Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ALPHA EPSILOn IOTA OFFICERS President Elizabeth Ekf.n Vit e-President Viola Weslock Treasurer Vera Milanick Recording Secretary Virginia Van l) ke Corresponding Secretary Elizabeth Rim ord The oldest national woman ' s medical fra- ternity, Alpha Epsilon Iota, established its 26th chapter. Alpha Beta, at Hahnemann. A small nucleus of eleven women students were initiated February 1945 at Women ' s Medical College of Philadelphia. Many activities included monthly, dinner meetings. Christmas party, rushing party, pledge dinner, and a farewell banquet in honor of our graduating Senior member, Elizabeth Brown. With the pledging of six new members. this past year has been an eventful one for Alpha Beta Chapter. Alpha Epsilon Iota was founded in 1890 at the University of Michigan. The total enroll- ment to date is 2.289. Its purpose is to promote good fellowship and maintain a high order of scholarship and professional achievement. The fraternity looks forward to establishing the spirit of comradeship and service in the medical pro- fession among themselves and those who are to come. 21

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Thomas M. Snydkr, Ml). Professoi and Head the Department of Histology and Embryology HISTOLOGV AI1D eiUBRVOLOGV My advice to you is to pack your bag and go home. So began the medical careers ol one hundred and fifty-odd embryo medics. The course lasted but a single semester, yet into that period was packed enough memoirs to last a lite- time. We were constantly ill at ease as to when the next exam would pop. The stooge s sieui more than once acted as a fifth columnist Bund, and forewarned us ot the days ahead, while the medial lemniscus and the superioi colliculus pro- vided the headache impulses. Although die de- partment is greatl) depleted from a teaching standpoint, the shape of a pig embryo is well- fixed in the formalin ol out frontal lobes, even though we know little about cell structure. Bet- ter judgment restrained man) an impulse to blow up. and then buy a train ticket, however not until later did we realize that Dr. Snyder was one lacultv membei who would become a real favorite. exhausted from studies, uie are rushedbu the fraternities 20

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