Reinvigorating a Sigma Chapter: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Nursing organizations are well suited to guide ethical professional practice. Encouraging participation in organizations, such as Sigma, during nursing school sets students up for a career in life-long learning. Nurse faculty may struggle to promote and sustain organizational membership due to workload and other role requirements.

A Plan-Do-Study-Act improvement was used to guide the re-invigoration of a weakened Sigma Chapter. Over a 4 month time period in 2026, nurse faculty leaders prepared for membership recruitment and an induction ceremony.

Student participation in induction increased (31.1% of invited), three faculty members were inducted as leaders, and over 100 participants, faculty, and guests attended the induction ceremony. Feedback was positive.

Shared governance, open communication, and collaboration supported the process to increase student awareness, student membership, and membership induction. Continued process evaluation is warranted to sustain the organization.