# Eta Sigma Gamma

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. 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." 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. It was formally incorporated in August 1967 in Indiana and the formal installation of Alpha chapter occurred on May 12, 1968. Twenty-one current Ball State students, four former Ball State students and five faculty members were installed as the charter members of Alpha chapter.
In 1999, Eta Sigma Gamma became a member of the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations in the United States. 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.
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." 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.
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. Active chapters listed in bold, inactive chapters listed in italics.
| Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status |
| Alpha | August 14, 1967 | Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana | Active |
| Beta | | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, Kentucky | Active |
| Gamma | 1970 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Active |
| Delta | | San Diego State University | San Diego, California | Inactive |
| Epsilon | | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Active |
| Zeta | | College of New Jersey (Trenton State) | Ewing, New Jersey | Inactive |
| Eta | | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Active |
| Theta | | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Inactive |
| Iota | | University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | Active |
| Kappa | | SUNY at Cortland | Cortland, New York | Active |
| Lambda | | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | Active |
| Mu | | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Inactive |
| Nu | | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Active |
| Xi | | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Inactive |
| Omicron | | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Pi | | Western Illinois University | Macomb, Illinois | Active |
| Rho | | Kent State University | Kent, Ohio | Active |
| Sigma | | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Active |
| Tau | | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Inactive |
| Upsilon | | Russell Sage College | Troy, New York | Inactive |
| Phi | | University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, Colorado | Inactive |
| Chi | | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Inactive |
| Psi | | Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | Inactive |
| Omega | | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Active |
| Alpha Zeta | | California State University, Northridge | Northridge, California | Active |
| Alpha Lambda | | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Active |
| Alpha Nu | May 1, 1978 | UNC Greensboro | Greensboro, North Carolina | Active |
| Alpha Pi | 1978 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active |
| Beta Zeta | 1980 | Towson University | Towson, Maryland | Active |
| Beta Nu | April 18, 1982 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Illinois | Active |
| Beta Tau | | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Active |
| Delta Rho | | Cal State Fullerton | Fullerton, California | Active |
| Epsilon Beta | 2008 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Active |
| Epsilon Zeta | 2008 | Boise State University | Boise, Idaho | Active |
| Epsilon Eta | 2008 | University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Epsilon Gamma | NA | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, New Jersey | Active |
| Epsilon Pi | 2021 | Bradley University | Peoria, Illinois | Active |
| Zeta Alpha | 2021 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing, New Jersey | Active |