Alpha Eta is the National Honor Society of the Allied Health Professions whose members represent the top ten percent of graduates of Allied Health Schools and Colleges. The name is derived from the Greek for the first letters of our profession, Allied (Alpha) and Health (Eta). There are over 50 chapters nationwide and more than 8,000 members have been initiated since the beginning of Alpha Eta in 1975.

The University of Oklahoma Chapter at the College of Allied Health is the founding chapter in Oklahoma (1982). The primary purpose of the Society is to recognize excellence and promote leadership and scholarship in the allied health profession. Each spring the Society hosts the College of Allied Health Research Exposition for students and faculty to exhibit their research.

Students eligible for membership in Alpha Eta are selected annually. Students and their families are honored at an initiation banquet where they are presented a certificate along with a pin and cord to be worn at graduation.

Students with questions on Alpha Eta or the application process may contact one of the following faculty:

Allied Health Sciences: David Garrison
Communications Sciences and Disorders: Stephen Painton
Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences: Connie Mairs (OKC) or Bradford Gildon (Tulsa)
Nutritional Sciences: Allen Knehans
Rehabilitation Sciences: Susan Tucker (OKC) or Ken Randall (Tulsa)