Student Organizations
Lambda Beta Society — National Honor Society for the Respiratory Care Profession
Lambda Beta Society currently has more than 100 chapters established at respiratory care programs across the United States. The society promotes achievement of high scholarly standards within the schools and chapters through the encouragement of membership and graduation with honors.
Members are recognized by having their name entered into a permanent “Roll of Excellence,” graduating with honors by displaying a ribbon on their graduation gown during commencement, graduation with honors noted on their official transcripts, wearing and displaying the Lambda Beta insignia and the right to list honor society membership on their curriculum vitae. In addition to recognizing the achievement of students, Lambda Beta chapters participate in other activities promoting leadership and scholarship within the profession including social activities (such as, annual luncheons, recognition dinners or graduation breakfasts), scholarship fundraising and distribution, as well as special fundraising and research.
Visit the national Web site for more information.
Student Respiratory Therapy Association
The Student Respiratory Therapy Association helps prepare respiratory therapy students for their future profession.
The SRTA also:
- provides full understanding of the career of a respiratory therapist,
- stimulates an interest in the respiratory therapy program,
- provides a pre-professional organization on a local level to respiratory therapy students,
- prepares students for membership in and participation on all levels of the American Association for Respiratory Care,
- encourages respiratory therapy students to promote high educational and professional standards,
- provides opportunity for exchanging ideas and for broadening the members’ horizons in health care,
- promotes professional and social unity among respiratory therapy students,
- helps in the development and growth of the individual student by encouraging good citizenship and
- serves as a channel of communication between respiratory therapy students and the faculty in order to promote higher educational and professional standards.
Some of the exciting yearly activities of the SRTA include:
- Respiratory Care Week activities
- Speakers for meetings
- Health fair
- Bake sale
- Raffle
- Participation in the Great American Smoke Out
- Garage sale
- Participation in mock disaster
- Participation in Homecoming activities
Who can join:
Any registered Nicholls student may be a member if he/she:
- is enrolled in the cardiopulmonary care science curriculum,
- is not on disciplinary probation at this university,
- agrees to pay dues specified in the by-laws and
- maintains a 2.5 or above GPA.