Sigma
1418:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1399:
1398:Phi Delta Phi
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
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1360:
1358:
1355:
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1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1307:Kappa Beta Pi
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1297:Iota Sigma Pi
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
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1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
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1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1195:
1189:
1188:Phi Chi Theta
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1178:Phi Delta Chi
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
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1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1088:Kappa Epsilon
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1063:Delta Omicron
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1023:Alpha Rho Chi
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
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988:
983:
981:
976:
974:
969:
968:
965:
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909:
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856:
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848:
843:
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837:
832:
828:
824:
817:
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811:
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792:
788:
787:"Our History"
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737:
733:
730:
728:
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723:
720:
718:
715:
714:
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702:
698:
697:Theta chapter
694:
688:
685:
681:
677:
672:
669:
662:
659:
655:
651:
646:
643:
639:
638:Delta chapter
634:
631:
628:
624:
620:
619:Gamma chapter
615:
612:
608:
607:Gamma chapter
604:
599:
596:
592:
588:
587:Alpha chapter
582:
579:
572:
566:
563:
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558:
556:
555:
551:
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419:
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388:
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382:
381:New York City
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267:Delta chapter
264:
263:Gamma chapter
261:In 1910, the
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84:
80:
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72:
69:
54:
50:
46:
41:
32:
27:
22:
1639:
1635:Chi Zeta Chi
1589:Chi Delta Mu
1435:Chi Beta Phi
1416:(now social)
1393:Phi Delta Pi
1364:(now social)
1352:Sigma Nu Phi
1277:Zeta Phi Eta
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