Eta Sigma Gamma Membership

Since its inception in 1967, Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Health Education Honorary, has had a rich history of contributions to the profession of health education and health promotion. The idea for a national honorary for health education professionals was conceived in the minds of three individuals, Warren E. Schaller, HSD, William Bock, BhD, and Robert J. Synovitz, HSD, on their way home from a national convention. It was through the further commitment of a group of dedicated professors and students at Ball State University that the first chapter of the honorary was established. Today, there are over eighty chapters representing thousands of students in colleges and universities around the United States .

Mission of Eta Sigma Gamma

The mission of the honorary is promotion of the discipline by elevating the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of professionally prepared men and women in Health Education.

Goals

The goals of the honorary include:

Supporting the planning, implementation and evaluation of health education programs and resources
Stimulating and disseminating scientific research;
Motivating and providing health education services
Recognizing academic achievement
Supporting health education advocacy initiatives
Promoting professional standards and ethics
Promoting networking activities among health educators and related professionals

The Eta Sigma Gamma insignia reflects the ideals of teaching, service and research. The lamp of learning utilized in installation/initiation ceremonies represents the unifying element of the three ideals. The colors are gold and green.
The Honorary's national office publishes its own newsletter: The Vision. The official professional journal of Eta Sigma Gamma is The Health Educator

Beta Nu Chapter

Beta Nu Chapter of Eastern Illinois University became a national charter member of ESG on April 18, 1982. We were the 60th chapter to be installed in the United States . Beta Nu Chapter received the Service Activity of the Year Award in 1994, The Chapter of the Year Award in 1995, and the teaching Activity of the year Award in 1999.

The Beta Nu chapter of ESG is the active health education honorary at Eastern Illinois University . We invite you to participate in some of our chapter activities such as teaching, research, and service projects; student/faculty collaborated projects, volunteer opportunities, professional conference attendance, professional involvement opportunities, j ob and intern information, etc.

Membership

Although official initiation into Eta Sigma Gamma requires upper-class standing and a 2.75 GPA, all EIU Health Studies majors and minors are encouraged to participate in chapter activities as a candidate .

Candidate

Any Health Studies major or minor interested in getting professionally involved and who:

completes and submits the ESG Application Form each year;
pays a local membership fee of $7/semester or $10/year

Initiate

Official initiation into ESG requires the following:

• a declared major or minor in Health Studies;

• a 2.75 GPA (major or cumulative);

• regular participation in local chapter ESG activities as a candidate

The cost of the initiation is $45.00 and includes:

• Official Eta Sigma Gamma pin

• Subscription to The Health Educator - official journal of Eta Sigma Gamma

• Subscription to T he Vision – the official newsletter of Eta Sigma Gamma

• Membership Card

• Membership Certificate

• Current year national dues

To maintain your initiated status, yearly national student member ship dues are $35.00