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| On April 28, 1926, fifteen premedical students at the University of Alabama met with Dr. Jack Montgomery, pre-medical 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 (A.E.D.) has today become the world's largest Honor Society exclusively serving pre-health education, with a membership exceeding 140,000 in 182 chapters. In 1996, A.E.D. received an award from the F.I.U.'s Honors Council as the most active honor society on campus. Today out of all the Honor Societies in F.I.U., we are currently among the top ten most active. |
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