Alpha Omega Fraternity
| Alpha Omega | |
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| ΑΩ | |
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| Founded | 1907 Baltimore, MD |
| Type | Professional association |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Harmonia Amoret Veritas (Harmony Love and Truth) |
| Publication | The Alpha Omegan |
| Chapters | 125 |
| Members | 6,000 living collegiate 15,000 lifetime |
| President | Dr. Mervyn Druian |
| Headquarters |
50 W. Edmonston Drive #303 Rockville, Maryland USA |
| Homepage | Alpha Omega Website |
Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) is a professional Jewish dental fraternity and the fourth oldest international dental fraternity after Delta Sigma Delta, Xi Psi Phi and Psi Omega, respectively. It was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 by a group of dental students originally to fight discrimination in dental schools. The headquarters is currently located in Rockville, Maryland.
The objectives of the fraternity are to promote the profession of Dentistry; to establish, foster and develop high standards of scholarship, leadership and character; to inculcate a spirit of fellowship amongst all its members; to create and bind together a body of professional people, who, by scholarly attainments, faithful service and the maintenance of ethical ideals and principles, have achieved distinction; to honor achievement in others; to strive for breadth of vision, unity in action and accomplishment of ideals; to commend all worthy deeds, and if fraternal welfare demands, to call and counsel with its members; to accept, sponsor and develop the cultural and traditional achievements of our faith; to build within our fraternity a triangle, the base of which is Judaism, the supporting sides, professionalism and fraternalism.
In 1953, the fraternity founded The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem. The fraternity also founded The Tel Aviv University School of Dental Medicine in Tel Aviv. It continues to raise funds through campaigns and grants from its various foundations to provide continual support for both schools.
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