By Esther Acree First President 1990 Lambda Sigma Chapter By Esther Acree First President 1990

Time Leah Ramer and Bonnie Peters Maryanne Roehm Deb Barnhart Michele Pantle Students Faculty Staff

Leah Ramer Nu Sigma Gamma chapter which is a pre-Chapter name Dr. Ramer worked diligently on the application Went to Sigma meetings to be assured we would have our application correct Worked with Dr. Billye Brown to be sure that Sigma Theta Tau approved the application for ISU

Maryanne Roehm Dean Roehm gave the support for this chapter Must be housed in an institution of higher education in nursing Gave in-kind faculty time and money to make this successful

Deb Barnhart As the CE Director, she worked on planning for the chartering with the initiation and induction ceremony Endless, tireless hours went into setting up and arranging the chartering

Michele Pantle and other students In charge of the ceremonial aspects with help from the faculty advisors Held the election of the new officers with faculty advisors Accepted the responsibility of the new chapter and made a covenant with Sigma Theta Tau to make the chapter a success

The Big Day Dr. Billye Brown Chartering officer In 1990 she was President Of Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. She returned in 2000 to celebrate our first 10 years Dr. Billye Brown Chartering officer

The early years Dr. Becky Markel (many of us had her in our Masters Program at IU) She represented Alpha Chapter at IU Dr. Markel helped over the next several years to “show” us what a chapter should be by having us in for President meetings at headquarters, inductions ceremonies around the state, regional meetings, national meetings

STTI's Global Initiatives http://www.nursingsociety.org/connect- engage/our-global-impact/stti's-global-initiatives Global Standards for the Initial Education of Professional Nurses and Midwives- A comprehensive guide outlining international standards for basic nursing and midwifery education World Health Organization,Dept of Reproductive Health and Research- Electronic system for information exchange World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) - Competency Framework for International Health Consultants International Academic Nursing Alliance is provided by provided The Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau at no cost to participating individuals and universities, facilitating shared resources, research interests and teaching/learning opportunities

5. TIGER - Technology Informatics Guiding 5 TIGER - Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform - Final Summit Report 6. Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Directions 2012-2015- Final Summit Report 7. Global Standards for the Initial Education of Professional Nurses and Midwives - A comprehensive guide outlining international standards for basic nursing and midwifery education 8. to address patient safety and quality of care issues in 3rd world countires.

Nationally Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics ANCC and honor society join forces to share Practice Innovations at Magnet health care Transforming Care at the Bedside - the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Activities 44th Biennial Convention was October 28- November 1, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN and remember that all STT activities provide an opportunity network with nurses from around the state, nation, and the world You can attend!!!!

Presidents over the Years Past Presidents can be seen at http://lambdasigma.nursingsociety. org/aboutus/history/past- presidents Without all the help from members and officers, the President can’t be successful

What is to come For you as new Members? Increasing your interest Increasing your desire to become active members and officers Participating in activities of the Chapter—Research Day, other plans Ideas that you can give your present officers to make the Chapter successful

Being involved in Regional and National activities Visit the main office in Indianapolis at some point in your life, and be as much a part of the Honor Society as you can— you will find friends who are members all over the world. The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is the second- largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000 active members.

Biggest help with any chapter Maintain your membership Keep in touch with your School of Nursing and ISU Contact the President and ask what you can do even—if you are states away from Lambda Sigma Chapter