Sigma: A Lifelong Resource
Sigma membership in both the local chapter and at the international level provides valuable resources designed to meet your specific needs at every stage of your nursing career. Click here to be redirected to the Sigma Theta Tau International website.
Customize Your Experience
Whether you are starting your career as a nurse or are looking to expand your nursing knowledge, leadership, connection, and grow professionally, Sigma allows you to customize your membership experience.
Connect, engage, learn, grow, and advance with Sigma by:
- Engaging in mentorship, scholarship, and leadership development experiences.
- Connecting with a career advisor.
- Earning continuing nursing education credits.
- Staying up to date with the latest research and nursing trends through Sigma publications.
- Interacting with nurses around the globe in discussion groups, conferences, assemblies.
- Interacting through community service
- Presenting research and networking with other nurse leaders at Sigma events.
- Advancing innovation as nurse leaders
The Mount Carmel College of Nursing chapter, Rho Omicron, was established in April 2002. For questions regarding Sigma or the Rho Omicron Chapter, please contact us at RhoOmicronChapterMCCN@gmail.com.
Faculty members and community nurse leaders who exhibit outstanding achievement in nursing and baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship at Mount Carmel College of Nursing are eligible to join the Rho Omicron chapter of Sigma. Sigma provides leadership and scholarship in practice, education, and research to enhance the health of all people, supporting the learning and professional development of members, who strive to improve nursing care and health of people worldwide.
International activities/benefits include opportunities to interact with colleagues and benefit from research conferences, biennial conventions, regional assemblies, leadership opportunities, professional research and scholarship, and other nursing and healthcare-related activities.
Rho Omicron Chapter Board Officers, 2026–2027
President
Barbara Welch, DNP, MS, RN, EBP-C
Secretary
Samantha Steensen, BSN, RN
Treasurer
Kim Knox, MSN, RN
Counselor
Bethany McCauley, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Governance Committee Chair
Karen Mills, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-K
Governance Committee Member
Lorri Rine-Haghiri, MS,RN NPD-BC
Governance Committee Member
Mary Nibert, DHA, MBA, BSN, RN
Leadership Succession Chair\Publicity Chair
Amy O’Brien, DNP, MS, RN
Leadership Succession Committee Member
Marlene Sampson, Ph.D, MSN-Ed, RN
Chapter Bylaws
President
Barbara Welch, DNP, MS, RN, EBP-C
Secretary
Samantha Steensen, BSN, RN
Treasurer
Kim Knox, MSN, RN
Counselor
Bethany McCauley, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Governance Committee Chair
Karen Mills, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN-K
Governance Committee Member
Lorri Rine-Haghiri, MS,RN NPD-BC
Governance Committee Member
Mary Nibert, DHA, MBA, BSN, RN
Leadership Succession Chair\Publicity Chair
Amy O’Brien, DNP, MS, RN
Leadership Succession Committee Member
Marlene Sampson, Ph.D, MSN-Ed, RN
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International Bylaws
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Chapter Website
- Sigma: https://www.sigmanursing.org/
- Rho Omicron: https://rhoomicron.sigmanursing.org/home
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