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•	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. Currently, there are 90 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 widespread recognition of the Society not only by the profession of pharmacy, but also by the academic world in general. 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.
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•	The Rho Chi Society encourages and recognizes excellence in intellectual achievement and advocates critical inquiry in all aspects of pharmacy. The Society further encourages high standards of conduct and character and fosters fellowship among its members.
•	The Society seeks universal recognition of its members as lifelong intellectual leaders in pharmacy, and as a community of scholars, to instill the desire to pursue intellectual excellence and critical inquiry to advance the profession.
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•	Annual Rho Chi Used Book Sale: Each year at the beginning of the fall semester, Rho Chi sponsors and organizes a used book sale to help incoming students defer the high cost of textbooks.
•	Rx for Success Study Skills Workshop: Each fall before the first round of exams, Rho Chi sponsors a study skills workshop for P-1's. This is an opportunity for first-year students to receive study tips specific to each class and professor from successful upperclassmen.
•	Tutoring Program: Rho Chi offers a tutoring program for students experiencing academic distress. This program is conducted through the SASS (Student Academic Support Services). Students may contact the SASS (http://www.uthsc.edu/sass/) for further details.
•	Rho Chi Initiation Banquet: Rho Chi hosts an initiation banquet in the spring of each year to initiate new members of the Society. This banquet serves as an opportunity for fellow students, faculty, friends, and family to recognize new members for their academic success.
•	The programs and activities of the Alpha Nu Chapter are constantly evolving. In the past, the chapter has manned a water station at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 5K Race, hosted a social for current members, and sponsored Lunch and Learn programs for pharmacy students. This year, the Alpha Nu Chapter plans to create an outreach program for local high schools and universities to promote the profession of pharmacy.
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	Memphis Campus: Dr. Bradley Boucher (bboucher@uthsc.edu)
	Knoxville Campus: Dr. Alex Guirguis (aguirgui@uthsc.edu)
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	President: Andy Nishimoto (anishimo@uthsc.edu)
	Memphis Vice President: Megan Perry (mperry9@uthsc.edu)
	Knoxville Vice President: Julie Phillips (jphill41@uthsc.edu)
	Secretary: Deepa Pillai (dpillai@uthsc.edu)
	Treasurer: Coral Iserhienrhien (ciserhie@uthsc.edu)
	Historian: Sam Davis (sdavis46@uthsc.edu)
	Knoxville Liason: Leslie Smith (lsmit138@uthsc.edu)
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	Selection: Members are selected based on GPA (grade point average). The top 15% of each class is accepted after completion of 3 semesters, and an additional 5% after the 5th semester.
	Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2011 Members • Jonathan Rhett Barker • Angela Pollock Loughery • Adam Joshua Sawyer • Gillian Casey Bell • Zhen Lu • Crissy Seal Berry • Stephanie Jeanne Bryant • Daniel Ray Marsh • Jaime Lynn Shockley • Taylor Bearden Burich • William Paul Moore • Carmen Blair Smith • Melanie Ann Burnett • Elizabeth Craven Moss • Alex Keith Stephens • Jada Leigh Butler • Caroline Marie Myers • Kelley Lee Tate • LeeAnn Scott Coulson • Johanna Lynn Norman • Corry Elizabeth Taylor • Jacob Lewis Duke • Erin Nicole Nutter • Emily Meghan Thomas • Courtney Len Erickson • Priya Umesh Patel • Erica Lynn Wagner • Lauralee Catherine Gordon • Melaina Kaysie Perry • Elizabeth Ashley Willis • Allison Leigh Green • Laura Ellen Pruett • Cynthie Ying-Ping Wong • Houssam Saleh Hajj Houssein • Sami Sakaan • Sampaguita Samontanes Wright • Jessica Eren Jordan • Jamie Falana Salter • John Robert Yates • Phillip Henry Lee • David Rambo Sands • Stephanie Gail Yokley
	Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2012 Members • Titilola Mitsuko Afolabi • Jessica Leigh Gwinn • George Wade Phillips • Brandon David Bates • Christopher Morgan Honeycutt • Alicia Nicole Potter • Macon DeVaughn Carroll • Amanda Mahala Huskey • Jennifer Margaret Rivers • Joshua Adam Carter • Luke Archer Knox • Josiah Thomas Ryman  • Rachael Ann Clark  • Tyler Charles Madere   • Alda A. Shepherd   • Paul Nathan Collins • Nicole Hart McClellan • Lacie Amanda Stockstill • Kellye Taylor Dawson • Matthew Kyle Miller • Lora Selika Underwood • Jana Rae Drumright   • Kelly Marie Peek Monteen • Michelle Nicole Valentine   • Henry Dunnenberger • Leila Dione Moore  • Juliet Paige Wallace • Kathleen Leigh Fowler  • Sarah Allison Morris • Cyle Evan White • Wendy Marie Gabriel   • Tony Daniel Moseley • Christina Joanne York  • Mary Elizabeth Gallaher • Heather Mae Mullins   • Julie Haynes Glasgow • Stephen Holland Neu
	Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2013 Members • Julie Marie Akin  • Rachel Lauren Kile  • Deepa Subramonia Pillai  • Hamilton Cheney Borden  • Feng Lu  • Kirsten McVay Roberts  • Yi-wen Chang  • Melissa Sue Lundberg  • Kathleen Leigh Sheehan  • Samuel Nicholas Davis  • Andrew Tadashi Nishimoto  • Brandon Lee Sipe • Whitney Van Cleve Elliott • McKenzie Lee McIntire • Leslie Nichole Smith • Sarah Ann Fitzgerald  • Rebecca Lynn Miller  • Lindsey Dawn Wells  • Coral Ivie Iserhienrhien  • Megan Nicole Perry  • Kevin Paul Witbrodt  • Maryam Karimi Khaledi  • Julie Ann Phillips
	Graduate Student Members • Adole Natasha Alipoe  • Vinayagam Kannan • Pavan Vaddaddy • Fang Zhang • Sonia Bedi  • Suresh Potharaju  • La'Marcus Wingate • Qiuye Zhang  • Steven Gurley • Horrick Sharma • Jin Xu • Yinqi Zhou
	Faculty Rho Chi Alumni • John Buolamwini • Heather Draper • Richard Helms • Anne B. Reaves • Bradley Boucher • James Eoff • Collin Hovinga • Mary Relling • Ron Braden • William Evans • Joanna Hudson • David Rogers • Gail Bridges • Glen Farr • David Kuhl • Kelly Rogers • Candace Brown • Christopher Finch • Marilyn Lee • Kay Ryan • L.B. Brown • Shannon Finks • S. Casey Laizure • Timothy Self • Rex Brown • Andrea Franks • Robert Lobo • Atul Shukla • Richard Brown • Kevin Freeman • Vivian Loveless • David Solomon • Joyce Broyles • Stephan Foster • Charles May • Art Straughn • Adrianne Butler • Christa George • Bernd Meibohm • Joe Swanson • Debbie Byrd • Dick Gourley • Duane Miller • Melanie Swims • Mike Christensen • Greta Gourley • Ted Morton • Camille Thornton • Catherine Crill • William Greene • Cindy Nettle • Junling Wang • Roland Dickerson • Alex Guirguis • Robert Parker • Christopher Wood • Isaac Donkor • Emily Hak • Stephanie Phelps • George Wood       • Ryan Yates Top