Sigma Theta Tau

SL2014 · Jan 26, 2014

I am/was a Sigma Theta Tau member. My GPA was 3.75, I was #2 in my cohort of 55 nursing students the girl above me had a 3.76. Yes, that's right, no one in my cohort got Summa Cum Laude lol.

Just my experience but- it was a waste of my money at this point in my career. I don't have time to go to meetings or anything like that so there is no real benefit.

CCNA however I felt was a very good investment because I got nursing journals every month, they were very informative and kept me up to date on recent EBP.

mmcc01 · Jan 26, 2014

I am/was a Sigma Theta Tau member. My GPA was 3.75 I was #2 in my cohort of 55 nursing students the girl above me had a 3.76. Yes, that's right, no one in my cohort got Summa Cum Laude lol. Just my experience but- it was a waste of my money at this point in my career. I don't have time to go to meetings or anything like that so there is no real benefit. CCNA however I felt was a very good investment because I got nursing journals every month, they were very informative and kept me up to date on recent EBP.[/quote']
This is very informative. Did being a Sigma Theta Tau member make any difference in helping you land a job?
I'm in NJ and the field is fiercely competitive here and most new grads only get jobs if they know someone, but I read that the members of Sigma Theta Tau at our state university have been given jobs as nursing secretaries and will have positions waiting for them when they graduate.

SL2014 · Jan 29, 2014

Yes it is equally competitive here also. When I got the membership I was thinking "I need more stuff to put on my résumé" because as a new grad your résumé looks like everyone else's. It still took 300 apps to get a job but the two times I was interviewed I was asked about memberships and got offered jobs both times. Whatever you can do to set your résumé apart from the rest is beneficial. I was a sigma theta tau member, American nurses association member and critical care nurses association member. I also put my HESI average of 98.04% on my résumé lol. Do WHATEVER you can to stand out.

mmcc01 · Jan 30, 2014

Yes it is equally competitive here also. When I got the membership I was thinking "I need more stuff to put on my résumé" because as a new grad your résumé looks like everyone else's. It still took 300 apps to get a job but the two times I was interviewed I was asked about memberships and got offered jobs both times. Whatever you can do to set your résumé apart from the rest is beneficial. I was a sigma theta tau member American nurses association member and critical care nurses association member. I also put my HESI average of 98.04% on my résumé lol. Do WHATEVER you can to stand out.[/quote']
Thanks so much for all your advice! Every little bit counts.

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 30, 2014

Yes, GPA 4.0/4.0. I was already a working RN when I graduated, so I can't tell you if it helped with my job hunt :) I only recently joined STT so it's too soon for me to tell you if I've gotten any benefit from it. I transferred my membership to my local chapter and plan to attend their next event, so we'll see what happens.

ADN programs aren't eligible for STT, but there is a national honor society--Phi Theta Kappa--that I was ab;e to join. I put that and my GPA (3.9) down on the new grad resume. The GPA helped attract more attention than being in PTK did.

Guests · Jan 31, 2014

I joined STT while in nursing school (my GPA was 3.92) but didn't renew it after graduating. The cost-benefit ratio was just too high.

I don't think it made any difference in securing my first job.

My resume does still have the line "Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau" in the academics section. I can't say I'm a member because I'm not any longer.