From these modest beginnings, Alpha Epsilon Delta today has becoe the world's largest body devoted to premedical education, with a membership exceeding 120,000 in 171 chapters of which about 7,800 are in active chapters and about 8,500 in professional school. Originally the Society was an unincorporated association, but in 1949 it was incorporated in the State of Michigan. In February 1962, the Society was reincorporated in the District of Columbia as a non-profit, educational organization. The national office of Alpha Epsilon Delta is located at James Madison University. Membership Membership in Alpha Epsilon Delta is an honor bestowed in recognition of superior scholastic achievement of a student and affords an opportunity to develop qualities of initiative, leadership and self-education by participating in the activities of the chapter and Society.
Students are eligible for nomination after completing three semester of academic course work.
To be eligible for membership, they must be pursuing the prerequisite courses prescribed by the medical schools with the minimum scholastic requirements described in the Constitution. The Villanova Chapter sponsors activities and meetings for all students interested in the various health professions. Admissions representatives from the local medical schools, dental schools, optometry school, physical therapy programs, and veterinary medical school are invited to speak to students. For meetings scheduled for the current semester, check the Meetings web site. Julie Nickman Fourty-three students were nominated for membership and initiated on Sunday, April 16.