Alpha Epsilon Delta

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
On April 28, 1926, fifteen premedical students at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Alabama/AzXHD8IG">University of Alabama</a> met with Dr. Jack Montgomery, premedical adviser and professor of organic chemistry, to formalize the organization of a new premedical honor society. <a href="/facts/Baylor_University/UYHcAkf8">Baylor University</a>, <a href="/facts/Samford_University/WdHbzP9D">Samford University</a>, The <a href="/facts/University_of_Texas/6NApstxT">University of Texas</a>, and the <a href="/facts/University_of_South_Carolina/C6YRanR1">University of South Carolina</a> established chapters in 1928/29. At the first national convention at the University of Alabama on April 18, 1930, ten members representing five chapters and one petitioning group were in attendance.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>
In February 1929 the first two women were initiated as members, making Alpha Epsilon Delta one of the earliest co-educational honor societies established.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> It joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1945.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a> In 1949, Alpha Epsilon Delta was incorporated in the State of <a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a>. It reincorporated in the <a href="/facts/District_of_Columbia/enXPK156">District of Columbia</a> as a nonprofit, educational organization in February 1962.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> By 2011, it had 179 active chapters and 168,178 initiates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
The business of the society is conducted by the National Officers, Regional Directors, and active chapters, with authorization of the national convention, held biennially.
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) has today become the world's largest Honor Society exclusively serving premedical education, with a membership exceeding 229,000 in 270 chapters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> Its national headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas.

<h2 id="symbols">Symbols</h2>
The Alpha Epsilon Delta badge consists of a hexagonal key or pin on the face of which is inscribed ΑΕΔ in a longitudinal column. The key is reminiscent of the benzene ring, while the border is emblematic of the continuity of premedical science.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
Alpha Epsilon Delta's motto is "Truth I Pursue".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> Baird's Manual had originally listed the society's colors as ultraviolet and infrared; the current Constitution notes them as red and violet.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> The society's flower is the red rose.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>
The society's magazine, The Scalpel, is published at least two times per year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a> It also published AED Newsletter at least four times per year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>

<h2 id="membership">Membership</h2>
Membership is open to undergraduate students with a major interest in medicine and who meet the minimum requirements.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a> Some chapters offer an Associate membership for those who have yet to meet these requirements.

<ul><li>Achievement of 3.3 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) in science and overall GPA</li>
<li>Complete at least three semesters (five quarters) of college credit/preprofessional health work</li>
<li>Good standing with your University's chapter</li>
<li>A certain number of volunteer hours may be required as well<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="chapters">Chapters</h2>
Main article: List of Alpha Epsilon Delta chaptersAlpha Epsilon Delta has chartered 270 chapters in the United States.
<h2 id="notable-members">Notable members</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Ruth_Ann_Davis/Rp9xTaUt">Ruth Ann Davis</a> – professor of biology and chemistry at <a href="/facts/Potomac_State_College_of_West_Virginia_University/8813gnlE">Potomac State College</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/W._Bruce_Fye/gXrPLwlT">W. Bruce Fye</a> – <a href="/facts/Cardiologist/KCeWn418">cardiologist</a> and emeritus professor of medicine and the history of medicine at the <a href="/facts/Mayo_Clinic/QQbLLJza">Mayo Clinic</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Melvin_Spencer_Newman/8UXYempm">Melvin Spencer Newman</a> – <a href="/facts/Chemist/N09K7Bdm">chemist</a> and <a href="/facts/Ohio_State_University/jfSr6u6u">Ohio State University</a> professor</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mike_Petri/yrRd4aSM">Mike Petri</a> – rugby union player and coach</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bert_Vogelstein/jaYaeR9b">Bert Vogelstein</a> – professor of oncology and pathology at the <a href="/facts/Johns_Hopkins_School_of_Medicine/Mh6EHzKP">Johns Hopkins School of Medicine</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Robert_G._Voight/66KGjs5m">Robert G. Voight</a> – professor and chair of English at <a href="/facts/Oral_Roberts_University/5FDNwaLj">Oral Roberts University</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Honor_cords/dMsj18Uf">Honor cords</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Honor_society/MTodIu8w">Honor society</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://aednational.com/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-7–8. ISBN 978-0963715906. <a href="978-0963715906" target="_blank">978-0963715906</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved 2025-02-02. <a href="https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose." target="_blank">https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose.</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Current statistics per the Alpha Epsilon Delta website, accessed 4 Sept 2020. <a href="https://aednational.com/about-us/" target="_blank">https://aednational.com/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved 2025-02-02. <a href="https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose." target="_blank">https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose.</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Current statistics per the Alpha Epsilon Delta website, accessed 4 Sept 2020. <a href="https://aednational.com/about-us/" target="_blank">https://aednational.com/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-7–8. ISBN 978-0963715906. <a href="978-0963715906" target="_blank">978-0963715906</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved 2025-02-02. <a href="https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose." target="_blank">https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose.</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Current statistics per the Alpha Epsilon Delta website, accessed 4 Sept 2020. <a href="https://aednational.com/about-us/" target="_blank">https://aednational.com/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-7–8. ISBN 978-0963715906. <a href="978-0963715906" target="_blank">978-0963715906</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved 2025-02-02. <a href="https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose." target="_blank">https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose.</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">"Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved 2025-02-02. <a href="https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose." target="_blank">https://www.eiu.edu/prehealth/aed.php#:~:text=The%20motto%20is%20incorporated%20in,flower%20is%20the%20red%20rose.</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-7–8. ISBN 978-0963715906. <a href="978-0963715906" target="_blank">978-0963715906</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-7–8. ISBN 978-0963715906. <a href="978-0963715906" target="_blank">978-0963715906</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:18">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:19">"Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society - Premedical". Association of College Honor Societies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via web.archive.org. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194631/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=aed</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:20">Current statistics per the Alpha Epsilon Delta website, accessed 4 Sept 2020. <a href="https://aednational.com/about-us/" target="_blank">https://aednational.com/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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