How to Join

Thank you for your interest in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma).

 

There are two ways to become a member of our organization!

 

As a Student

Students enrolled in a nursing program and meeting the following criteria are invited to join through one of Sigma’s chapters located around the world.

 

Undergraduate students must

  • have completed ½ (one half) of the nursing curriculum;
  • achieve academic excellence (at schools where a 4.0 grade point average system is used, this equates to a 3.0 or higher);
  • rank in the highest 35 percent of the graduating class in scholarship;
  • meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Registered nurse students must

  • have completed 12 credit hours at current school;
  • have completed ½ (one half) of the nursing curriculum;
  • achieve academic excellence (at schools where a 4.0 grade point average system is used, this equates to a 3.0 or higher);
  • rank in the highest 35 percent of the graduating class in scholarship;
  • meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Graduate students (master's and doctorate) must*

  • have completed ¼ (one quarter) of the nursing curriculum;
  • achieve academic excellence (at schools where a 4.0 grade point average system is used, this equates to a 3.5 or higher);
  • meet the expectation of academic integrity.

*Students in graduate programs who are registered nurses, legally recognized to practice in their country and have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field, shall be eligible to be considered as a Nurse Leader at any point in the program. 



As a Nurse Leader

Nursing professionals not previously inducted as nursing students and not currently enrolled in a nursing program can also join as a Nurse Leader using the criteria listed below. 

 

Nurse Leader candidates must:

  • Be legally recognized to practice nursing in their country
  • Have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field
  • Demonstrate achievement in nursing

 
If you have questions about the eligibility criteria or how to join Sigma, please email memserv@sigmanursing.org

If you want to join STTI/Eta Pi Chapter as a student:

  • You will be contacted by e-mail during the early Spring application period at the point in the program when you are eligible (as a Junior II in the Traditional BSN program, and at approximately the half-way point for Accelerated BSN and BSN@Home. 
  • Graduate students are also eligible to apply as Nurse Leaders (see below).

If you want to apply as a Nurse Leader (see descriptions above; you may apply at any time):
Grad students may apply as a Nurse Leader at any time.  Please contact the Eta Pi chapter for the online Eta Pi Chapter Nurse Leader application by:

International Applicants: Please apply here, and then send an e-mail to Eta Pi at etapi-stti@uwosh.edu to notify us that you have applied.  We don't want to overlook your application!