Eta Kappa Nu, the international honor society for electrical and computer engineers, is home to some of the best and brightest students in the field. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Beta Nu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu is among over 200 chapters worldwide across the US, Europe, and Asia. Members of HKN consist of students who are chosen on the basis of scholastic standing, character and leadership. The founding principle of "identifying and recognizing the future leaders of our profession" has resulted in the high concentration of IEEE-HKN alumni in top-level positions at every major technical corporation in the US and around the world. Our alumni have a higher level of advanced degrees, frequently are published and hold patents, are entrepreneurs, have founded corporations, and hold leadership roles in academia and at the highest levels of the profession. Truly the vision of the founding members has been realized in the success of those who have been chosen and have accepted the challenge and responsibility of the designation Eta Kappa Nu.