Aleph Yodh He () was an American professional medical fraternity for Jewish students.
It went dormant in 1921 when it merged with
Phi Lambda Kappa.
History
Aleph Yodh He formed in 1908 at the
Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
Stritch School of Medicine is the medical school affiliated with Loyola University Chicago. It is located at the heart of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. The medical campus includes Foster G. McGaw Hospital, Joseph Bern ...
. It operated with three divisions: Aleph Yodh He in the east, Phi Lambda Kappa in the West, and
Zeta Mu Phi in the Midwest.
Its publication was ''Medic'', which was published quarterly starting in January 1915.
At a convention in Chicago in December1921, these three divisions merged into
Phi Lambda Kappa, discontinuing the use of the name Aleph Yodh He.
[Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). ]
Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities
' (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 437 – via Google Books. Around the time of the merger, Aleph Yodh He had some 350 members.
Chapters
Following are the chapters of Aeph Yodh He:
[ Inactive chapters and institutions are indicated in ''italics''.
]
Notes
See also
* List of Jewish fraternities and sororities
* Professional fraternities and sororities
References
{{Professional fraternities
Historically Jewish fraternities in the United States
Professional medical fraternities and sororities in the United States
Jewish organizations established in 1908
Defunct fraternities and sororities