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Alpha Epsilon Iota collection, 1917-1951
Overview of the Collection
- Cre
- Alpha Epsilon Iota. Xi Chapter
- Title
- Alpha Epsilon Iota collection
- Dates
- 1917-1951 (inclusive)19171951
1929-1940 (bulk)19291940 - Quantity
- 1.9 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2004-023
- Summary
- These records document the activities of the local chapter of Alpha Epsilon Iota, a national women's medical sorority.
- Repository
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Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. MC:LIB
Portland, OR
97239
Telephone: 5034945587
hcaref@ohsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Alpha Epsilon Iota (AEI), a national medical sorority was founded at the University of Michigan on February 3, 1890 and instituted the first chapter (Alpha). Between 1898 and 1909, ten additional chapters were established in several medical schools, including the Universities of Chicago, Minnesota, and California (Los Angeles). Nearly three decades after AEI was organized, Xi chapter was installed at the University of Oregon Medical School (UOMS) on January 20, 1922.
In 1932, Xi chapter hosted an AEI national convention in Portland, Oregon where delegates from the chapters of 22 medical schools and 5 Grand Chapter officers participated. Local meeting minutes in this collection show various activities of the chapter, such as dues and expenses, elections of chapter officers, and initiation banquets. Xi chapter was inactive during the years of 1942-1943 due to low enrollment of women at UOMS, although the chapter was reactivated in 1944. Interestingly, the chapter had a ritual book, which explains details of the ceremonial procedure in the installation of a new chapter and chapter officers, as well as an initiation service.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of the materials are correspondences from the national convention of AEI held in Portland, Oregon in 1932, local meeting minutes between 1929 and 1939, and documents from National Convention held in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1940. Specifically, materials of the National Convention in 1932 were assembled as a scrapbook. A few other items include a hand-written ritual book adapted in 1917, index cards including names of Xi chapter members, a photograph pictured in the National Convention in 1940, and one group photograph in a National Convention with no date and place.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Alpha Epsilon Iota collection, Collection Number 2004-023, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Restrictions on Use
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The bulk of the materials were originally organized as a scrapbook and a book of meeting minutes, and each of these were arranged in a folder and the original order inside the materials was maintained. Index cards were originally arranged in alphabetical order of last name. The remaining materials were roughly sorted by format and subject. At the time of processing, the materials were divided into two boxes. The ritual book was placed in an enveloped and then located in a folder.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I. Meeting minutes, coorespondence, and other assorted documentsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Notebook & Meeting minutes |
1929-1942 |
| 1 | 2 | Convention Address "Women in Medicine by William S. Middleton, M.D. |
1936 |
| 1 | 3 | 27th Convention and 50th anniversary
Includes newsletters, correspondence, program, itinerary, group photographs,newsclippings and other ephemera.
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1940 June 19-22 |
| 1 | 4 | Newsletters |
1932-1950 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence |
1933 |
| 1 | 6 | Documents and Correspondence-Treasurers Reports,Internship Survey, and letter from Dr. Dillehunt to Chapter president Dittebrandt |
1931-1951 |
| 1 | 7 | Ritual of Alpha Epsilon Iota, Xi Chapter
The Ritual book defines the fraternity name, badge, colors, flower, knock, grip, password, official titles and grand chapter officers. It also describes setting for installation service, rituals of installation of chapter officers, properties for the installation service, rituals of initiation, ceremonial initiation giving the oath, and properties for initiation service.
"Adapted at Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 23, 1917" "Copied by Jane Sands Grand Chapter Secretary 1921-23"
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1917 June 23 |
II. Scrapbook materials, 1929-1933Return to Top
The scrapbook commemorates the 1932 meeting of the Grand Chapter and the local Xi chapter of Alpha Epsilon Iota medical sorority held in Portland June 10-12. The bulk of the material is pre-planning correspondence. Also available are the program and follow-up correspondence from attendees. Also included is one packet of membership 3x5 index cards.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Scrapbook, deconstructed |
1929-1933 |
| 2 | Packet #1 Index cards of Alpha Epsilon Iota members |
1929-1933 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Societies, Medical
Corporate Names
- University of Oregon. Medical School
Form or Genre Terms
- scrapbooks
