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Nu Sigma Nu (ΝΣΝ) was an international professional fraternity for medicine, now existing as a handful of stable remaining chapters. It was founded on 2 March, 1882 by five medical students at the University of Michigan, who identified as their immediate object ''"to further the best interests of our profession."'' Later, its purpose was more fully stated as, ''"To promote scholarship, the development of better teaching, and generally in raising medical education to a higher level.”'' As one of the earliest formed among all professional fraternities, Nu Sigma Nu was the first fraternal organization nationally to limit membership to medical students only. It can therefore claim that it was the first Medical Professional Fraternity.〔. Series number and closing date of the issue are inferred.〕 ==History== The organization evolved quickly from its birth on 2 March 1882 under the leadership of five original members, all of the class of 1883, who, along with one other became the six recognized Founders of the Fraternity. The six Founders were: * Benjamin Grinnell Strong * Frederick Clark Bailey * Robert D. Stephens, (died within a year of graduation) * William James Mayo, of Mayo Clinic fame * Charles Marshall Frye * John Lincoln Gish The first five developed and signed the Constitution, and all six signed the original charter upon their initiation. Soon afterward, two professors were added to the membership rolls: Donald McLean and George E. Frothingham. With these, and a fixed attention on professional achievement in its defined area of study, the Fraternity had a relatively short period before contemplating a national expansion. The Grand Chapter of Nu Sigma Nu was formed in 1886. Its ''Beta Chapter'' was formed in 1889 at the Detroit College of Medicine, and the Fraternity added additional chapters during a vigorous period of growth from 1890 to 1933.〔〔 Nu Sigma Nu was the first of five national medical professional fraternities to form, and did so when the concept of a professional fraternity was far less common; it was a pioneer in establishment of the professional model.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nu Sigma Nu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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