USA Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)

The Alabama Zeta Chapter of the University of South Alabama consists of more than 500 members. To prepare its members for their professional aspirations within healthcare fields, the Alabama Zeta chapter coordinates a variety of opportunities. For example, members attend biweekly meetings to learn from providers such as physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists, optometrists, therapists, administrators, and more working in a variety of fields. Additionally, members practice clinical skills through suturing workshops, CPR certification classes, and more. The Alabama Zeta chapter hosts its own vitals clinic on campus where members are able to monitor blood pressure, check respiration rates, calculate BMI, and perform vision screenings. The chapter also coordinates a shadowing program so that members can observe local providers throughout the community.

Each year, active members earn 30 service hours, support 6 fundraising projects, and contribute to the operation of the chapter’s philanthropy event, Mega Musical Chairs (MMC). Our chapter’s ongoing service events include volunteering shifts at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital, tutoring at Wilmer Hall Children’s Home, contributing to Habitat for Humanity Projects, and participating in a Student Run Free Clinic. Additionally, chapter members volunteer at local, annual events such as Project Homeless Connect, Coastal Cleanup, Heart for Athletes, Greek Fest, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Service opportunities.