Kappa Eta Kappa
ΚΗΚ

Founded	February 10, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-02-10) University of Iowa
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Emphasis	Engineering
Scope	National
Colors	Purple and gold
Symbol	Lightning bolt
Publication	The Electron
Chapters	4 active
Website	Official website

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.^[1] KHK requires that members are majoring or will major in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science.

Ideals

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]

History

After the founding of the Alpha chapter at Iowa in 1923, other chapters were quickly added. There were five chapters that closed because of World War II.^[3] Active chapters listed in bold, inactive chapters listed in italics.

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

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Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Delta Kappa (sorority) Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Aleph Yodh He Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Pi Delta Nu

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History

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