Pi Mu

Pi Mu, (ΠΜ), was an honor society for medical students, founded in 1892. It merged with Phi Chi, a similar society, in 1922.

Pi Mu
ΠΜ
FoundedDecember 13, 1892 (December 13, 1892)
University of Virginia
TypeHonor Society
MottoSemper Ad Honorem
PublicationThe Journal
Headquarters2039 Ridgeview Drive
Floyds Knobs, IN
USA
See Phi Chi homepage

History

Pi Mu was an honor society for medical students, founded on December 13, 1892 at the University of Virginia. Its Founders were:

  • John W. Mallet
  • Hugh I. Cummings
  • Powell C. Fauntleroy
  • Hugh T. McGuire
  • E. L. Hobson
  • Nicholas Wothington
  • Rawley Penick
  • Charles E. Marrow
  • James S. Irving
  • Rawley Martin
  • Hugh H. Duke.

Dr. Mallet designed the name and motto.[1]

Merger

In November 1921, Dave F. Dozier, Pi Delta Phi '26, of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity and J. P. Williams of Pi Mu jointly instituted unofficial negotiations for a merger of Pi Mu and Phi Chi. This conference culminated in an agreement of merger signed October 7, 1922, in Richmond, Virginia, by Albert F. Saunders for Phi Chi and J. Blair Fitts for Pi Mu. Also participating in the arrangements of merger were Dave F. Dozier, Pi Delta Phi, and William I. Owens, Theta Eta chapter, for Phi Chi and J. P. Williams of Pi Mu. Under the arrangements of merger, members of the Beta chapter and Gamma chapter of Pi Mu were initiated into Theta Eta chapter of Phi Chi, and Alpha chapter of Pi Mu was installed as Pi Mu chapter of Phi Chi, October 14, 1922. Alumni of Pi Mu became associate members of Pi Mu of Phi Chi: they were obligated to become life subscribers to the Phi Chi QUARTERLY and membership cards of Phi Chi were issued to those who so subscribed; these associate members were granted the right to wear the badge of Phi Chi although the Pi Mu official badge was to remain "official" for all Pi Mu alumni graduating prior to July 1, 1922.

Through this amalgamation Phi Chi received from Pi Mu all her interests and was free to accept any part of the ritual and constitution. Phi Chi also agreed to sponsor the Pi Mu honor system. Through this merger Phi Chi attained a chapter roll of 51 and a membership of 12,180.[2]

Symbolism

The Pi Mu badge was a Greek cross with skull and bones at the center. The skull was set with emerald eyes and the letters ΠΜ displayed on the horizontal arm of the cross.[2]

Chapter

The ΠΜ fraternity consisted of the following chapters before merging with ΦΧ:[1]

Chapter Location Dates
ΑUniversity of Virginia1892–1904; 1908-1922Became ΠΜ of Phi Chi[2]
ΒMedical College of Virginia1893–1896Joined ΒΓ in 1896
ΓUniversity College of Medicine1896Joined ΒΓ in 1896
ΒΓUniversity College of Medicine1896–1922Joined ΘΗ of Phi Chi[2]
ΔLouisville Medical College1904-1907Joined ΔΗ in 1907
ΕUniversity of Louisville1904-1907Joined ΕΖ in 1907
ΖUniversity of Kentucky1905-1907Joined ΕΖ in 1907
ΗHospital College of Louisville1907Joined ΔΗ in 1907
ΔΗLouisville Medical College1907-1908Joined ΔΕ in 1908
ΕΖUniversity of Louisville1907-1908Joined ΔΕ in 1908
ΔΕUniversity of Louisville1908–1922Joined ΑΑ of Phi Chi[2]
ΘJefferson Medical College1908–1915
ΙMedical College of South Carolina1908–1914
ΚUniversity of Tennessee1908–1922Joined ΑΒ of Phi Chi[2]
ΛVanderbilt University1910–1922Joined Π of Phi Chi[2]
ΜJohns Hopkins University1910–1922Joined ΚΔ of Phi Chi[2]
ΝColumbia University1913–1922Joined ΥΣ of Phi Chi[2]

The Journal- annual publication begun in 1908[1]

The crest of Pi Mu: a caduceus at the top of a shield with the Latin phrase "Semper Ad Honorem." and the Greek letters beneath.[1]

The design of the Phi Chi pledge button was changed at the time of the Pi Mu merger in 1922 to honor the Pi Mu honor system. The badge of Pi Mu, a Greek cross carrying the skull and crossbones in addition to the Greek letters ΠΜ, by agreement became Phi Chi's pledge button with the substitution of a caduceus and the letters ΦΧ in silver on a field of green.[2]

References
  • "Phi Chi Medical Fraternity".
  1. Baird, William, ed. (1915). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (8 ed.). New York: The College Fraternity Publishing Co.
  2. Cannon, Daniel H. (1989). The History of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc. Centennial Edition 1889-1989. Phi Chi Quarterly Office.
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