Phi Zeta (ΦΖ) is the only honor society of veterinary medicine in the United States.

Its purpose is to promote, acknowledge, and reward scholarship in the profession of veterinary medicine.

[2] Greek scholar, George P. Bristol of Cornell University, suggested that the organization use the Greek word, spelled in its Latin form: PHILOZOI; meaning “love for animals”.

The emblem was designed by the artist and naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes.

[4][3] Honorary membership may also be bestowed upon interns, residents, faculty, and non-veterinary field related persons, who have made significant contributions to veterinary medicine.