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Alpha Epsilon Delta

Welcome back! ❖ First meeting of the school year ➢ No speaker ➢ Overview of AED ➢ Membership ➢ Committees

What is AED? ❖ National pre-health professional honors society ❖ Pennsylvania Beta Chapter at Penn State ❖ Caters to students on career paths toward: ➢ Medicine ➢ Dental ➢ PA ➢ Nursing ➢ And many other health related fields...

Benefits of joining AED ❖ Access to information and advice regarding entrance into health care careers ❖ Opportunities for volunteering and community service ❖ Job-shadowing and research resources ❖ Nationally recognized involvement in campus activities ❖ Leadership opportunities (officer, committee head, subchairs, etc.) ❖ Improvement of PSU committee recommendation letter

What are meetings all about? ❖ Speakers ➢ Hear about the careers, glory, and struggle of the medical field from real physicians, etc. (great for networking) ➢ Insight into medical schools/prep ❖ Committees/Community Service ➢ These make the club work! ➢ Community service is an integral part of AED ❖ Preparation ➢ Learn what it takes to be a health professional and develop personal goals.

Membership ❖ Three types of membership: ➢ General Member: attends meetings, involved in committee work ➢ Distinguished Honors Member: active member, meets honors requirements (5 service points) ■Benefits: Honors title on resume, wear honors cords at graduation, name recommended to Pre-health evaluation committee, stronger medical school committee letter ➢ Nationally Inducted Member: 3.2 GPA requirement (cumulative and science GPA), one-time fee, 3+ semesters at Penn State ■Benefits: Considered member of national Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical honors society, access to scholarships and all other national opportunities, eligible to be an officer

How to reach distinguished membership ❖ Complete 5 service points ➢ Attending particular events (TBA) ➢ 3 hours of volunteering = 1 service point (up to 3) ■volunteer.psu.edu ➢ Completing 2 committee points ➢ Driving for canning trip ➢ Attending weekend trip (non-THON committee) ❖ 1 Committee point (Blood Cup, Social/PR, THON this fall) ❖ 1 Meeting attendance point (75% of meetings) ❖ 1 Social point ❖ 1 Canning point (does not have to be with AED) ❖ Complete 10 THONvelopes

Blood Cup Committee - Leah, Brooke, Ece ❖ The PSU-MSU Blood Donor Challenge is a competition between Penn State and Michigan State to see who can collect the most blood during three weeks in November. ❖ The AED Blood Cup is the “challenge within the challenge,” during which Penn State organizations compete against each other to see who can donate the most blood. ❖ As a committee, we are responsible for promoting the event at the Homecoming Parade with the SRCC. ❖ At the blood drives, committee members also help successful donors sign the Blood Cup book so that their donation can count towards their organization. ❖ Committee members celebrate the event a banquet during which winners are announced in December.

THON Committee - Jordan, Alanna, Nishil ❖ World’s largest student-run philanthropy (over $13 million last year alone)! ➢ AED has raised over $35,000 in one year alone thanks to all of you! ❖ THON benefits the Four Diamonds Fund ❖ Canning, THONvelopes, alternative fundraisers, Family Carnival, THON socials, THON weekend ❖ The Torres Family! Children of all ages :)

Social/PR Committee - Derrick, Eduardo ❖ The Social/PR committee is responsible for planning all social events for the organization. These include: Parties, hayrides, tailgates, dinners, etc… ❖ The committee will work with our PR chair to help design, promote, and advertise our meetings and events. ❖ We collaborate with Blood Cup and THON committees in planning and advertising related events.

I am a Freshman now, what should I do? ❖ Get involved from the start! ❖ You can get 4 full years of local honors membership ❖ Make Penn State feel a little smaller by making a new group of friends! ❖ Meet fellow classmates ❖ Meet upperclassmen “mentors” who can help with advice for the Penn State experience

How can sophomores, juniors, and seniors stay involved? ❖ Be actively involved in a committee ❖ Help w/ Events ➢ Blood Cup ➢ THON ➢ Public Health Fair ❖ Attend a Social

What can we expect this year? ❖ Blood Cup ➢ PSU/MSU Challenge ❖ Homecoming ❖ THON ❖ Socials ❖ Public Health Fair ❖ Community Service events ❖ New friends and a great year!

Club T-shirts ❖ Who’s interested in t-shirts? ➢ Anyone can submit t-shirt ideas ■ Winning submission receives 1 service point!

Committee Sign-ups ❖ Multiple computers around the room ❖ Please enter your name under one or more of the committee lists (THON, Blood Cup, or Social/PR committee)

Listserv, Facebook group, Website ❖ If you haven’t already joined the listserv, our secretary, Ece, at ❖ Join the facebook group (Alpha Epsilon Delta - Beta Chapter) ❖ Check out our website… thanks Nishil :) ➢ Google: PSU alpha epsilon delta (choose first option)