In 1908,
the "Aristolochite Society", a local honor society, was created on the
campus of the University of Michigan. This society later became known as the
"Rho Chi Society", and was granted a charter by the State of Michigan
on May 19,1922.
After five
years of existence, Rho Chi had eight chapters, and after ten years there were
eighteen active chapters. The Alpha Nu chapter, of the Rho Chi Society, was
founded at the University of Tennessee in 1949. In 1999, there were seventy-five
active chapters and additional chapters are anticipated at new schools of
pharmacy.
The high
standards maintained for membership in Rho Chi have resulted in the general
recognition of the Society not only by Pharmacy, but also by academic circles
generally. Rho Chi is accorded a place in Banta’s Greek Exchange and a
sketch of the Society appears in Baird’s Manual. Since 1947 the Society
has been a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
