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HISTORY OF SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL
— Honor Society of Nursing —

Sigma Theta Tau was founded in 1922 by six nursing students
at Indiana University. In 1936, Sigma Theta Tau became the
first organization in the United States to fund nursing research.
The society was incorporated in 1985 as Sigma Theta Tau
International, Inc., to support and connect the global
community of nursing scholars who enhance health
care worldwide.

More than 300,000 nurse scholars have been inducted into
Sigma Theta Tau. It is the second largest nursing organization
in the world. Members are active in more than 90 countries and
territories, and the 424 chapters are located in 523 college and
university campuses in the United States and countries
including Canada, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea,
Australia, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate
nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship
and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in
nursing. In 2019, its name was changed to Sigma Global
Nursing Excellence.

NU BETA AT-LARGE CHAPTER

Nu Beta at-Large is a chartered chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing, also called Sigma
Global Nursing Excellence, and was established at the Johns
Hopkins School of Nursing in 1992. In 2019, it was chartered as
Nu Beta at-Large when it welcomed all six practice settings into
the chapter. The purposes of Sigma Global Nursing Excellence
are to recognize superior achievement and the development of
leadership capabilities, foster high professional standards,
encourage creative work, and strengthen commitment to the
ideals and purposes of the profession of nursing.