History of HKN

Maurice L. Carr is credited as being the founder of Eta Kappa Nu.  The organization was established in 1904 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. HKN Merged with IEEE in 2010 to become IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu. Today, there are over 240 chapters at universities across the world and over 300,000 members. Recognized around the globe as the one honor society that represents the highest values of our profession.

Epsilon Chapter History

The Epsilon Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu at Pennsylvania State University was chartered in 1909, only 5 years after the initial founding of Eta Kappa Nu. Penn State Epsilon is the fifth oldest HKN chapter and has much in its history about which to be proud, both at the local and the national levels.

The Epsilon Chapter has maintained a variety of annual activities, such as offering undergraduate tutoring and exam review sessions, holding information nights for graduate school and undergraduate courses, and hosting tech workshops in partnership with IEEE.