PLU Delta Iota Chi
Welcome!
Next General Meeting 04/17/24
From 1200-1300 in Garfield 200
Last Updated by Historian, Olivia Tate, on 04/02/24
Latest News!
President: Isabella Bernas
Vice President: Parker Simpson
Treasurer: Glever Torres
Secretary: Ben Schultz
Historian: Olivia Tate
Media Manager: Valentina Cervantes
NSNA Liaison: Karli Kooi
Educational chair: Dillon Benacerraf-Gajda
Service chair: Prathana Durvas Kumaresan
Fundraising chair: Sierra Campbell
Our Mission and Purpose
Delta was created to promote and encourage leadership through networking, community service, and advocacy; to assume responsibility for contributing to nursing education in order to provide for the highest quality of health care; to provide programs representative of fundamental interests and concerns to nursing students; and to aid in the development of the whole person, including his/her/their professional role, his/her/their responsibility for health care of people in all walks of life.
Explore this website to learn about upcoming events, read meeting minutes, and find out how you can get involved.
Click here to see our Board of Directors.
Click here for the Delta Iota Chi Bylaws. (Last revised May 2023)
Delta Iota Chi has been a PLU’s chapter of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), a pre-professional organization which promotes and enhances student nursing in the United States. Delta Iota Chi is an organization of PLU student nurses who, in some way, want to give back to the school and community.
This Facebook group will allow upperclassmen to pass down their nursing textbooks to incoming or current nursing students. This is not run by Delta but is a great resource to check out!
Take a Step Back in Time...
Interested in how PLU School of Nursing was like in the 60s? Click the following link to find out! https://issuu.com/plu-archives/docs/plu_school_of_nursing_1960s
To the left is a picture of a scrapbook containing information pertaining to the Pacific Lutheran University Nursing Program from the 1960s.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I become a member of Delta Iota Chi?
Members of Delta Iota Chi shall be as follows:
Students enrolled in Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing
Students who have paid their dues each semester of membership
Membership dues consist of a $4 fee per semester or $8 fee per academic year payable to the Treasurer Glever Torres through cash at Delta membership meetings.
Payment for a full academic year must be paid by the end of November excluding Sophomore I's with spring semester start date. Sophomore I's that start in spring semester have the option of paying for a full year at the price of $8.
Any member who fails to pay current dues shall forfeit all voting privileges and any official recognition for participation during the semester, which includes certificates, medallions, and points/volunteer hours
Students do not have to members of the NSNA or NSWS in order to be members of Delta Iota Chi
No membership application is required.
How much are membership dues? How do I pay for membership dues?
Your dues stay within the club to help fund our events and provide us with an operating budget.
Membership dues consist of a $4 fee per semester or $8 fee per academic year payable to the Treasurer Glever Torres through cash or check at Delta membership meetings
Payment for a full academic year must be paid by the end of November excluding Sophomore I's with spring semester start date. Sophomore I's that start in spring semester have the option of paying for a full year at the price of $8.
Any member who falls to pay current dues shall forfeit all voting privileges and any official recognition for participation during the semester, which includes certificates, medallions, and points/volunteer hours
No membership application is required. Contact Treasurer Glever Torres if you have any questions or concerns
What is the Delta Recognition System?
Each member will receive points based on both membership and participation in Delta activities, events, and positions of leadership. Undergraduate members are encouraged to accrue an average of ten points per semester or sixty points by graduation. Entry-level Mast's members are encouraged to accrue an average of ten points per semester or forty points by graduation. Graduate students, MSN or DNP, are encouraged to accrue an average of ten points per semester, depending on the length of the program.
Awards will be given out each semester rewarding those students who have gone above and beyond in commitment, service, and leadership within Delta. Undergraduate Senior 2 students who obtain a minimum of 60 points by graduation, ELMSN students who obtain a minimum of 40 points by graduation, and graduate students who average 10 points per semester of their program over their time in the School of Nursing, will be recognized with a Delta medallion at the last Delta meeting of each semester and on our Delta website for their commitment, service, and leadership within Delta.
If you do not know how many points you currently have, you can email the current Secretary. However, although the points are tracked by the Secretary, each member must keep track of their own points to avoid errors. Click here for opportunities to earn more Delta Points.
What are points? How can I get them?
Due to the current circumstances of the pandemic and virtual learning, Delta has revised the points awarded for Delta involvement for Fall 2023. For the point system chart, refer to THIS chart
If you do not know how many points you currently have, you can email the current Secretary Ben Shultz . However, although the points are tracked by the Secretary, each member must keep track of their own points to avoid errors. Click here for opportunities to earn more Delta Points.
What is NSNA? How do I become a member?
NSNA stands for the National Student Nurses Association. They strive to bring together and mentor students preparing for initial licensure as registered nurses as well as those enrolled in baccalaureate completion program, convey the standards and ethics of the nursing profession, promote development of the skills that students will need as responsible and accountable members of the nursing profession, advocate for high quality, evidence-based, affordable and accessible health care, advocate for and contribute to advances in nursing education, and develop nursing students who are prepared to lead the profession in the future. Being a member automatically makes you a member of the Washington State Nurses Association. Visit http://www.nsna.org/ to register to become a member and to learn more about their membership benefits.
Refer to our website's page about NSNA for more information... Email our NSWA Liaison Karli Kooi for for information.