Alpha Eta Rho started in 1929 and it has grown to over 70 chapters nationwide, pledging nearly 1,000 new members each year. The Alpha Delta chapter is a group of aviation students and alumni from the Wilmington College, Delaware, aviation program. Members of the fraternity are actively involved with local professional aviation organizations for the purpose of furthering their aviation education and building networks for future employment. The fraternity is very active. Feel free to view some of the upcoming scheduled fraternity events.
Competition includes both flying events and ground events.
The flight team has earned a spot in the National Flight Competition for the past three years. In the Fall 2000 Regio0nal Competition, Wilmington College was the Flight Event Team Champions for the second consecutive year. This year the team is flying to North Dakota to compete in the 2001 National Competition. Wilmington College developed the Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management in 1970 to provide education needed for the rapidly expanding aviation industry. Our graduates are working as corporate, military and airline pilots.