Chapter News
Pi Chapter has been awarded the Showcase of Regional Excellence 2017 for outstanding achievement for the Presidential Call to Action - Lifelong Learning.
Pi Chapter has been awarded the Showcase of Regional Excellence 2017 for outstanding achievement for the Presidential Call to Action - Lifelong Learning.
Ethel Palmer Clarke, Class of 1906, is credited with being the "mother" of Sigma Theta Tau at UMSON.
The purpose of the Pi Chapter is to honor those who have achieved high academic success and support scholarship and research at all levels in the School.
The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.
Sigma Theta Tau International's vision is to be the global organization of choice for nursing.
In 1922, six nurses founded the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) at the Indiana University Training School for Nurses, which is now the Indiana University School of Nursing, in Indianapolis, Ind., USA. The founders chose the name from the Greek words storgé, thárros, and timé, meaning "love," "courage," and "honor." STTI became incorporated in 1985 as Sigma Theta Tau International Inc., a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) tax status in the United States.
STTI membership is by invitation only to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship. Nurses who exhibit exceptional achievements in nursing can join via the Nurse Leadership option.
Additional facts about our membership:
Sigma Theta Tau International's philosophy of membership eligibility is based upon the purposes of the Society. Membership is rewarded for achievement of the membership criteria of Sigma Theta Tau International. Awarding membership encourages, fosters, and actively supports further professional development, thus promoting nursing scholarship, leadership, creativity and commitment to nursing, fulfilling the purposes of the Honor Society. Members are inducted to encourage and recognize superior scholarship and/or leadership achievement in nursing. Membership is conferred solely on the basis of specified eligibility.
Each year, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Pi Chapter offers a number of research grants and scholarships to the members of the chapter. The intent of these grants and scholarships are to support the mission and vision of STTI by advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.
Award |
Dates |
Eligibility |
Amount |
Apply Now |
STTI -Pi Chapter |
Annual, due July 14*
Awarded August 15 |
any Pi Chapter member who is not currently a student | $5,000 | Guidelines and Application (Word) |
STTI -Pi Chapter |
Annual, due July 1* |
any Pi Chapter member who is not currently a student | $5,000 | Guidelines and Application (Word) |
Dean Kirshling’s Interprofessional Collaboration Grant |
Annual, due July 1* Awarded August 15 |
any Pi Chapter member who is not currently a student; Principal Investigators must be a PhD and DNP working in collaboration | $5,000 | Guidelines and Application (Word) |
STTI -Pi Chapter |
Annual, due July 1* Awarded August 15 |
any Pi Chapter member who is a doctoral student in a PhD, DNP, or other doctoral program | $1,500 | Guidelines and Application (Word) |
STTI -Pi Chapter |
Four awards each fall and spring semester Submit four weeks prior to event. |
any Pi Chapter member, one presenting author for podium or poster accepted through peer-reviewed process (may not have received an award in the past three years) The award recipient must acknowledge STTI Pi Chapter as part of their presentation and present at Pi Chapter's annual business meeting. |
$400 per award |
Guidelines and Application (Word) |
STTI - Pi Chapter |
Two awards (one at each UMSON location) during fall and spring semesters | UMSON students only; at least one co-author of the poster must be a chapter member or is being inducted that semester |
$100 per award |
*The following applies to ALL research and practice grant awards:
Executive Board | |
Charlotte Seckman, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, FAAN | President |
Debra A. Scrandis, PhD, FNP-BC, FPMHNP-BC | Vice President |
Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN | Immediate Past President/Convention/Electronic Delegate |
Tamara L. Hill, DNP, MS, CPNP-AC | Secretary |
Linda Costa, PhD, RN, NEA-BC | Treasurer |
Linda Diaconis, PhD, RN | Baltimore Counselor - Graduate |
Nancy B. Lerner, DNP, RN, CDONA | Baltimore Counselor - Undergraduate |
Denise Owens, MS, RN, CCRN | Universities at Shady Grove Counselor |
Leadership Succession Committee | |
Holly Sowko | Chair |
Sara Le Maitre (Broumel) | Member |
Joan Phantong, BSN | Member |
Governance Committee | |
Alison Loughran | Chair |
Katy Wheaton | Member |
Eileen Meier | Member |
Digital Committee | |
Kelly Doran, PhD, RN | Member |
Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC | Member |
Research and Scholarship Committee | |
Dorna Hairston | Chair |
N. Jennifer Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, RN | Member |
Joan DiPietro | Member |
Linda Keldsen | Member |
Kimether Redmon | Volunteer |
Additional Leadership | |
Claire Bode, DNP, MS, RN, CRNP-F | Volunteer |
Alicia Williams | Volunteer |
Cynthia Sweeny | Convention/Electronic Delegate |
Sigma Theta Tau Pi Chapter conducts electronic officer elections. To receive information about Pi Chapter and to participate in the leadership elections, please update your membership information, email, or renew your membership on the Sigma Theta Tau website.