In 1922, six nurses founded 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, tharsos, and timé, meaning love, courage, and honor. 

Our Omega Rho At-Large chapter celebrates and adds to the difference six people can make in the world by promoting our Fall Volunteer service project with the Alzheimer's Walk.  This helps with Global Goal #3 Good Health and Well-being for all.  Memory issues affect humans in every area, class, and race.  

Walks are available in October and even November is warmer areas like Phoenix and Florida-- Hey an excuse to Travel! 

“Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay to another person.” -Unknown

To cultivate is to acquire, develop, demonstrate, and define. As a caring culture we have an opportunity to model keys to cultivating cultural humility, as we commit to:

Listen - Through an ongoing process of compassionate self-awareness, others' awareness, self-evaluation, and self-critique.

Have you signed up for the ALZHEIMER’s walk in your area and invited your family and friends yet?   

Our chapter is trying to help combat memory disease and work on the U.N. Global goal #3 -- Good Health and Well-being.   The walks are held in the fall various dates

.   Here is the link to look for your local one. 

Cool Webinar Aug 13th 6 p.m EASTERN time--free through SIGMA  

     https://thecircle.sigmanursing.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=a41ffea4-6b3c-4001-a31d-0190c03e50de&Home=%2fhome                                                                                                                       Food as Medicine: Care Management and Nursing Role in Preventing and Remission of Chronic Disease

Poor nutrition is the leading cause of chronic disease and disability plaguing the US and many other nations today. Lifestyle medicine uses evidence-based therapeutic interventions and highlights the plant-predominant diet to address the root cause of illness. The care manager and nursing role is vital to empower patients to take control of their health to prevent and in many cases, greatly improve chronic illness. This presentation will provide key strategies to promote behavior change.

  Nan Robinson, BSN, RN, CCM, DipACLM | United States of America 

Each year as the presidency does the annual report we get a "Big Picture" snapshot.  

Accomplishments for the year:

• Becoming an AT-LARGE chapter!! 
• Ordering large banners for every campus
• Campus Counselors on every campus (almost)
• Identifying regional Leadership Succession Committee members for our ballot.
• Using the website regularly and contacting members through email. 
• Co-hosting a chapter program with another Sigma chapter --our ALZHEIMER's walk has a National Team
• The ALZHEIMER's walk also helps us celebrate Sigma Founders Day in the Fall. 
• We have focused our service projects around the United Nations Global Goals https://www.globalgoals.org/goals/
• Promoting the chapter during orientation & clinical partner meetings. 
• Membership orientations! 

Ways we can be even Better:

• Academic research continuing education is on our radar--looking for people willing to organize this with online and physical faculty.  
• To increase the chapter’s visibility, the chapter’s publicity efforts could include:
• Promotion of chapter at the local Student Nurses Association and on campus. 
• Promotion of chapter at local hospitals and clinical facilities
• Submitted press releases to a local newspaper, radio, or television station
• Sent appreciation letters to local chapter supporters (deans, CNOs, department chairs, etc.)
• Use of chapter’s social media sites--Instagram, etc. 
• Chapter collaborated with other Sigma chapters or other entities [hospitals, schools of nursing, non-profits, NGOs, etc.]
• Co-hosting a chapter program with another Sigma chapter or one that that does not have a Sigma chapter

We could also benefit from a ..................................

• Member recognition program
• MORE Community SERVICE ideas are welcome!!
• Our WEBSITE Team has written articles to remind us For this last one.  What other ideas do you have?  (discussion area is below the newsletter)

Chapter participation in the 2023-2025 Organizational Call to Action items.  https://www.sigmanursing.org/why-sigma/organizational-leadership/organizational-call-to-action-2023-2025

Reflect

Respect

Respond

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  Watch for Ballots--Chapter elections being sent to your Home email. 
• Links for Alzheimer's Walk--September to November- Dates Vary--fund raising optional , but preferred.  Bring your family & increase Awareness.  https://act.alz.org/site/TR?company_id=233552&pg=national_company&pw_id=15048
• Annual Report to be Completed by the Board--Bylaws have been reviewed by the Governance Committee.
• Current membership 244 with 47 new at our June 24th Induction!  
• Organization Call to Action-- https://www.sigmanursing.org/why-sigma/organizational-leadership/organizational-call-to-action-2023-2025
• Chapter Call to Action-- BRING a FRIEND to our next meeting!