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If the Honor Cord Fits …
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Canada, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea, Australia,
Society of Nursing was founded in 1922 Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Brazil. Membership is NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING
by Indiana University students seeking to by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing
advance the nursing profession as a science and students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship
support nursing scholarships. The society’s name and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional
comes from Greek words meaning love, courage, and achievements in nursing.
honor. In 1936, Sigma Theta Tau became the first
organization in the United States to fund nursing To be eligible for membership as an undergraduate,
research. The society was incorporated in 1985 as students must have completed half of their nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International to support and connect curriculum, achieve academic excellence in the form
the global community of nursing scholars who of a 3.0 or higher GPA, rank in the top 35 percent of
enhance health care worldwide. It is known today their graduating class, and meet the expectation of
simply as Sigma. academic integrity.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing chapter, Nu Registered nurses who wish to become part of the
Beta, was established in 1992. organization must apply for membership and excel in
leadership, research, or their professional practice to
More than 300,000 nurse scholars have been inducted be welcomed.
into Sigma Theta Tau. It is the second largest nursing
organization in the world. Members are active in Honor society inductees are presented with purple and
more than 90 countries and territories, and the 424 white honor cords with purple tassels at each end. ◼
chapters are located in 523 college and university
campuses in the United States and countries including 17
Images from the January Sigma induction ceremony at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. MAGAZINE.NURSING.JHU.EDU
