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Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ) is a national electrical and computer engineering honor society in the United States founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organization currently has more than 200 student chapters and about 250,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (732x1188, 385 KB)Eta Kappa Nu logo from Rice University chapters website: http://www2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (732x1188, 385 KB)Eta Kappa Nu logo from Rice University chapters website: http://www2. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... Computer engineering ( also called electronic and computer engineering) is a discipline that combines elements of both electrical engineering and computer science. ... In the USA, an honor society (or honour society) is an organization of rank, the induction into which recognizes excellence among ones peers. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...


The Greek letters ΗΚΝ were chosen from the 1st, 4th, and last letter of the Greek word for amber or electron: ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝ. In 1927, the HKN Shield and coat-of-arms was adopted (see right). The emblem of HKN (incorporated at the top of the Shield) is the Wheatstone bridge. The Greek alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Greek language since about the 9th century BCE. It was the first alphabet in the narrow sense, that is, a writing system using a separate symbol for each vowel and consonant alike. ... Amber pendants. ... e- redirects here. ... A Wheatstone bridge is a measuring instrument invented by Samuel Hunter Christie in 1833 and improved and popularized by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1843. ...


HKN was originally established for electrical engineering students but expanded to include computer engineering in 2000. Membership in the local chapter is offered to the top 25% of juniors and 33% of seniors at each college.


In 2004, the organization received 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS. . The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the United States government agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax laws. ...


The Bridge, the official magazine of HKN, is published twice yearly and provides timely articles of interest covering ECE and HKN news to professional and student members. ECE is an acronym and could mean one of several things: Electrical and Computer Engineering Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Early childhood education ECE-R24, a method for measuring horsepower endothelin-converting enzyme External combustion engine Electron-Cloud Effect This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be...


