Mu Epsilon Delta


Mu Epsilon Delta, also known as MED, is an American national co-ed fraternity for those who are interested in or currently studying in the pre-medical field. It was established at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1965.

History

Mu Epsilon Delta was founded in 1965 at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The co-ed fraternity is a service organization and is recognized as such. It functions as a non-profit, national health science, honor, and service pre-professional organization and operates for the benefit of its members. This organization is intended to provide information about the medical field and to promote campus interest in the medical professions.

Symbols

The symbol of Mu Epsilon Delta is the Caduceus, which features two snakes on a winged staff. Tracing its lineage back to Greek Mythology the Caduceus is most commonly associated with Hermes, the "messenger of the gods". The similarity of the Caduceus to the unnamed staff of Asclepius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine is what largely led to its wide use as the symbol of physicians, the US Army Medical Corps, and pre-professional fraternities such as Mu Epsilon Delta.
The colors of Mu Epsilon Delta are red and gold. The fraternity's flower is the red rambling rose. Its motto is "With purity and passion I pass my life and practice my art." Its pillars are brotherhood, service, and leadership.

Chapters

As of 2024, ten chapters are active. Following are the chapters of Mu Epsilon Delta.
Charter dateInstitutionLocationStatus
1965University of Tennessee at MartinMartin, TennesseeActive
2019University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganActive
2020Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganActive
2022Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MichiganActive
2023University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActive
2023University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IllinoisActive
2024University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MassachusettsActive
2024Blacksburg, VirginiaActive
2024Madison, WisconsinActive
2024North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaActive
2025Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityHuntsville, AlabamaActive
2025University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActive
2025University of IowaIowa City, IowaActive
2025University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaActive
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TennesseeInactive
University of TulsaTulsa, OklahomaInactive
University of KansasLawrence, KansasInactive