List of Alpha Omega Alpha chapters

Alpha Omega Alpha is an honor society in the field of medicine.^[1] It was established in 1902 at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and expanded to include chapters across the United States and in Canada and Lebanon.^[1]

Following is a list of chapters, with active chapters in bold and inactive chapters in italics.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha of Illinois	August 24, 1902	University of Illinois College of Medicine	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Beta of Illinois	December 13, 1902	Pritzker School of Medicine	Chicago, Illinois	Active	^[7]
Gamma of Illinois	February 7, 1903	Feinberg School of Medicine	Evanston, Illinois	Active
Alpha of Ohio	February 1903	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine	Cleveland, Ohio	Active	^[a]
Alpha of Pennsylvania	March 1903	Sidney Kimmel Medical College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	^[b]
Beta of Pennsylvania	April 4, 1903	Perelman School of Medicine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha of Missouri	May 16, 1905	Washington University School of Medicine	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Alpha of Massachusetts	February 1, 1906	Harvard Medical School	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Alpha of California	February 10, 1906	UCSF School of Medicine	San Francisco, California	Inactive	^[c]
Alpha of Maryland	April 20, 1906	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Alpha of Ontario	November 12, 1906	University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine	Toronto, Ontario	Active	^[8]
Alpha of New York	November 1, 1907	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons	Manhattan, New York City, New York	Active
Alpha of Michigan	December 10, 1907	University of Michigan Medicine	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Alpha of Minnesota	January 15, 1908	University of Minnesota Medical School	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active
Beta of New York	May 2, 1910	Weill Cornell Medicine	New York City, New York	Active
Gamma of New York	February 15, 1911	State University of New York Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, New York	Active	^[9]^[d]
Alpha of Quebec	November 27, 1911	McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Inactive
Alpha of Nebraska	November 2, 1914	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha, Nebraska	Active
Alpha of Louisiana	December 10, 1914	Tulane University School of Medicine	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Beta of Ohio	February 15, 1916	University of Cincinnati Health	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Gamma of Pennsylvania	April 10, 1916	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha of Indiana	June 2, 1916	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Alpha of Virginia	November 15, 1919	University of Virginia School of Medicine	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active
Alpha of Iowa	May 15, 1920	Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine	Iowa City, Iowa	Active	^[10]
Alpha of Texas	June 25, 1920	McGovern Medical School	Houston, Texas	Active	^[11]
Alpha of Connecticut	December 5, 1920	Yale School of Medicine	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
Alpha of Tennessee	March 1, 1923	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine	Nashville, Tennessee	Active	^[12]
Delta of New York	December 10, 1923	New York University Grossman School of Medicine	New York City, New York	Active
Alpha of Oregon	December 10, 1923	Oregon Health & Science University	Portland, Oregon	Active
Beta of Missouri	March 10, 1924	Saint Louis University School of Medicine	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Epsilon of New York	December 1, 1924	Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences	Buffalo, New York	Active
Alpha of Kentucky	May 24, 1926	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, Kentucky	Active
Alpha of Colorado	June 3, 1926	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, Colorado	Active
Alpha of Wisconsin	June 4, 1926	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health	Madison, Wisconsin	Active
Alpha of Georgia	June 4, 1926	Medical College of Georgia	Augusta, Georgia	Active
Beta of California	April 25, 1929	Stanford University School of Medicine	Stanford, California	Active	^[e]
Zeta of New York	May 2, 1929	University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry	Rochester, New York	Active
Alpha of Kansas	December 13, 1930	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, Kansas	Active
Alpha of North Carolina	April 1, 1931	Duke University School of Medicine	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Gamma of Ohio	June 5, 1933	Ohio State University College of Medicine	Columbus, Ohio	Active
Delta of Pennsylvania	April 27, 1934	Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta of Georgia	May 29, 1939	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Beta of Massachusetts	December 2, 1940	Tufts University School of Medicine	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Beta of Virginia	December 4, 1940	VCU Medical Center	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Beta of Tennessee	October 24, 1941	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis, Tennessee	Active	^[12]
