About Eta Kappa Nu


The Eta Kappa Nu Association is the International Honor Society for Electrical and Computer Engineers. It was founded at the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1904. The potential advantages and opportunities created through membership in this society are worthwhile goals. The scholastic and related effort that it will take to become qualified will reap benefits for you beyond your expectations. Eta Kappa Nu members are marked people, sought after by the best companies for employment. This factor alone is worth the effort it takes to maintain Eta Kappa Nu's high standards. Today, there are over 200 HKN chapters nationwide.

Purpose of Eta Kappa Nu
While one of its purposes certainly is the stimulation and reward of scholarship, Eta Kappa Nu has a far broader purpose than merely to award a badge of distinction to scholars. As conceived by its founders and as carried forward by its membership during more than two generations, another aim is to assist its members throughout their lives in becoming better professionals as well as better citizens. In turn, it is yet another purpose of the organization that its members be a constructive force, helping fellow members and non-members alike to improve the standards of the profession, the courses of instruction, and the institutions where its chapters are established.

Our undergraduate chapter carries out these ideals in the manner best fitted to the individual needs and opportunities of our members. An international organization, elected by all HKN chapters, exercises general supervision and correlates the efforts of these groups. The Bridge, a quarterly national magazine, keeps members informed of the organization's activities and provides a means of contact between graduates and undergraduates.



About the Beta Psi Chapter


Our chapter became the 46th national HKN chapter when it was founded on May 14, 1949. Over the past fifty-plus years, we have seen many changes in the discipline and our own department. Regardless, our goals remain the same: fostering faculty-student relations and giving back to the community that has, and continues to, serve us so well. We currently have around 30 active members who participate in a wide range of activities each semester.