1. The Pre-Professional Co-Ed Health Care Fraternity Virginia Tech Delta Chapter

2. Officers  President: Josh Trebachjtrebach@vt.edujtrebach@vt.edu  Vice-President: James Sung james90@vt.edujames90@vt.edu  Treasurer: Sirisha Iruvantisiruvant@vt.edusiruvant@vt.edu  Secretary: Brittany Caudle britta23@vt.edubritta23@vt.edu  Member Relations: Chris Lindsayclins08@vt.educlins08@vt.edu

3. Committees  Service  3 Committee Heads  Plan all of the organizations service projects  Social  3 Committee Heads  Plan all of the organizations social events  Fundraising  2 Committee Heads  Plan all of the organizations fundraising events

4. Committees Cont.  Speaker / Open House  2 Committee Heads  Find outside speakers for weekly meetings and organize information about and trips to appropriate open houses  Relay for Life  1 Committee Head  Plans and executes the organizations participation in VT Relay for Life

5. Committees Cont.  Public Relations (PR)  2 Committee Heads  Communicates the events of AED to the VT community  Webmaster  1 Committee Head  Designs and updates the organizations website with current announcements and events

6. Mission Alpha Epsilon Delta is the National Health Pre-professional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in pre-professional 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 and university community.

7. Membership Requirements Active Membership  Attendance at 9 out of 11 meetings is required. In other words, you are only allowed to miss 2 meetings.  A minimum of 5 service points are required.  Attendance at 3 planned socials. Inactive Membership  Inactive membership is for those that cannot attend weekly meetings due to time conflicts with class or work. Thus, inactive membership allows you to be exempt from the Monday night meetings.  In order to be granted inactive status you must bring in a documented excuse that clearly shows why you cannot meet at 7 PM on Monday nights.  You may only be an inactive member for one semester.  Attendance at 5 special events and 3 planned socials is still required. Application & Dues of $30 Deadline for Application & Dues is February 6th, 2012

8. Membership Requirements (continued) Probation  If the requirements on the previous slide are not met during the course of a single semester of membership, you will be allowed to remain in AED, but on a probationary status. Therefore, you have the following semester (be it fall or spring) to complete the requirements that you missed in addition to the normal ones for the current semester. National Membership  All chapter members are given the opportunity to apply for membership with our National Organization. You must meet certain GPA requirements to be eligible for National Membership. National Membership is NOT required for maintaining membership in the AED Virginia Tech Delta Chapter.

9. Pre-Health Advisor Dr. Judith A. Wubah  jawubah@vt.edu jawubah@vt.edu  http://www.univhonors.vt.edu/html/premed_intro.html http://www.univhonors.vt.edu/html/premed_intro.html Pre-Health Advising Sessions: Twice per week in the Smith Career Center - Online registration required, there will be specific sessions for Freshmen/Sophomores and Juniors/Seniors. Check the Office of Pre- Health Advising website frequently for dates and times. Pre-Health Folder: Opened during your undergraduate career - contains your resume, letters of recommendation, copies of your personal statement, a photo, and a list of any medical experiences you have had Campus Interviews: Conducted by the Health Professions Committee in the spring of junior year (March-May)

10. What to do now…  Visit our website  www.aed.org.vt.edu  Download the application  Fill it out and bring it with your $30 dues by February 6 th, 2012  Our first regular meeting will be January 30 th, 2012

11. Please let me know if you have any questions at all =)