OUR BEGINNINGS:

 As one of the most distinctive organizations in professional nursing,

Sigma Theta Tau International has become an active force for the benefit

 of health care and of nursing careers. The honor society achieves this

 by focusing on three areas that contribute directly to nursing excellence across the world. These three areas are: scholarship, research and leadership.

Sigma Theta Tau International was founded in 1922 by six students of nursing at Indiana University in the United States of America. The society began with one chapter and six members. During the past 79 years, it has evolved to 423 chapters across the globe, with more than 300,000 inducted members who are active in more than 85 different countries and territories.

The founders named the honor society for the words: storge, tharos, and tima. In the Greek language, these words mean love, courage, and honor. The founders believed these to be enduring values that are at the root of the nursing profession - the foundation upon which the science grows and is used.

Welcome to the website for the Delta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Delta Epsilon was chartered at Murray State University on March 1, 1980 and was the first chapter in Kentucky. The charter members consisted of 76 new members and 13 transfer members. Over the past 30 years, 1348 members have been inducted into the chapter.

Delta Epsilon has a long and distinguished history of providing leadership to the profession of nursing, including supporting nursing education, scholarship, and service. We are a network of dedicated nursing professionals who are willing to share their expertise and knowledge with others.

OUR VISION:

The vision of the Honor Society is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the health of the world's people.

OUR GOALS:

We are dedicated to developing these pathways for professional excellence through the following goals:

1. Develop members across the span of their careers.
2. Build strong chapters and foster collaborative leadership.
3. Advance global linkages at the organizational and member levels.
4. Prepare and position nurses to lead in diverse, complex health-related
environments.
5. Advance the scientific base of nursing practice through the scholarship of research.
6. Stimulate scholarly practice in the professional lives of members.
7. Identify, secure and use a variety of resources to ensure the organization's future.