Norfolk State University

National Broadcasting Society
Alpha Epsilon Rho

2009 Chapter of the Year

Watch our 1st Place "On the Spot" report from
the 2008 National Broadcasting Society Convention!

The National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho is a student and professional society of over eighty-five chapters on college, university, community college and high school campuses. Through the years, NBS-AERho has had as its purpose the goals of encouraging and rewarding scholarship and accomplishment among students of broadcasting, to establish meaningful communication between student and professional broadcasters and to foster integrity in the use of the powerful instruments of radio, television, film, cable and its' many associated businesses and industries.

The Society, as we know it today, had its beginning in the early 1940s on the campus of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. From a small Radio Honorary Society called Beta Epsilon Phi in 1941, we have seen many changes in the name of the organization from Alpha Epsilon Rho - The National Broadcasting Honor Society to the National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho. In May 1943, when it was officially announced that AERho had been organized, there were four chartered chapters including Stephens College, the University of Syracuse, Michigan State University and Ohio State University. By March of 1993, the number has increased to over 120 active chapters on campuses nationwide. Over 30,000 individuals have been initiated into the society since its founding.

The future looks very bright for the National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho, so come join us. Contact our chapter's adviser, Dr. Paula Briggs, for more information.

Visit the national NBS-AERho website.


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Norfolk, VA 23504 USA
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