OUR MISSION
Alpha Tau Delta is a coed professional nursing fraternity of collegiate and alumni members committed to providing an inter-fraternal spirit of cooperation for student nurses. Members are presented with opportunities to promote personal and intellectual growth through education, networking, scholarships, guidance, and collective responsibility. ATD seeks to promote an environment that fosters education, character enrichment and leadership.
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As an organization we seek to: raise the educational standards for those in the nursing profession, support educational programs that strengthen the field of nursing, develop character, leadership and professionalism through the encouragement of high ethical standards for professional conduct, and form a close bond of friendship and understanding among those in the nursing profession.
UNITED IN SERVICE
OUR 7 IDEALS AND VIRTUES
Sincerity, not sentimentalism.
Sincerity of purpose and sympathetic concern for our neighbors can carry us through the daily tasks before us.
Sympathy, not pity.
It is compassion that inspires us to help others in their hour of need
Conscientiousness, not narrowness.
In our task of striving for the recovery and maintenance of human health and happiness, let us ignore the trivial.
Delicacy, not fastidiousness.
With skill and delicacy we offer our resources of experience and knowledge to all.
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Unselfishness, not self sacrifice.
Let us strive in unison to overcome our difficulties, and with a sincere and earnest purpose, work together to serve humanity.
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Dignity, not aloofness.
The mark of good breeding is to demonstrate just regard for your own dignity and express your esteem for your fellowman.
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Service, not drudgery.
Service is a law of life; let us give it generously and nobly.
Sincerity, not sentimentalism.
Sincerity of purpose and sympathetic concern for our neighbors can carry us through the daily tasks before us.
