Sigma Theta Tau is the International Honor Society of Nursing
The Kappa Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered at North Park University in 1988.
This society recognizes scholarship and leadership in nursing. Nursing research and publication are promoted through chapter activities.
Membership is open to all North Park Nursing students who have met the following requirements:
Students enrolled in the Traditional BS program that have completed their third year of nursing, are in the upper third of their nursing class, and have a minimum GPA of 3.00.
RN Completion Students that have completed half of their Nursing program, are in the upper third of their nursing class, and have a minimum GPA of 3.00.
Graduate Students that have completed at least a fourth of their graduate program with a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Yearly, invitations to apply will be sent out to eligible students.
Meetings are held quarterly. Members receive chapter newsletters, subscriptions to reflections, the international newsletter, and image, the journal of nursing scholarship, and access to scholarship and research funds.