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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.
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