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Beta Chi's Induction Ceremony 2023

This evening, family and loved ones gathered to celebrate as Courtney Reger, President, Jessica Tidwell, President Elect, and Alyea Pollard, Former President, inducted the newest members of Sigma Theta Tau!




Beta Chi's Healthcare Heroes 5K Walk/Run

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing- Beta Chi Chapter

Beta Chi's Healthcare Heroes 5K Walk/Run September 2022








BETA CHI INDUCTION 2022

This evening, family and loved ones gathered to celebrate as Courtney Reger, President, and Jessica Tidwell, President Elect, inducted the following students into Sigma: Ashley Benson, April Ceffalia, Meagan Downey, Jadynn Giles, Laurie Hunt, Gabriella Kopf, Emma Morgan, Claudette Wilbert-Patton, and Kelly Wright.

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Thank you to Beta Chi and NSU CONSAH for a great turn out at the FREE Community Health Fair Spring 2022!!
We were able to influence the lives of over 500 people in our community of Shreveport and Bossier City during the health fair at SciPort on March 12th, 2022 from 9a-1pm!! We are so grateful for all of our student, faculty, and community volunteers that made this such a success! Huge shout out to our Sponsors: SciPort, SporTran, The Glen, CADA, Ochsner LSU Shreveport, Willis Knighton Health Systems, Smitty's, Coca-Cola, and The Blue Cross Foundation. Also a thank you to our vendors that helped provide door prizes and funding!



Member Spotlight
Beta Chi is very pleased to recognize our member and Chapter President, Alyea Pollard, for her exceptional work on her recent publication! The work included:

Alyea Pollard:

Welk, D. S., Buckner, E. B., Chiatti, B. D., Farooq, S., Lai, C. K. Y., Lukkahatai, N., Ng, Y. C., Pollard, A., Russell, K., & Sailian, S. D. (2021). Capacity building in nurse educators in a global leadership mentoring community. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 18(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2021-0030


Capacity building in nurse educators in a Global Leadership Mentoring Community



Beta Chi is very pleased to recognize our member, Danita Potter, for her exceptional work on her recent advocacy for mental health! The work included:

Danita Potter:

Carr, J. (2022, February 20). Potter's persistent fight for mental health. publisher.etype.services. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://publisher.etype.services/Ruston-Daily-Leader/e-paper-special-edition/6166C8E06C696E2B

p. 6-7.

Potter's Persistent Fight for Mental Health



These publications can be viewed under our resources tab or by following this link and opening the "Publications" folder: Resources








Welcome to Beta Chi!


 Our chapter represents over 300 members in the North-Central part of Louisiana.
We are the Beta Chi Chapter of Northwestern State University College of Nursing of Louisiana.






Beta Chi Supports the Boys and Girls Club!

Keep an eye out for opportunities to support our local Boys and Girls club!

Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
2821 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71109






Good Health and Well-Being Initiative
Please Follow the Link Below to View the Self Care Tip Sheet
Good Health and Well-Being

The spring membership meeting was fun! fun! fun! Thanks to all who came to the business meeting and also stayed for our craft project..... decorating an egg. Just a few of the topics discussed at the business meeting included initiation of the membership reactivation challenge, nomination and confirmation of the upcoming ballot for officers, approval of proposed budget and discussion of upcoming events.
The Membership Reactivation Challenge is a new project proposed by our first ever Membership Ambassador Shaina Newton. The goal is to contact all inactive members to encourage them to renew their membership; and also remind current members to continue theirs. Our goal is to increase membership 30% by the end of May 2017. So don't forget to go online and renew your membership! Thank you Shaina for all of your hard work!!!
During the social event after the meeting; spring colors were vibrant, adding to the glow of the night's merriment. The eggs were painted bright; and a few colors ended up on hands and fingers. It was a memorable evening sharing the company of wonderful colleagues and friends. Many many thanks to Tamara Baxter and her husband for setting up the craft idea (and getting the supplies). The project was not only for fun; but to help raise money for our community service project water.org. Celebration is in order because we raised an additional $100. This gives us grand total of $592 collected so far..... above our target of $500. Go Beta Chi! We have a couple of more events which we will be collecting donations........ if you would like to donate pease contact Ruth Ann at ruthannmoore@comcast.net.

Our next opportunity to gather together (and for continuing education too!) is our first ever "Research Poster Carousel" on April 7, 2017. Please see flyer under our Chapter Events section for registration information.

Beta Chi is "rocking and rolling". There are many opportunities to become involved with the chapter. If you are interested please contact Ruth Ann Moore, Beta Chi President at ruthannmoore@comcast.net.

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Chapter News

  • 2025 Graham Price-Strain CE Event!

    By: Jessica King Jessica King , one month ago
    Good afternoon to all Beta Chi members!
    You are cordially invited to join us on Thursday November 13, 2025 from 4:00 to 6:00pm for our chapter's annual CE event in honor of legendary chapter member Ms. Graham Price-Strain!
    Graham Price-Strain was not only instrumental to the establishment of NSU's Beta Chi Chapter for Sigma Nursing but also served as an incredible role model for the values of service and community support that Beta Chi stands for. Our 2025 event perfectly highlights this as we welcome Dr. Tavell Kindall, DNP, from New Orleans's South Central AETC! 
    We invite you to attend Dr. Kindall's enriching presentation on the state of HIV/AIDS outreach initiatives in the state of Louisiana, and how- after decades of political and economic barriers- is finally making a positive impact on the health & wellbeing of all Louisianans. 
    Our event will be held on the virtual Webex platform on Thursday November 13. Sign in time is requested at 3:45 pm for all registrants to ensure registration guidelines are met. CE will be awarded at 2.25 hours per NSU CONSAH's partnership with ANCC- full event attendance is required!
    Registration QR is provided below, and to access the full flier click the following URL link below. We look forward to seeing you there! 

  • Fall 2025 Membership Meeting

    By: Jessica King Jessica King , 3 months ago

    Fall 2025 Beta Chi Membership Meeting scheduled VIRTUALLY in Board President Jessica King's TEAMS Meeting location, powered by Microsoft. The TEAMS application is FREE to download to ANY device- ALL Chapter Members are welcome and encouraged to participate! We need your thoughts, ideas, proposals, and suggestions -> ANY and ALL are welcome!!!

    Date: Thursday August 28, 2025

    Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM CST

    Location: CLICK HERE -> Beta Chi Fall 2025 Membership Meeting Link

    As we prepare to conclude this momentous biennium, our Fall 2025 Membership meeting will offer a synopsis of activities & events conducted by our Beta Chi Chapter in the first half of the biennium. It's these accomplishments which are highlighted in our 2024-2026 Chapter Key Award application! The agenda for our Fall Membership meeting will focus on our 2025-2026 initiatives, inclusive of our annual GPS CE event as well as updates on Board positions, budget, and proposals. Your voice as a Beta Chi member MATTERS - we look forward to hearing about your ideas, thoughts, any & all are welcome!

    We look forward to seeing as many Chapter members as possible!

    We want to hear your ideas and share all the good we've done & all that's to come in closing out this Biennium!

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