The Santa Filomena Honor Society was organized in 1944 at Duke University and was named after a little-known poem, written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This service organization is composed of upperclassmen chosen by society members with faculty input for qualities of leadership and contribution toward the betterment of the school and of nursing. Each member must have achieved a specified grade point average and have demonstrated a commitment to high nursing standards. Members are inducted into the society at the end of the second semester and may be identified by miniature gold pins of the Florence Nightingale lamp.

The society strives to enhance student motivation and success. Members reach out to other students, making themselves available to offer support, suggestions, and inspiration. 

 

-From “Santa Filomena,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow