How to Join
The national headquarters of Eta Kappa Nu requires that pledges be in the top 20% of their class if they are a sophomore by credit hours (30+), top 25% of their class if they are a junior by credit hours (60+), or in the top 33% of their class if they are a senior by credit hours (90+). In addition, the Psi Chapter requires pledges to have completed one of ECE 312 or ECE 411 prior to pledging, as well as to be enrolled in or have completed the other course in the semester that they pledge. If you fulfill these requirements, you will receive an email inviting you to undergo a semester-long pledge process. In addition, all graduate students in the ECE department who have completed one semester will be invited and are welcome to pledge.
Pledge Process
Requirements
- Undergraduate Requirements
- Graduate Requirements
1. Attend four general meetings
- General meetings are held Wednesday nights.
- Dates are available on our calendar.
- If you cannot attend all of the meetings during the semester you are pledging due to any conflict (including class or work), please contact the recording secretary.
2. Attend the following events throughout the semester:
- Three social/service events
- Examples include volunteering, Peer Advising Night, and Tech Core Night
- One pledge info session will count for this requirement
- One Fireside
- Dinner with a professor in a casual setting
- Sig Party
- Opportunity to complete your signatures for sig book, see below
- Coffee Chat
- One-on-one with the recording secretary about your pledging status, towards the end of the semester
- Pledge Interview
- Don’t stress much about this
- Smoker
- Dinner at a professor’s house in a semi-formal setting
- Induction
3. E-Week!
E-Week is an annual competition between engineering organizations at UT. HKN has traditionally been very competitive, and to continue that tradition we would like the pledges to play a part in our success for this Spring 2024 offering.
This semester, we are teaming up with the other ECE organizations to compete under a unified banner, led by IEEE.
- Help IEEE out with hosting one E-Week event.
- Compete in one event on behalf of IEEE during the competition.
4. Miscellaneous
- Turn in a completed signature book. Requirements are below. Example form
- Pay dues of $80.
We expect the time committment to be around 1 hour every week.
1. Attend two general meetings
- General meetings are held Wednesday nights.
- Dates are available on our calendar.
- If you cannot attend all of the meetings during the semester you are pledging due to any conflict (including class or work), please contact the recording secretary.
2. Attend the following events throughout the semester:
- Two social/society events
- One pledge info session will count for this requirement
- Coffee Chat
- One-on-one with the recording secretary about your pledging status, towards the end of the semester
- Pledge Interview
- Don’t stress much about this
- Smoker
- Dinner at a professor’s house in a semi-formal setting
- Induction
- One other event (Service, Social, Fireside, Tech Talks, Peer Advising Night)
3. E-Week!
E-Week is an annual competition between engineering organizations at UT. HKN has traditionally been very competitive, and to continue that tradition we would like the pledges to play a part in our success for this Spring 2024 offering.
This semester, we are teaming up with the other ECE organizations to compete under a unified banner, led by IEEE.
- Help IEEE out with hosting one E-Week event, or attend one event on behalf of IEEE during the competition.
4. Miscellaneous
- Turn in a completed signature book. Requirements are below. Example form
- Pay dues of $80.
We expect the time committment to be around 1 hour every 2 weeks.
1. Attend four general meetings
- General meetings are held Wednesday nights.
- Dates are available on our calendar.
- If you cannot attend all of the meetings during the semester you are pledging due to any conflict (including class or work), please contact the recording secretary.
2. Attend the following events throughout the semester:
- Three social/service events
- Examples include volunteering, Peer Advising Night, and Tech Core Night
- One pledge info session will count for this requirement
- One Fireside
- Dinner with a professor in a casual setting
- Sig Party
- Opportunity to complete your signatures for sig book, see below
- Coffee Chat
- One-on-one with the recording secretary about your pledging status, towards the end of the semester
- Pledge Interview
- Don’t stress much about this
- Smoker
- Dinner at a professor’s house in a semi-formal setting
- Induction
3. E-Week!
E-Week is an annual competition between engineering organizations at UT. HKN has traditionally been very competitive, and to continue that tradition we would like the pledges to play a part in our success for this Spring 2024 offering.
This semester, we are teaming up with the other ECE organizations to compete under a unified banner, led by IEEE.
- Help IEEE out with hosting one E-Week event.
- Compete in one event on behalf of IEEE during the competition.
4. Miscellaneous
- Turn in a completed signature book. Requirements are below. Example form
- Pay dues of $80.
We expect the time committment to be around 1 hour every week.
1. Attend two general meetings
- General meetings are held Wednesday nights.
- Dates are available on our calendar.
- If you cannot attend all of the meetings during the semester you are pledging due to any conflict (including class or work), please contact the recording secretary.
2. Attend the following events throughout the semester:
- Two social/society events
- One pledge info session will count for this requirement
- Coffee Chat
- One-on-one with the recording secretary about your pledging status, towards the end of the semester
- Pledge Interview
- Don’t stress much about this
- Smoker
- Dinner at a professor’s house in a semi-formal setting
- Induction
- One other event (Service, Social, Fireside, Tech Talks, Peer Advising Night)
3. E-Week!
E-Week is an annual competition between engineering organizations at UT. HKN has traditionally been very competitive, and to continue that tradition we would like the pledges to play a part in our success for this Spring 2024 offering.
This semester, we are teaming up with the other ECE organizations to compete under a unified banner, led by IEEE.
- Help IEEE out with hosting one E-Week event, or attend one event on behalf of IEEE during the competition.
4. Miscellaneous
- Turn in a completed signature book. Requirements are below. Example form
- Pay dues of $80.
We expect the time committment to be around 1 hour every 2 weeks.
These requirements are a general guidance for how much you should be involved in HKN. We will be flexible if you cannot meet any of the requirements, within reason, as long as we feel as if you have put in effort towards joining the organization. If you have any questions about the pledge process, please contact the recording secretary.
Signature Book
Required signatures
- Interview five pledges
- Interview tbd actives
- Interview all officers
Suggested Interview Questions
- What’s your favorite thing about HKN?
- What’s your tech core (if you’ve decided on one)?
- What’s your favorite ECE course? Get creative! The goal of the sig book is to help you get to know your peers in HKN.
Guidelines
- The design of the signature book is up to you. It does not need to be in book form.
- Your name should be prominently located on your signature book.
- Be friendly when asking for an interview.
At the end-of-semester banquet/smoker, an award will be given for the best sig book.
Example Sig Books
Robin Franklin, Fall 2017
Cynthia Wu, Fall 2017
Madeline Jasper, Spring 2017