1	Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Kappa Chapter Induction Ceremony October 23, 2004 Welcome Mission and Purpose Sarah P. Farrell, PhD APRN BC Past Past-President
2	Purposes of STTI are to
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5	The Founders In 1922, six students from the Indiana University Training School for Nurses in Indianapolis, Indiana founded the honor society of nursing.
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7	Sigma Theta Tau: Love Courage Honor The founders chose the society’s name from the meaning of the Greek words Storge, Tharsos, and Time: “love,” “courage” and “honor.” As women ahead of their time, the founders’ vision for the society helped bring recognition to nursing as a science.
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10	International Honor Society: You are invited to join 120,000 others. 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 on 523 college and university campuses in the U.S. and countries including Canada, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan, The Netherlands and Brazil.
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12	Conferences You can attend: The 16th International Nursing Research Congress 14-16 July 2005 Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii's Big Island
13	Hawaii awaits
14	The Journal of Nursing Scholarship will arrive in your mailbox!
15	You can visit our new Online Journal
16	Reflections REFLECTIONS ON NURSING LEADERSHIP is Sigma Theta Tau International's award-winning, four-color newsmagazine. It features contemporary articles on nurses at the forefront of change. Published quarterly, the magazine is distributed to the society’s active members, health care organizations and subscribers.
17	Awards In 1936, Sigma Theta Tau was the first organization in the U.S. to fund nursing research. Small or "seed" grants, often begin a whole body of research. These peer-reviewed grants are often the first recognition of potent concepts that eventually lead to major, wide-scale research projects and innovation in the nursing profession. We even have a building……………..
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21	Induction is very special Please see your program for the background about the seal the key and the coat of arms.
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23	You can become involved today Beta Kappa Meetings Fridays After Five May Rotunda Award Dinner (sign up soon) Fall Programs with Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry Mentoring Week of the Nurse Recognition Program with internationally known speaker and more!
24	Excellence Distinguished Nurse Award Community Service Award Phyllis Verhonik Research Award Nan Hilt Excellence In Practice Award Research Dissemination Awards Nancy Ballard Scholarship for students Professional Development Awards
25	We communicate: Beta Kappa Chapter Newsletter Beta Kappa Webpage (see next slide for webpage address: http://www.nursing.virginia.edu/service/stt/
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27	We Celebrate Congratulations, you have been invited to an honor society which knows how to celebrate!
28	“I cannot imagine a world without Beta Kappa” Special thanks to Emily Drake for the production of the slideshow