Chapters

Chapter University Year Location
Alpha Chapter University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1904 Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Beta Chapter Purdue University 1906 West Lafayette, Indiana
Epsilon Mu Chapter The University of Texas at Arlington 1965 Arlington, Texas
Gamma Chapter Ohio State University 1907 Columbus, Ohio
Delta Chapter Illinois Institute of Technology 1909 Chicago, Illinois
Epsilon Chapter Pennsylvania State University 1909 University Park, Pennsylvania
Theta Chapter University of Wisconsin-Madison 1910 Madison, Wisconsin
Iota Chapter University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia, Missouri
Kappa Chapter Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Lambda Chapter University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mu Chapter University of California, Berkeley 1915 Berkeley, California
Nu Chapter Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
Xi Chapter Auburn University Auburn, Alabama
Omicron Chapter University of Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Pi Chapter Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
Rho Chapter University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, Colorado
Sigma Chapter Carnegie Mellon University
Tau Chapter University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
Upsilon Chapter University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
Phi Chapter Union College
Psi Chapter University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas
Omega Chapter Oklahoma State University–Stillwater 1929 Stillwater, Oklahoma
Beta Alpha Chapter Drexel University
Beta Gamma Chapter Michigan Technological University
Beta Delta Chapter University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Beta Epsilon Chapter University of Michigan 1937 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Beta Eta Chapter North Carolina State University
Beta Theta Chapter Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Beta Iota Chapter University of Iowa
Beta Kappa Chapter Kansas State University
Beta Lambda Chapter Virginia Tech University
Beta Mu Chapter Georgia Institute of Technology
Beta Nu Chapter Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York
Beta Omicron Chapter Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Beta Pi Chapter City College of New York 1946 New York, NY
Beta Rho Chapter West Virginia University
Beta Tau Chapter Northwestern University
Beta Upsilon Chapter University of Kentucky
Beta Phi Chapter University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
Beta Psi Chapter University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska
Beta Omega Chapter University of Connecticut
Gamma Beta Chapter Northeastern University
Gamma Gamma Chapter Clarkson University
Gamma Delta Chapter Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gamma Epsilon Chapter Rutgers University
Gamma Zeta Chapter Michigan State University
Gamma Theta Chapter University of Missouri–Rolla Rolla, Missouri
Gamma Iota Chapter University of Kansas
Gamma Kappa Chapter New Jersey Institute of Technology
Gamma Mu Chapter Texas A & M University College Station, Texas
Gamma Nu Chapter Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
Gamma Xi Chapter University of Maryland at College Park
Gamma Pi Chapter University of Virginia
Gamma Tau Chapter North Dakota State University
Gamma Phi Chapter University of Arkansas
Gamma Chi Chapter New Mexico State University
Gamma Omega Chapter Mississippi State University Starkville, MS
Delta Gamma Chapter Louisiana Tech University
Delta Epsilon Chapter Ohio University
Delta Zeta Chapter Washington University, St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
Delta Iota Chapter Louisiana State University
Delta Mu Chapter Villanova University
Delta Nu Chapter University of Alabama
Delta Xi Chapter Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Delta Omicron Chapter University of New Mexico 1962 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Delta Pi Chapter Colorado State University
Delta Rho Chapter University of North Dakota
Delta Sigma Chapter University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana
Delta Phi Chapter University of South Carolina
Delta Chi Chapter The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Delta Omega Chapter University of Hawaii at Manoa
Epsilon Beta Chapter Arizona State University
Epsilon Gamma Chapter University of Toledo
Epsilon Epsilon Chapter University of Houston Houston, Texas
Epsilon Eta Chapter Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Epsilon Theta Chapter California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California
Epsilon Kappa Chapter University of Miami
Epsilon Xi Chapter Wichita State University
Epsilon Rho Chapter Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee
Epsilon Sigma Chapter University of Florida
Epsilon Tau Chapter University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California
Epsilon Phi Chapter California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California
Epsilon Chi Chapter University of Louisville
Epsilon Omega Chapter University of Mississippi
Zeta Delta Chapter University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas
Zeta Epsilon Chapter Florida Institute of Technology
Zeta Eta Chapter Brigham Young University
Zeta Theta Chapter California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California
Zeta Iota Chapter Clemson University
Zeta Nu Chapter University of Tulsa
Zeta Xi Chapter University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Zeta Phi Chapter Tri-State University 1975 Angola, Indiana
Zeta Pi Chapter State University of New York at Buffalo
Zeta Tau Chapter San Diego State University San Diego, California
Zeta Psi Chapter Southern University and A&M College
Zeta Upsilon Chapter Old Dominion University
Zeta Chi Chapter University of Central Florida
Zeta Omega Chapter University of California, Irvine Irvine, California
Theta Eta Chapter University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama
Theta Kappa Chapter California State University, Fresno Fresno, California
Theta Lambda Chapter University of South Alabama
Theta Mu Chaper State University of New York, Stony Brook
Theta Omicron Chapter Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois
Theta Pi Chapter University of Missouri at Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri
Theta Rho Chapter Rice University
Theta Psi Chapter University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada
Theta Omega Chapter University of the Pacific Stockton, California
Iota Gamma Chapter University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Iota Delta Chapter Stevens Institute of Technology
Iota Epsilon Chapter University of Hartford
Iota Zeta Chapter California State University, Chico Chico, California
Iota Eta Chapter University of Dayton
Iota Theta Chapter Portland State University
Iota Kappa Chapter Montana State University
Iota Lambda Chapter University of Illinois, Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Iota Mu Chapter George Mason University
Iota Xi Chapter University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Iota Upsilon Chapter University of Washington
Kappa Alpha Chapter Northern Illinois University
Kappa Theta Chapter University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Kappa Kappa Chapter University of Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas
Kappa Mu Chapter Capitol College
Kappa Xi Chapter University of South Florida
Kappa Upsilon Chapter University of Texas at San Antonio 2004 San Antonio, Texas
Kappa Psi Chapter University of California, San Diego San Diego, California
Lambda Alpha Chapter University of West Florida

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References

  • The Bridge (centennial edition), volume 100, number 1 / winter 2004

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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Eta Kappa Nu (1231 words)
Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ) is a national electrical and computer engineering honor society in the United States founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Eta Kappa Nu is the national honor society for Electrical Engineering students who meet certain academic eligibility criteria; the top 1/3 of the senior class and the top 1/4 of the junior class are invited to join.
Eta Kappa Nu was founded at the University of Illinois, Urbana, on October 28, 1904.
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