Chartering Chapter Media Release Template

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Local School to Charter Chapter of International Nursing Honor Society

(CITY, STATE) - The (College/University) Nursing Honor Society will be chartered as an official chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International on (date) at (time).

(Chapter President or other Chartering Ceremony Leader) will conduct the chartering ceremony at the (location).

Approval for the (chapter name) Chapter was granted at the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International biennial convention, (date), in (location).

Membership in the honor society is by invitation and is extended to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and professional nurses who have demonstrated superior scholastic, leadership and nursing achievements.

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of people worldwide through leadership and scholarship in practice, education and research. Founded in 1922, the honor society currently has 134,000 active members in more than 80 countries. Members include practicing nurses, instructors, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and others.

The honor society’s 463 chapters are located at 571 institutions of higher education throughout the United States, as well as in Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania and Wales.

Some (# of inductees) nurse leaders and students will be inducted as charter members in this group.

Officers to be installed are:
(list name and officer titles)

Following the chartering ceremony, a reception will be held at (location).

Dignitaries who will be participating in the event include (name, title).

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More information on the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International can be found online at www.nursingsociety.org.