Each year the Upsilon Chapter awards scholarship, leadership, and research grants to its members and participates in several nursing scholarship events. Its membership includes more than 800 nurses all over the world. Today Upsilon Chapter continues to foster research and nursing scholarship.
Among the prestigious first members were Beatrice Goodwin, the first editor of Image (the official journal of Sigma, currently called the Journal of Nursing Scholarship), Florence Downs, the former editor of Nursing Research, Ruth Matheney, the first Chair of the Bronx Community College, June Rothberg, former Dean of the School of Nursing at Adelphi University, among others. Over the years, they have had distinctive careers dedicated to advancing nursing scholarship. Many of the charter members were not only faculty at NYU but also doctoral students. The chapter charter was officially signed on June 24, 1961, during an elegant induction ceremony at the NYU Faculty Club at 22 Washington Square, North. Upsilon was founded by 65 student and faculty members of NYU's Department of Nurse Education as the 18th chapter of Sigma. The history of the Upsilon Chapter at New York University is a vibrant one. UPSILON Chapter at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
From its six founding members, the organization has grown to more than 135,000 active members in 500 chapters representing more than 90 countries. The founders chose the name from the Greek words storgé, tharsos, and timé, meaning love, courage, and honor. Sigma membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing.įor more than 90 years, Sigma has been recognizing and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. In 1922, six nurses founded the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma) at the Indiana University Training School for Nurses, which is now the Indiana University School of Nursing, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
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