{"id":1787,"date":"2016-01-07T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:39:32","slug":"sigma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/sigma","title":{"rendered":"Sigma-The Honor Society of Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/NHS-Student-signing-STTI-guestbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26438\" style=\"width:225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/nhs-stti-speaker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26439\" style=\"width:225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/nhs-student-at-stti.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26440\" style=\"width:225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Whether you become a Sigma member as an honor nursing student or as a professional community member, you will connect, engage, learn, grow, advance and elevate your practice. We encourage you to explore the many benefits of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmanursing.org\/\">Sigma<\/a> membership and its local <a href=\"https:\/\/psi.sigmanursing.org\/home\">Chapter-at-Large<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/12\/NHS-STTI-logo-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29480\" style=\"width:209px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Master of Nursing: <\/strong>Twenty-five percent of credits completed with a 3.5 GPA or above, typically 11 credits. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bachelor of Science in Nursing:<\/strong> Completion of one-half of the required nursing component of the curriculum which is at least 16 of the 30 required credits of core nursing courses, GPA of 3.0 or higher and rank in the upper 35% of the graduating class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sigma Academic Nursing Honors eligibility is calculated annually at the end of winter quarter. Eligibility requirements and ranking may change from year-to-year. Students selected and who chose to join, receive an Sigma nursing honor cord and are invited to the induction ceremony held on campus in early June. Notifications are sent via email in early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-highlight-paragraph-large\"><strong>Spring 2026 Induction Ceremony<\/strong><br>Wednesday, May 6, 3:00-4:30 pm on campus at the North Creek Events Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/nhs-faculty-mabel-ezeonwu.png\" alt=\"Mabel Ezeonwu\" class=\"wp-image-24690 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/nhs-faculty-mabel-ezeonwu.png 200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/nhs-faculty-mabel-ezeonwu-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/nhs-faculty-mabel-ezeonwu-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Faculty Advisor<\/strong><br>Dr. Mabel Ezeonwu<br><a href=\"mailto:mezeo@uw.edu\">mezeo@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Kirstein\" class=\"wp-image-29034 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-Kirstein.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Sigma Coordinator<\/strong><br>Jennifer Kirstein<br><a href=\"mailto:kirstein@uw.edu\">kirstein@uw.edu<\/a><br>425.352.5263<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated October 2025 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you become a Sigma member as an honor nursing student or as a professional community member, you will connect, engage, learn, grow, advance and elevate your practice. We encourage you to explore the many benefits of a Sigma membership and its local Chapter-at-Large. Membership options Sigma Academic Nursing Honors eligibility is calculated annually at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1787","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies","email":"uwbnhs@uw.edu","phone":"425.352.5376","box":"Box 358532","address_line_1":"18115 Campus Way NE","address_line_2":"Bothell, WA 98011-8246","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":true,"facebook_url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwbnursing\/","instagram_url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uwb_snhs\/","linkedin_url":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/uwbnhs\/","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sigma-The Honor Society of Nursing - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/sigma\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sigma-The Honor Society of Nursing - School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you become a Sigma member as an honor nursing student or as a professional community member, you will connect, engage, learn, grow, advance and elevate your practice. 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