Alpha Epsilon Delta is a nationally recognized co-ed health pre-professional honorary society which was founded at the University of Alabama in 1926. The object of AED is to provide members with exposure to various aspects of medicine and the health fields, stimulate an appreciation of the importance of medical education, and promote cooperation, as well as contact, between students and educators. In the process, the organization binds together students with similar interests through participation in activities of benefit to health organizations, charities, and the community.