ALPHA EPSILON DELTA

UCLA’S PREMIER PRE-HEALTH HONOR SOCIETY

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DEDICATED TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN PREPROFESSIONAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP

Alpha Epsilon Delta is one of the largest pre-health honor societies in the nation and has 186 active chapters and over 144,000 initiated members. The Theta Chapter is based in Los Angeles at the University of California, Los Angeles.

  • ABOUT US

    Alpha Epsilon Delta’s Theta Chapter was created to unite all students passionate about the health sciences. Now, our chapter continues to cultivate high-achieving healthcare pre-professionals.

    Who We Are

  • OUR CHAPTER

    Beyond the academic and professional development Alpha Epsilon Delta provides, we are first and foremost a family. Our chapter has fostered the strongest bonds and lifelong friendships.

    Meet Our Brothers

  • PROGRAMS

    Through our unique and diverse range of programs, members have the opportunity to serve the community, cultivate leadership skills, and make lasting impacts and experiences.

    Our Impact

WORDS FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Welcome to the California Theta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the premier pre-health honor society and professional fraternity at the University of California, Los Angeles! Our chapter was founded in 2003 by Theresa Kim, Wendy Chen, and John Cho in hopes of creating a support network for students with different healthcare aspirations, built upon our three tenets of service, scholarship, and camaraderie. More than two decades later, we continue to share the same vision as our founders. Our chapter currently has members pursuing a variety of careers in healthcare, including medicine, optometry, dentistry, research, and so much more!

Through our eight programs, members are given unique opportunities to serve the community while exploring their own interests. With our extensive alumni network of graduate students and healthcare professionals, we are able to provide our members with mentorship and guidance on specific career paths.

As a first-generation college student, I joined AED in fall 2023 hoping to find mentorship and academic support that would help me succeed in college. What ultimately shaped my experience, however, was not only the academic support I received, but the people who took the time to get to know me. The alumni who offered guidance, the upperclassmen who shared their experiences, and the friends who made a large organization feel personal showed me the impact of a community that intentionally chooses to support each other.

AED has given me confidence, direction, meaningful friendships, and a sense of belonging that has influenced my college experience in ways I never anticipated. Through the people I have met along the way, I have also learned that there is no single path into healthcare. Each of us brings different experiences, visions, and motivations to our journey, and navigating that journey does not have to be something we do alone. As President, I hope to build upon the foundation that our founders established and preserve the sense of community that has meant so much to me. I hope AED continues to be a place where members challenge one another to grow and find support through the uncertainties that come with pursuing a career in healthcare.

Generations of members have carried forward the same commitment to service, scholarship, and camaraderie while leaving their own mark on the chapter. It is my hope that we continue that tradition by investing in one another and creating a community where every member feels that they belong.

On behalf of the California Theta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, I welcome you to meet our members, explore our programs, and discover the community that makes AED what it is today.

Sincerely,

Sophia Wang, President 2026-2027

The BEDI Framework

AED is committed to creating a more just, diverse, equitable, and inclusive community through the belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) framework.

Belonging: For all Alpha Epsilon Delta members to experience belonging within Alpha Epsilon Delta at an individual level and as a community, as well as beyond Alpha Epsilon Delta. At the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion is belonging.

Equity: To provide every member with fair access to the type and quantity of resources individually necessary to have the same opportunities to be successful.

Diversity: To embrace and honor both individual and shared experiences, values, beliefs and characteristics.

Inclusion: Welcome all races, religions, countries of origin, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds.

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