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National History
Phi Delta Chi was founded on November
2, 1883 at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor under the original name of Phi Chi. A group of 11 men decided to start a professional
organization that would change the face of the pharmacy career forever. The original founders were: Charles Edward Bond, Franklin
Herbert Frazee, Llewellyn Hall Gardner, Calvin Pomeroy Godfrey, Adolph Gustave Hoffman, Arthur Gilliam Hopper, Charles F.
Hueber, George Pawling Lemon, Arthur Sidney Rogers, Azor Thurston, and Albert Tenney Waggoner. The original Phi Chi fraternity
was the first Greek letter society to include both pharmacists and chemists. In 1887 the actual name "fraternity" was given
to Phi Chi and thus started a long standing tradition of Brotherhood.
Now with the label of fraternity behind the group's name, traditions
and rituals were put into place. The colors of Old Gold and Dregs of Wine were chosen as the official colors, while the official
flower became the red carnation. The motto "Alterum Alterius Auxilio Eget", which translates to 'Each needs the help of the
other", was chosen as the flagship statement to represent the Brotherhood. Phi Chi's objective came to be, "The object of
this association shall be to advance the science of pharmacy and its allied interest, and to foster and promote a fraternal
spirit among its members".
In 1896 the Beta Chapter was founded in
Evanston, Illinois at Northwestern University. Over the next 13 years, 12 new chapters were initiated and the name of the
fraternity was changed from Phi Chi to its present name Phi Delta Chi. The addition of the letter Delta was a logical choice
because of its symbolism for equality between Brothers, and its links to the sciences of Pharmacy and Chemistry. Since its
inception, Phi Delta Chi has founded 70 chapters and has been proud to initiate over 45,000 members as Brothers.
Beta Alpha Chapter History
The Beta Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Chi was founded in 1958 at St. John's University in New York.
Our chapter was the second fraternity to be introduced to the campus. Since becoming a offical fraternity on campus, brothers
of Phi Delta Chi have been among the leaders of the University. The brothers of Beta Alpha were also among the founders
of the Inter Fraternal Council at St. John's, the current brothers still sit on the Council.
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