Eta Sigma Gamma

Eta Sigma Gamma
ΗΣΓ
FoundedAugust 14, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-08-14)
Ball State University
TypeProfessional
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisHealth education
ScopeNational
PillarsEducation
Research
Service and advocacy
Colors  Dark green and   Gold
FlowerTrillium
PublicationThe Health Education Monograph
  The Health Educator Journal
    The Vision Newsletter
Chapters85
Headquartersc/o Denise Seabert
9259 N Bayford Street
Fresno, California 93720
United States
Websiteetasigmagamma.org

Eta Sigma Gamma (ΗΣΓ or ESG) is an honor society for health education. It was founded on August 14, 1967 at Ball State University "to elevate the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of professionally trained individuals in and for the health science discipline through teaching/education, service and research."

History and Mission

ESG was founded at Ball State University by Drs. Robert Synovitz, Warren Schaller, and William Bock.[1] The founding mission of ESG was "to further the professional competence and dedication of individual members in the health science discipline and the promotion of this discipline."[2] The Greek letters, ΗΣΓ, were chosen as the organization's letters as a representation of the letters "HSC", an abbreviation of the term health science.[3] It was formally incorporated in August 1967 in Indiana and the formal installation of Alpha chapter occurred on May 12, 1968.[3] Twenty-one current Ball State students, four former Ball State students and five faculty members were installed as the charter members of Alpha chapter.[4]

In 1999, Eta Sigma Gamma became a member of the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations in the United States.[5] In joining the Coalition, ESG joined the ranks of larger organizations including the Society for Public Health Education, American Public Health Association, American Association for Health Education, and American School Health Association.[5]

In 2017, the organization declared its inaugural class of Fellows of Eta Sigma Gamma who were described as "instrumental in the formation and development of the Honorary."[6] The 2017 class of fellows included founding officers and members, instrumental chapter advisors, and officers of the organization. Fellows are entitled and encouraged to use the post-nominal letters "FESG."

Membership

As of ####, there are ## members of Eta Sigma Gamma disbursed throughout the United States.[citation needed]

The primary path to membership is through a student membership with a chapter at an associated university. University students are eligible for membership after declaring a major or minor area of study in health education and meeting a minimum GPA requirement. Professional membership is available to individuals who have a degree in health education and apply to join the Chapter-at-Large.

Chapters

In addition to the national at-large professional chapter, the society has installed over 125 chapters, including the following.[7][8] Active chapters listed in bold, inactive chapters listed in italics.

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha August 14, 1967 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Active [9]
Beta Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Active [10][11]
Gamma 1970 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active [12]
Delta San Diego State University San Diego, California Inactive [a]
Epsilon University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active [13]
Zeta College of New Jersey (Trenton State) Ewing, New Jersey Inactive [b]
Eta Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Active [14]
Theta University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive [c]
Iota University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active [15]
Kappa SUNY at Cortland Cortland, New York Active [16]
Lambda Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Active [17]
Mu Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Inactive [d]
Nu Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Active [18]
Xi Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Inactive [e]
Omicron Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Inactive [f]
Pi Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active [19]
Rho Kent State University Kent, Ohio Active [20]
Sigma James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active [21]
Tau University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive [g]
Upsilon Russell Sage College Troy, New York Inactive [h]
Phi University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Inactive [i]
Chi University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive [j]
Psi Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Inactive [k]
Omega Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active [22]
Alpha Zeta California State University, Northridge Northridge, California Active [23]
Alpha Lambda University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active [24]
Alpha Nu May 1, 1978 UNC Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active [25]
Alpha Pi 1978 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [26]
Beta Zeta 1980 Towson University Towson, Maryland Active [27]
Beta Nu April 18, 1982 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois Active [28]
Beta Tau University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active [29]
Delta Rho Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, California Active [30]
Epsilon Beta 2008 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Active [31]
Epsilon Zeta 2008 Boise State University Boise, Idaho Active [32]
Epsilon Eta 2008 University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania Active [33]
Epsilon Gamma NA Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey Active [34]
Epsilon Pi 2021 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Active [l]
Zeta Alpha 2021 The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Active

