Bowser, Carl K. Brydges, William T. Burnett, Hibbard S. Greene, Frank W. Winders, Edmund B. Wheeler, Milton K. Akers, and Fred D. The designation of the first chapter at the University of Illinois is the Alpha Chapter. Subsequent chapters were designated by a Greek letter or letters. The first century of Eta Kappa Nu began with two of the founders, M.
Carr and Edmund B. Wheeler, serving as the first and second national presidents, respectively. By the centennial in , more than student chapters as well as several alumni chapters had been chartered. These chapters have sustained records of local service and engagement activities.
The national organization developed prominent awards for chapters, students, teachers, young professionals, and service in electrical engineering. Also, HKN created a membership path for professionals and an Eminent Member recognition for career accomplishments.
A video records the Silver Anniversary meeting of Eta Kappa Nu; a career guidance film, Engineering - A Career for Tomorrow , was produced to commemorate the golden anniversary; and a pre-college outreach film, Engineering - The Challenge of the Future , was produced in The second century of Eta Kappa Nu has a continued emphasis on the original vision, but the program and structure have been modified. Its signature activities have been revised including special attention on service and student conferences.
The merger agreement was signed on 14 February and it went into effect on 1 September As a result of the merger, chapters are being chartered internationally and membership eligibility is expanded to IEEE fields of interest. Eta Kappa Nu was founded in as the honor society for electrical engineering although the scope has since expanded to include related fields.
The emblem is a stylized representation of a Wheatstone bridge. This circuit is used to determine an unknown resistance from three known resistances. A membership analogy is made in which career success is determined when a balance of scholarship , character , and attitude is achieved.
These three ideals are the basis for member eligibility. The three ideals are represented prominently by the three cubes of magnetite in the diagonal band and are also represented in the emblem atop the shield. Early forms of the Greek letters are used in the center of this version. The caduceus in honor point of the shield is a memorial to founder Maurice L.
Carr who favored this symbol. The hand of Jupiter stands for the first chapter Alpha and the ten lightning bolts refer to the original ten founding members.
The shield incorporates the colors for HKN - navy blue to represent loyalty and scarlet to represent zeal. Student members will often wear honor cords in these colors at their graduation. Members are encouraged to wear pins of either the emblem or the shield. An induction ritual reviews the history, the three ideals, and the symbols as described here.
In addition, the induction officials will speak as avatars, or in the voice, of selected historical individuals. This HKN review and the use of avatars reflect an intention to honor and to remember the contributions of the past.
Any collegiate chapter may conduct the membership process for undergraduates, graduate students, and professional members. Minimum scholastic or professional qualifications are defined. There are a variety of services offered by Eta Kappa Nu both at the chapter level here at BYU and at the international organization level.
These include:. As our chapter continues to grow, so will the number of services we are able to offer. You have an opportunity to be a part of that growth! The Zeta Eta Chapter is at the start of a large expansion of activities. As we begin new initiatives, we will be seeking many who are willing to serve in an appointed presidency position. Not only will there be many opportunities to serve fellow students and the local community, but leadership experience especially in such a prestigious society is frequently sought after by recruiters and graduate schools.
At the end of the term you'll be initiated and become a lifetime member. As was noted, it's worth it to put on your resume. Doesn't take a lot of work and if your campus chapter is a good one you'll get to know a pretty good group of people.
I'm a member of eta kappa nu. Perhaps it's because of my general inactiveness in the society, i don't find it very useful. But as for resume filler, you can add an extra line. Go for it. As they're honor societies of a sort, they're not like normal fraternities. Can't hurt to give it a shot for a while. If you don't like it, you can simply choose to become inactive.
Personally, I'm shooting for Rho Chi, which is the pharmaceutical honor society here on campus.
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