Membership

Membership Chair

Betsy Cao

AED membership

There are two types of AED memberships: Associate Membership and National Membership. Distinctions between the two can be read below.

Associate and National Membership applications can be submitted at any point before the end of the semester. All membership applications can be submitted through the Google form links found below. 

To be considered an active associate or national member for the semester, you must attend 3 meetings, obtain 1 social point, and obtain 6 service points. If these requirements are not met, you will be considered inactive. This AED Active Membership Requirements document provides further details on active status and point breakdowns.

The list of active members is sent to the LSU Pre-Med Review Committee at the end of each semester. Gold and platinum status is also noted.

Any and all questions regarding membership can be directed to our Membership Chair, Betsy Cao, at aedlabetamembership@gmail.com.

Click here to view this semester's points: Fall 2024 Points

Click here to view last semester’s points: Spring 2024 Points

Associate Membership

For those who do not qualify for national membership for any reason.

In order to be an associate member, you must have:

You can send your dues via Venmo @lsuaed or by scanning the QR code found below.

First-semester freshmen may be conditionally accepted as associate members if they do not yet have a formal GPA calculation. Just send in your college record without grades in the Google form. At the end of the semester, freshmen must send in their college record for GPA review. You will still be initially required to send in your college record, even if there is no official GPA at the time of application.

National Membership

For those that have completed 3 semesters at LSU at the time of application (usually Sophomores going into Spring Semester).

In order to be a national member, you must have:

You can send your dues via Venmo @lsuaed or by scanning the QR code found below.

*$120 national membership = $75 national dues + $45 LA Beta dues

**AED does not profit off of these funds. Money is solely used for events and supporting our philanthropy.

Venmo

@lsuaed

Paypal

@aedlabeta

Gold/Platinum Status Requirements

Gold

Gold status is achieved when a member has earned a total of 12 points.

Meeting points + Social points + Service points = 12 points

Platinum

Platinum status is achieved when a member has earned a total of 16 points.

Meeting points + Social points + Service points = 16 points

Under Louisiana law, all members must complete 1 hour of mandatory hazing prevention training annually, as defined in the Max Gruver Act.

All AED members must complete this training by November 1st through one of the following options:

Meeting Excuses

There are two ways to get meeting excuses, but both involve an LSU or MCAT class conflicting with AED general meetings.


In the first case, you may have a class scheduled on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings preventing you from attending all six AED general meetings.


In the second case, you may have a class scheduled on either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, preventing you from attending three AED general meetings. You are expected to attend the three other meetings, but there is a possibility of an excuse if an LSU-excused absence prevents you from attending one of the three general meetings you can attend. You will still need to attend two AED general meetings to be considered an active member.


Please complete the Fall 2024 Meeting Excuse Form if these circumstances apply to you. The deadline for meeting excuses is November 29th at 11:59 pm. If you have any questions or concerns, please email our secretary, Jacob, at aedemail@gmail.com.

Membership Documents