Notes

  1. ^ The San Diego chapter went inactive in 2000
  2. ^ The CNJ chapter went inactive in 1987.
  3. ^ The Lincoln chapter went inactive in 1987.
  4. ^ The Bowling Green chapter went inactive in 2010.
  5. ^ The Purdue chapter went inactive in 2002.
  6. ^ The Slippery Rock chapter went inactive in 2000.
  7. ^ The UIUC chapter went inactive in 2009.
  8. ^ The Russell Sage chapter went inactive in 1982.
  9. ^ The Northern Colorado chapter went inactive in 2015.
  10. ^ The Utah chapter went inactive in 2017.
  11. ^ The Brigham Young chapter went inactive in 2002.
  12. ^ The Bradley chapter went inactive in 2016 and was re-activated in 2021.

Notable members

References

  1. ^ Clark, Jeffrey K.; Seabert, Denise M.; Goldsmith, Mal (Fall 2007). "Conversations with Early Leaders of Eta Sigma Gamma" (PDF). The Health Educator. 39 (2): 45–50 – via ERIC - Education Resources Information Center.
  2. ^ Eta Sigma Gamma, Articles of Incorporation. 1967, Aug. 14. Business ID 194525-049. Retrieved from https://inbiz.in.gov/BOS/Home/Index on 2020-09-07.
  3. ^ a b Schaller, Warren (4 January 1975). "The Search for Excellence". Health Education. 6 (1). American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation: 19. doi:10.1080/00970050.1975.10618204. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ Muncie Evening Press - 09 May 1968 - Page 25
  5. ^ a b Capwell, Ellen M. (2004-03-01). "Coalition of National Health Education Organizations". Californian Journal of Health Promotion. 2 (1): 12–15. doi:10.32398/cjhp.v2i1.574. ISSN 1545-8725.
  6. ^ "Eta Sigma Gamma | History". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  7. ^ "Eta Sigma Gamma | Find a Chapter". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  8. ^ 127 chapters were installed by August of 2012, according to ESG's published history, accessed 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ Ball State's portal for ΗΣΓ's Alpha chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  10. ^ Eastern Kentucky's portal for ΗΣΓ's Beta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  11. ^ EKU Stories: Students Inducted into Eta Sigma Gamma, news article published April 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Cal State Long Beach's portal for ΗΣΓ's Gamma chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  13. ^ Maryland's portal for ΗΣΓ's Epsilon chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  14. ^ Central Michigan University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Eta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  15. ^ University of Toledo's portal for ΗΣΓ's Iota chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  16. ^ SUNY Cortland's portal for ΗΣΓ's Kappa chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  17. ^ Lambda chapter of ΗΣΓ is noted on Indiana State University's Public Health department website, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  18. ^ Indiana University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Nu chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  19. ^ Western Illinois University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Pi chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  20. ^ Kent State's portal for ΗΣΓ's Rho chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  21. ^ James Madison University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Sigma chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  22. ^ Illinois State University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Omega chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  23. ^ Cal State Northridge University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Alpha Zeta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  24. ^ The University of Florida's portal for ΗΣΓ's Alpha Lambda chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  25. ^ ΗΣΓ's Alpha Nu chapter UNC-Greensboro portal, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  26. ^ Texas A&M University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Alpha Pi chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  27. ^ Towson University's Health Sciences department portal for ΗΣΓ's Beta Zeta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  28. ^ Eastern Illinois' portal for ΗΣΓ's Beta Nu chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  29. ^ University of Arkansas' portal for ΗΣΓ's Beta Tau chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  30. ^ Cal State Fullerton's portal for ΗΣΓ's Delta Rho chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  31. ^ Rutgers University's portal for ΗΣΓ's Epsilon Beta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  32. ^ Boise State's portal for ΗΣΓ's Epsilon Zeta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  33. ^ University of Scranton's portal for ΗΣΓ's Epsilon Eta chapter, accessed 6 Feb 2021.
  34. ^ "Eta Sigma Gamma". www.monmouth.edu. Retrieved 24 March 2021.