Beta of Ontario	February 18, 1942	University of Western Ontario	London, Ontario	Inactive
Beta of Michigan	February 19, 1942	Wayne State University School of Medicine	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Gamma of Massachusetts	November 12, 1948	Boston University School of Medicine	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Eta of New York	November 13, 1948	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	New York City, New York	Active
Beta of North Carolina	November 19, 1948	Wake Forest School of Medicine	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Active
Beta of Wisconsin	April 4, 1949	Marquette University College of Health Sciences	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
Beta of Louisiana	April 28, 1949	LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active	^[13]
Alpha of Utah	November 10, 1949	University of Utah School of Medicine	Salt Lake City, Utah	Active
Gamma of California	November 14, 1949	Keck School of Medicine of USC	Los Angeles, California	Active
Beta of Texas	November 17, 1949	Baylor University Medical Center	Waco, Texas	Active
Beta of Maryland	December 9, 1949	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Theta of New York	December 10, 1949	Albany Medical College	Albany, New York	Active
Alpha of Alabama	April 7, 1950	University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
Alpha of Washington	June 8, 1950	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, Washington	Active
Gamma of Texas	November 10, 1950	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, Texas	Active
Epsilon of Pennsylvania	December 1, 1950	Temple University School of Medicine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Zeta of Pennsylvania	November 20, 1952	Drexel University College of Medicine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha of Vermont	November 21, 1952	Robert Larner College of Medicine	Burlington, Vermont	Active
Alpha of South Carolina	March 20, 1953	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina	Active
Alpha of Oklahoma	May 1, 1953	University of Oklahoma College of Medicine	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Active
Gamma of North Carolina	June 4, 1954	UNC School of Medicine	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Alpha of District of Columbia	October 15, 1954	George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences	Washington, D.C.	Active	^[14]
Beta of District of Columbia	October 16, 1954	Georgetown University School of Medicine	Washington, D.C.	Active
Alpha of British Columbia	November 12, 1954	UBC Faculty of Medicine	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive
Gamma of District of Columbia	May 14, 1955	Howard University College of Medicine	Washington, D.C.	Active
Alpha of Arkansas	May 23, 1955	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock, Arkansas	Active
Delta of California	January 3, 1956	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA	Los Angeles, California	Active	^[15]
Alpha of Puerto Rico	March 7, 1956	University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Active
Epsilon of California	1957	Loma Linda University School of Medicine	Loma Linda, California	Active
Beta of Nebraska	1957	Creighton University School of Medicine	Omaha, Nebraska	Active
Iota of New York	1957	New York Medical College	Valhalla, New York	Active
Alpha of Mississippi	1957	University of Mississippi School of Medicine	Oxford, Mississippi	Active
Gamma of Tennessee	1957	Meharry Medical College	Nashville, Tennessee	Active	^[12]
Gamma of Missouri	1957	University of Missouri School of Medicine	Columbia, Missouri	Active
Alpha of Lebanon	1958	American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine	Beirut, Lebanon	Active
Alpha of Nova Scotia	1958	Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Inactive
Alpha of Alberta	1958	University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Inactive
Alpha of Florida	1959	Miller School of Medicine	Miami, Florida	Active
Kappa of New York	1959	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	New York City, New York	Active
Beta of Florida	1960	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Alpha of West Virginia	1962	West Virginia University School of Medicine	Morgantown, West Virginia	Active	^[16]
Alpha of New Mexico	1968	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Active	^[17]
Gamma of Louisiana	1973	LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport	Shreveport, Louisiana	Active	^[18]
Zeta of Texas	1974	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine	Lubbock, Texas	Active	^[19]^[20]
Delta of Ohio	1974	University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences	Toledo, Ohio	Active	^[21]
Alpha of South Dakota	1978	University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine	Vermillion, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Yankton, South Carolina	Active	^[22]
Zeta of Ohio	1982	Northeast Ohio Medical University	Rootstown, Ohio	Active	^[23]
Delta of Tennessee	1985	East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine	Johnson City, Tennessee	Active	^[12]
	1985	University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine	Reno, Nevada	Active	^[24]
Gamma of Georgia	1989	Morehouse School of Medicine	Atlanta, Georgia	Active	^[25]
