Alpha Eta Rho

Alpha Eta Rho
Alpha Eta Rho
ΑΗΡ
	The official crest of Alpha Eta Rho
Founded	April 10, 1929; 95 years ago; University of Southern California
Type	Professional
Scope	International
Motto	"Collegiate Aviation Leaders of Today... Aviation Industry Leaders of Tomorrow"
Colors	Chrome yellow, black, and red;
Chapters	More Than 90
Headquarters	4579 Laclede Avenue, Suite 1929; St. Louis, MO 63108; United States
Website	http://www.alphaetarho.org

Alpha Eta Rho (ΑΗΡ) is a coed international professional college aviation fraternity that serves as a contact between the aviation industry and educational institutions. The fraternity strives to foster, promote, and mentor today's college students towards successful careers in aviation, aeronautical engineering, and aerospace sciences. Alpha Eta Rho serves to actively associate interested students of aviation with leaders and executives in the industry. This close association, strengthened through the bonds of an international aviation fraternity, establishes opportunities for all members in their relation to aviation and inspires interest and cooperation among those in the profession who are also members of Alpha Eta Rho.

Established in 1929, it is the oldest professional aviation fraternity in history. Alpha Eta Rho has had over one hundred thirty five chapters both domestically and internationally. The Eta chapter at San Jose State University is the oldest active chapter, being founded on April 27, 1940. Currently over seventy chapters are active on campuses throughout the United States. The alumni of the fraternity are found in all facets of the aviation industry and related management fields. These include airline captains, military aviation flag officers, corporate CEOs, NASA engineers, flight attendants, aircraft mechanics, aviation museum directors, aerospace engineers, and pilots. There are currently 42 active chapters at colleges and universities, and over 45,000 alumni. Alpha Eta Rho accepts over 1,000 new members each year.

Scholarships are available to active members on a yearly basis.

Alpha Eta Rho is incorporated in the state of Missouri, and is a non-hazing organization.

Fraternity values

Mission:

To enlighten the serious aerospace student on the facts concerning all fields directly related to aerospace
To unite people with an interest in aviation and to share opinions and views on aviation subject matter

Purposes:

To further the cause of aviation in all of its branches
To instill in the public mind a confidence in aviation and its safety
To promote contacts between the students of aviation and those engaged in the profession
To promote a close affiliation between the students of aviation for the purposes of education and research in the field
To maintain and promote the highest moral standards as members of this unique fraternity

Fundamental tenets:

It shall be the bounden duty of every member to aid and encourage his fellow pilots in every manner possible.
Every pilot of Alpha Eta Rho shall bend his earnest efforts to the advancement of the profession.
Each member shall strive at all times to create goodwill toward aeronautics through the implantation in the public mind of a confidence to be built up by the presentation of facts in their proper light.
The upholding and advancement of the ethics of aviation shall be a basic aim of each individual member.
Each pilot shall at all times so conduct himself as to reflect honor upon his profession, his fraternity, and himself.

Board of directors

Julia Jones - Executive Director
Tony Mensching - National President
Peter Bro - National Vice President
Cody Evans - National Vice President of Alumni Affairs
Scott Vlasek - National Treasurer
Robert Clement - National Chairman
Dr. Kent Backart - National Chairman Emeritus
Alexander Neumeier - National Student President

