About Sigma Theta Tau
Sigma
Theta Tau International was founded in 1922 by six students of nursing
at Indiana University in the United States of America. The society
began with one chapter and six members. During the past 79 years,
it has evolved to 423 chapters across the globe, with more than
300,000 inducted members who are active in more than 85 different
countries and territories.
The founders
named the honor society for the words: storge, tharos and tima.
In the Greek language, these words mean love, courage and honor.
The founders believed these to be enduring values that are at the
root of the nursing profession - the foundation upon which the science
grows and is used.
Changing the
status of nursing and improving health care were their ideals as
they are ours. And today, as they did 79 years ago, the pathways
for nursing excellence begin with scholarship, leadership and research
applied in clinical practice.
We are dedicated
to developing these pathways for professional excellence through
the following goals:
- Develop
members across the span of their careers.
- Build strong
chapters and foster collaborative leadership.
- Advance
global linkages at the organizational and member levels.
- Prepare
and position nurses to lead in diverse, complex health-related
environments.
- Advance
the scientific base of nursing practice through the scholarship
of research.
- Stimulate
scholarly practice in the professional lives of members.
- Identify,
secure and use a variety of resources to ensure the organization's
future.
The vision
of the Honor Society is to create a global community of nurses who
lead in using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the
health of the world's people.
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Theta Tau International
Epsilon Zeta Chapter
Honor Society for Nursing
College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
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Fairfax, VA 22030
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