King's College - Biology Department

Alpha Epsilon Delta

PENNSYLVANIA LAMBDA CHAPTER

at Kings's College

National Office Link

On April 28, 1926, fifteen premedical students at the University of Alabama met with Dr. Jack Montgomery, premedical advisor and professor of organic chemistry, to formalize the organization of a new premedical honor society. Baylor University, Samford University, the University of Texas, and the University of South Carolina 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. From these modest beginnings, Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) has today become the world's largest Honor Society exclusively serving preprofessional health students, with a membership exceeding 168,000+ in 203 chapters. The Society is incorporated in the District of Columbia as a non-profit, educational organization.

Alpha Epsilon Delta is the National Health Preprofessional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in preprofessional health scholarship, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary, and others. The Society welcomes ALL students engaged in the pursuit of a professional healthcare career. AED offers opportunities for intellectual and professional development, provides a forum for students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the college/university community.

Functions

Encourage and recognize academic excellence among ALL preprofessional health students
Provide opportunities for intellectual and professional development
Promote communication between a diversity of health professionals, preprofessional health students, and educators
Provide a vehicle for students with similar interests to achieve common goals
Use resources to benefit members, health organizations, charities the community and others
Promote appreciation of preprofessional health education
Offer a program of service to benefit the college/university community

Benefits of Membership

Recognition of outstanding scholarship inclusive of all areas of preprofessional health
Opportunity to be part of a national group of students interested in professional health as a career
Interaction with 168,000+ members in 203 AED chapters throughout the United States
Publications of the Society are devoted to the interests of students in all health professions.The Scalpel, is an educational journal.
Opportunity to participate in activities which promote interest in preprofessional health
Participation in national conventions and meetings of the Society
Enhanced opportunities to establish and pursue contacts with health professionals
Pleasure and satisfaction of life-long membership in an active organization devoted to professional development of future healthcare providers
Consideration for AED scholarships

The SCALPEL, an educational journal and the AED NEWSLETTER are the official Society publications.

Alpha Epsilon Delta is a member of the Association of College honor Societies and an affiliated society of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.

The Society is operated on membership fees paid at the time of initiation. This one-time fee entitles new members to life membership in the Society.

Dr. Robert A. Paoletti, and Mrs. Valerie Musto are honorary members and co-advisors for the King's College chapter. For further information they may be contacted at: Robertpaoletti@kings.edu or Valeriemusto@kings.edu