Kappa Eta Kappa

Kappa Eta Kappa
Kappa Eta Kappa
ΚΗΚ
Founded	February 10, 1923; 101 years ago; University of Iowa
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Former Affiliation	PIC
Status	Active
Emphasis	Engineering
Scope	National
Colors	Purple and gold
Symbol	Lightning bolt
Publication	The Electron
Chapters	4 active
Website	khk.org

Kappa Eta Kappa (ΚΗΚ) is a co-ed professional fraternity, nationally recognized in the United States, that was founded in 1923 at the University of Iowa. KHK requires that members are majoring or will major in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science.

History

Kappa Eta Kappa was founded in 1923 at the University of Iowa.^[1] KHK requires that members are majoring or will major in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science.

The preamble to the constitution of KHK states the principles of the organization:

Believing that the attainment of education, as well as technical training, is the aim of all true engineers, we band ourselves together to foster and promote fraternal relationships among electrical engineering students; to strive at all times for the maintenance of a complete and lasting understanding and fellowship between faculty and students; to unceasingly cherish and develop the character and ideals of service as the necessary attributes of the profession.^[2]

After the founding of the Alpha chapter, other chapters were quickly added. Five chapters closed because of World War II.^[3]

Symbols

The fraternity's colors are purple and gold. Its symbol is the lightning bolt. Its publication is The Electron.

Chapter

Following is a list of Kappa Eta Kappa chapters. Active chapters listed in bold, inactive chapters listed in italics.

Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha	1923–1944 ?	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive
Beta	May 26, 1923 – 1968; 1970	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active	^[4]
Gamma	February 2, 1924 – 1968	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
Delta	February 29, 1924	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Active	^[5]
Epsilon	May 17, 1924 – 1944 ?	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive
Zeta	April 1928–1944 ?	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Eta	May 9, 1935 – 1944 ?	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Inactive
Theta	April 6, 1957	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Colony
Iota	November 11, 1990	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Active	^[6]

References

^ Wang, Mark (2009-05-10). "Kappa Eta Kappa - Historical Information". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^ Wang, Mark. "Kappa Eta Kappa". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VII-33. ISBN 978-0963715906.
^ "Beta chapter website". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Delta chapter website". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Iota chapter website". Retrieved 4 October 2023.