Notable alumni

Joe Leonard - AirTran Airways CEO

Chapters

	Chapter	School	Date formed
ΠΙΧ	Pi Iota Chi	Oklahoma State University	10 May 2012
Α	Alpha	University of Southern California	10 April 1929
ΛΨ	Lambda Psi	Jacksonville University
ΑΑ	Alpha Alpha^[1]	University of Alaska
ΜΑΧ	Mu Alpha Chi	Fairmont State University
ΑΔ	Alpha Delta	Wilmington University
ΜΗΣ	Mu Eta Sigma	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
ΜΙΑ	Mu Iota Alpha	Florida Memorial University
ΑΠ	Alpha Pi	Texas State Technical Institute
ΜΚΤ	Mu Kappa Tau	Minnesota State University, Mankato
ΑΣ	Alpha Sigma^[2]	Arizona State University
ΑΣΨ	Alpha Sigma Psi	California Aeronautical University	18 January 2018
ΜΤ	Mu Tau^[3]^[4]	Middle Tennessee State University
ΑΧ	Alpha Chi	Averett University
Ν	Nu^[5]	Mt. San Antonio College
Β	Beta^[6]	Purdue University	20 November 1962
Σ	Sigma	Southern Illinois University	10 October 1963
ΒΒ	Beta Beta^[7]	Henderson State University	1983
ΞΤ	Xi Tau	Central Texas College
ΗΓ	Eta Gamma	Middle Georgia State University	2009
Ο	Omicron^[8]	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
ΒΕ	Beta Epsilon	San Juan College
ΟΣΥ	Omicron Sigma Upsilon^[9]	The Ohio State University
ΣΒΧ	Sigma Beta Chi	Spartan School of Aeronautics
ΒΣ	Beta Sigma	Vincennes University
ΟΥ	Omicron Upsilon^[10]	Ohio University
Γ	Gamma^[11]	Auburn University	5 December 1969
ΟΨ	Omicron Psi	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Δ	Delta^[12]	University of North Dakota
ΔΔ	Delta Delta^[13]	San Jacinto College
Π	Pi^[14]	St. Louis University
ΔΠ	Delta Pi	Northwestern State University
Σ	Sigma^[15]	Southern Illinois University
ΔΣ	Delta Sigma	Delaware State College
ΣΑ	Sigma Alpha	Florida Institute of Technology
ΔΦ	Delta Phi	Mercer County Community College
ΣΔ	Sigma Delta^[16]	Daniel Webster College	5 May 1990
ΔΨ	Delta Psi	Delta State University
ΣΝ	Sigma Nu	Cypress College
ΕΡ	Epsilon Rho	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
ΣΦ	Sigma Phi	Metropolitan State College of Denver
ΣΞΩ	Sigma Xi Omega	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology	24 April 2008
ΕΤ	Epsilon Tau	Ivy Tech
ΣΧ	Sigma Chi^[17]	Eastern Michigan University
Ζ	Zeta	Dowling College
ΣΧΥ	Sigma Chi Upsilon	St. Cloud State University
Η	Eta^[18]	San Jose State University	27 April 1940
ΤΣ	Tau Sigma	Tennessee State University	19 Nov 1970
ΗΚΥ	Eta Kappa Upsilon	Eastern Kentucky University
ΥΔ	Upsilon Delta	University of Dubuque
ΗΠ	Eta Pi	Broward College
ΥΝΟ	Upsilon Nu Omicron^[19]	University of Nebraska at Omaha
Θ	Theta^[20]	Western Michigan University	8 April 1967
Φ	Phi	State University of New York at Farmingdale
ΙΡ	Iota Rho^[21]	Indiana State University
ΦΒΣ	Phi Beta Sigma^[22]	Bridgewater State University	17 September 1983
ΚΑ	Kappa Alpha^[23]	Kent State University
ΦΚ	Phi Kappa	St. Francis College
ΚΝ	Kappa Nu^[24]	University of Nebraska at Kearney
ΦΛΥ	Phi Lambda Upsilon	Utah State University
ΚΣΥ	Kappa Sigma Upsilon^[25]	Kansas State University
Χ	Chi	University of Illinois
ΛΠ	Lambda Pi	University of Central Missouri
ΧΟ	Chi Omicron	College of the Ozarks
ΛΡ	Lambda Rho	Lewis University	16 February 1969
ΧΡ	Chi Rho	Central Washington University
ΛΤ	Lambda Tau^[26]	Louisiana Tech University
ΧΣ	Chi Sigma	Chattanooga State Technical Community College
ΣΔΣ	Sigma Delta Sigma	South Dakota State University
ΥΜ	Upsilon Mu^[27]	University of Minnesota Crookston	March 2005
ΕΝ	Epsilon Nu	Utah Valley University	1 December 2010
ΕΑ	Epsilon Alpha	Shasta College	27 November 1996

External links

References

^ Alpha Alpha
^ Alpha Sigma
^ Mu Tau
^ Alternate site
^ Nu
^ Beta
^ "Beta Beta". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
^ Omicron
^ Omicron Sigma Upsilon
^ Omicron Upsilon
^ "Gamma". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
^ Delta
^ Delta Delta
^ Pi
^ Sigma
^ Sigma Delta
^ Sigma Chi
^ Eta
^ "Upsilon Nu Omicron". Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
^ "Theta". Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
^ Iota Rho
^ Phi Beta Sigma
^ Kappa Alpha
^ Kappa Nu
^ Kappa Sigma Upsilon
^ Lambda Tau
^ Upsilon Mu

[1] Alpha Alpha

[2] Alpha Sigma

[3] Mu Tau

[4] Alternate site

[5] Nu

[6] Beta

[7] "Beta Beta". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-23.

[8] Omicron

[9] Omicron Sigma Upsilon

[10] Omicron Upsilon

[11] "Gamma". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

[12] Delta

[13] Delta Delta

[14] Pi

[15] Sigma

[16] Sigma Delta

[17] Sigma Chi

[18] Eta

[19] "Upsilon Nu Omicron". Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

[20] "Theta". Archived from the original on 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2006-08-01.

[21] Iota Rho

[22] Phi Beta Sigma

[23] Kappa Alpha

[24] Kappa Nu

[25] Kappa Sigma Upsilon

[26] Lambda Tau

[27] Upsilon Mu

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