Alpha Epsilon Iota

Professional fraternity

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Alpha Epsilon Iota

ΑΕΙ
Founded| February 26, 1890; 135 years ago (1890-02-26)
University of Michigan
Type| Professional
Affiliation| Independent
Status| Defunct
Defunct date| March 1963
Successor| Some chapters continued as locals
Emphasis| Medical
Scope| National
Colors|  Black,  White and
Green
Symbol| Serpent
Flower| White carnation
Jewel| Emerald
Publication| The Directory-Journal
Chapters| 31, all dormant
Headquarters|
United States

Alpha Epsilon Iota (ΑΕΙ) was an American professional fraternity for women in the field of medicine.

## History

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Alpha Epsilon Iota was established as a medical fraternity for women on February 26, 1890 at the University of Michigan. Its Founders were:

* Lotta Ruth Arwine-Suverkrup
* May Belle Stuckey Reynolds
* Ada Fenimore Bock
* Anna Ward Croacher
* Lily Mac Gowan-Fellows[1]

Founded prior to the turn of the 20th Century, Alpha Epsilon Iota was thereby one of the earliest of the professional medical fraternities to serve women. It quickly expanded to a Beta chapter at the University of Chicago that same year, cementing its national intentions.[1][2]

By the turn of the century two additional chapters had formed, with seven more added by 1910. Later, growth slowed for the most part, with a flurry of new groups in the 1920, but no new chapters after 1949.[2]

The fraternity dissolved as a national organization in March 1963. Some chapters continued on as local entities. Minnesota's Epsilon chapter remained active through the 1970s at which time there was a marked expansion of female enrollment in the growing medical school there, but ΑΕΙ sold its properties in 1979, splitting then into two groups, the AEI Foundation which continues to provide scholarships, and a networking organization called Minnesota Women Physicians.[3]

## Traditions and insignia

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The colors of Alpha Epsilon Iota were black, white, and green.

The fraternity flower is the White Carnation.

The official badge is described as a "black enameled faceted pentagon, having a gold star at the apex with an emerald inset. The three upper facets contained the Greek letters Α Ε Ι in gold, the two lower facets, a gold serpent."

The biannual publication is The Directory Journal.

Six grades of members were created: Collegiate, Graduate, Honorary, Affiliate, Non-graduate, and Associate.[1]

## Chapters

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Chapter information from Baird's Manual (20th), which reports there were approximately 4,000 members.[1][2]

Name  | Chartered  | Institution  | Location  | Status  | Notes  | Reference

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Alpha | February 26, 1890–19xx  | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Dormant  |  |
Beta | 1890–1940 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Dormant  |  |
Gamma | 1899–1933 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Dormant  |  |
Delta | 1899–19xx  | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | Dormant  |  |
Epsilon | 1901–1982 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Dormant  | Reverted to local  |
Zeta | 1902–19xx  | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Dormant  |  |
Eta | 1902–1913 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Dormant  |  |
Theta | 1902–19xx  | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Dormant  |  |
Iota | 1905–19xx  | University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Dormant  |  |
Kappa | 1906–19xx  | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Dormant  |  |
Lambda | 1909–19xx  | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | Dormant  |  |
Mu | 1919–19xx  | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | Dormant  |  |
Nu | 1902–19xx  | University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | Dormant  |  |
Xi | 1922–19xx  | University of Oregon, Portland | Portland, OR | Dormant  |  |
Omicron | 1922–1948 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | Dormant  |  |
Pi | 1923–19xx  | Medical College of Virginia | Richmond, VA | Dormant  |  |
Rho | 1923–19xx  | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Dormant  |  |
Sigma | 1923–19xx  | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | Dormant  |  |
Tau | 1927–19xx  | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, WI | Dormant  |  |
Upsilon | 1927–19xx  | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | Dormant  |  |
Phi | 1927–19xx  | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Dormant  |  |
Chi | 1927–19xx  | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis County, MO | Dormant  |  |
Psi | 1938–19xx  | LSU Health Sciences Center | New Orleans, LA | Dormant  |  |
Omega | 1940–19xx  | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Alpha | 1941–19xx  | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Beta | 1944–19xx  | Hahnemann University (Drexel) | Philadelphia, PA | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Gamma | 1948–19xx  | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Delta | 1948–19xx  | New York Medical | Valhalla, NY | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Epsilon | 1948–19xx  | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Zeta | 1949–19xx  | Creighton University | Omaha, NE | Dormant  |  |
Alpha-Eta | 1949–19xx  | Augusta University | Augusta, GA | Dormant  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VIII-37. ISBN 978-0963715906.
2. ^ a b c Early chapters noted in the "1922 Alpha Epsilon Iota Directory". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05., from the collection of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, accessed 10 Sept 2020.
3. ^ As noted in the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center Archives, accessed 10 Sept 2020.

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