Beta of Puerto RIco	1990	Ponce Health Sciences University	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Active	^[26]
Alpha of Hawaii	1990	John A. Burns School of Medicine	Honolulu, Hawaii	Active
Delta of Massachusetts	1996	UMass Chan Medical School	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active	^[27]
Gamma of Puerto Rico	1990–2020	Universidad Central del Caribe	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Active
Delta of Michigan	2011	Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine	Auburn Hills, Michigan	Active	^[28]
Epsilon of Florida	2012	FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine	Miami-Dade County, Florida	Active	^[29]
	2012	Boonshoft School of Medicine	Dayton, Ohio	Active	^[30]
	2014	Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine	Pennsylvania	Active	^[31]
Nu of New York	2015	Zucker School of Medicine	Hempstead, New York	Active	^[32]
Beta of Connecticut	2016	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Farmington, Connecticut	Active	^[33]
Gamma of New Jersey	June 2017	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	Camden, New Jersey	Active	^[34]
Delta of Puerto Rico	August 13, 2020	San Juan Bautista School of Medicine	Caguas, Puerto Rico	Active	^[35]
Zeta of Michigan	2021	Central Michigan University College of Medicine	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Active	^[36]^[37]
	April 2021	UNLV School of Medicine	Paradise, Nevada	Active	^[38]
Epsilon of Illinois	2022	Stritch School of Medicine	Chicago, Illinois	Active	^[39]
Xi of New York	February 2024	CUNY School of Medicine	Manhattan, New York City, New York	Active	^[40]^[41]
Beta of Arizona	2024	University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix	Phoenix, Arizona	Active	^[41]
		Geisel School of Medicine	Hanover, New Hampshire	Active
		ECU Brody School of Medicine	Greenville, North Carolina	Active
		Eastern Virginia Medical School	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
		Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine	Boca Raton, Florida	Active
		Florida State University College of Medicine	Tallahassee, Florida	Active	^[42]
		Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York City, New York	Active
		Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine	Huntington, West Virginia	Active
		Medical College of Wisconsin	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active
		Mercer University School of Medicine	Macon, Georgia	Active
Gamma of Michigan		Michigan State University College of Human Medicine	East Lansing, Michigan	Active	^[43]
Theta of Florida		Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine	Davie, Florida	Active
		Penn State University College of Medicine	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Active
		Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Active
		Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
		Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago, Illinois	Active
		Rush Medical College	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Beta of New Jersey		New Jersey Medical School	Newark, New Jersey	Active	^[44]
Eta of Illinois		Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	Springfield, Illinois	Active	^[45]
		Texas A&M School of Medicine	Bryan, Texas	Active
		Paul L. Foster School of Medicine	El Paso, Texas	Active
Gamma of Maryland		Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	Bethesda, Maryland	Active	^[46]
		University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson	Tucson, Arizona	Active
		UC Davis School of Medicine	Davis, California	Active
		University of California, Irvine School of Medicine	Irvine, California	Active
Zeta of Florida		University of Central Florida College of Medicine	Orlando, Florida	Active	^[47]
		University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
		University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine	Kansas City, Missouri	Active
		University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Active
Beta of Alabama		Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine	Mobile, Alabama	Active	^[48]
		School of Medicine Columbia	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
		School of Medicine Greenville	Greenville, South Carolina	Active
Gamma of Florida		University of South Florida College of Medicine	Tampa, Florida	Active	^[49]
		Dell Medical School	Austin, Texas	Active
		Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, Texas	Active
		University of Texas Medical Branch	Galveston, Texas	Active
		Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute	Roanoke, Virginia	Active
		Alpert Medical School	Providence, Rhode Island	Active
Epsilon of Michigan		Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Active	^[50]

Notes

^ Chapter formed at Western Reserve University, which merged to form Case Western Reserve University.
^ Chapter formed at Jefferson Medical College, which merged to form Thomas Jefferson University.
^ Chapter formed at the Medical Department of the University of California, which became UCSF School of Medicine in the 1960s.
^ Chapter was chartered at Syracuse University College of Medicine, which became State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 1950.
^ Now operates as an association.

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List of Alpha Omega Alpha chapters

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