IPhoto library management question...again

First of all, I am new to the forums and new to Macs in general, hence some of my concerns/questions are probably a result of my exclusive use of Windows.
I have a relatively large number of photos (15,000) and have spent a lot of time over the years organizing them in a logical structure (Photos->Year->Month->Date->JPG files...) I have been reading a lot about iPhoto and I do understand the file structure within iPhoto, and I would be happy to begin adapting with my new photos. However, I am looking for an efficient way to transfer over all my hundreds of folders to the iPhoto library. I know it's been asked before, but thought maybe I am missing something. If I am way off then blame it on the extensive use of Windows over the last 15 years...I am mainly concerned with preserving the file structure/hierarchy. Do I need to just throw it from my OCD mind and just let iPhoto deal with it, while I practice with the export function?!?
Thanks for any input you can provide.

Each folder imported into iPhoto ends up as a single event. However, they will not be nested. You can go thru and add the year, month and date to the folder titles be for importing and you'll get an Event name that will be more indicative of the contents. I use "MM/DD/YY-Brief description".
Then, as Larry suggested you can duplicate your folder hierarchy in iPhoto by creating a virtual folder to match the container folders (those that contain other folders but no photos) and drag those Events into it to create albums for those events.
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