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Membership

Current Members

Qualifications for Regular Membership

  1. Candidates for all categories of membership shall be considered without regard to race, age, gender, creed, color, national origin, disability or other legally protected categories dependent upon jurisdiction.
  2. Student candidates shall have demonstrated superior  academic achievement, academic integrity, and professional leadership potential.
  3. Regular member

Students in Basic Program

  1. Definition – a basic program is defined as a baccalaureate or equivalent nursing degree program which leads to the first professional nursing degree.
  2. Academic Achievement – Students shall have a grade point average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or an equivalent of this measure of academic achievement. When grade point averages are not available or used by the nursing degree program, “B” or the second highest grade of the institution shall be used.
  3. Rank in class – basic students who are elected shall rank not lower than the highest 35 percent of their class in scholarship.
  4. Curriculum – Students shall have completed at least one half of the required nursing curriculum.
  5. Exceptions – Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the chapter’s governance committee following the guidelines adopted by the International Board of Directors.

Students in Graduate Programs

  1. Definition – Graduate program is defined as an accredited program of graduate study in nursing including master, post-master, doctoral, and post-doctoral.
  2. Academic Achievement – Students in graduate programs shall be eligible for membership if they have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Am equivalent of this measure of academic achievement shall be used when grade point averages are not available or used by the nursing degree program.
  3. Curriculum – Students shall have completed a minimum of one-quarter of the required graduate curriculum.
  4. Exceptions – Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the chapter’s governance committee following the guidelines adopted by the International Board of Directors.

Nurse Leader

A nurse leader who is a registered nurse, legally recognized to practice in his/her country with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field, and who has demonstrated achievement in nursing, shall be eligible for membership.

Selection of Members

  1. Regular Members
    1. Student member candidates are required to be enrolled in an institution of higher learning where the chapter is located to be considered for membership in that chapter.
    2. The nurse leader candidate may be selected for membership by any chapter.

Membership Status

Members may be designated as active or inactive.  Active members pay annual chapter and international fees.  Inactive members have not paid annual chapter and international fees, but shall become active at any time by paying current renewal fees.

Rights and Responsibilities of Active Members

  1. Regular Members
    1. Active regular members shall make a commitment to the purposes of the Society.
    2. Active members shall receive:
      1. official Society publications
      2. priority for educational programs; and
      3. priority for research funding
    3. Active Regular members at the chapter level shall:
      1. receive all communications and announcements
      2. be able to attend meetings
      3. be able to participate in activities
      4. be considered for awards
      5. be eligible to vote and
      6. hold elective and appointive office as outlined by the chapter by-laws
    4. Active regular members may hold dual membership in more than one chapter by remitting multiple chapter fees and the Society fee annually.
    5. Active regular members my transfer from one chapter to another.