Alpha Omega Fraternity
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Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) |
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Founded | 1907 Baltimore, MD |
Type | Professional |
Scope | International |
Publication | The Alpha Omegan Dental Journal |
Chapters | 125 |
Members | 6,000 living currently 15,000 lifetime |
Headquarters | 55 Harristown Road 2nd Floor Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA |
Homepage | Alpha Omega Website |
Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) is a professional Jewish dental fraternity and the oldest international dental organization. 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 Glen Rock, NJ.
[edit] Objects of the Fraternity
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 honour 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.
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