Alumni Volunteers
The Student Members of Kathekon
Kathekon is a student organization designed to improve student-alumni relations. The term Kathekon comes from the Greek phrase meaning "having an ethos of caring" or "to serve" and embodies how members of Kathekon support Alumni Engagement on campus. Students also connect with the history and workings of the university and strive for camaraderie within the group and with the Alumni Engagement staff. This comfort and familiarity serve as the foundation for continued engagement after members graduate.
Kathekon members assist with on-campus alumni weekends and events, create mission-fulfilling events for current students, and are given behind-the-scenes looks into the university. One of its biggest events is Say Hey Day, which the club sponsors twice a year to encourage students to embrace the Speaking Tradition.
Membership is by application only in early spring and is limited to rising juniors and seniors in good academic and general standing in the W&L community. Kathekon seeks a varied group of students who, by their demonstrated and planned involvement and passion for W&L, wish to deepen their connection with the university. Alumni Engagement staff and the leaders of the group conduct interviews with finalists, with a goal of approximately 40 members split evenly between juniors and seniors.
John Jensen ’01, executive director of Alumni and Career Services, currently serves as the staff advisor for Kathekon.
Kathekon Chairs
Will Burrow '24
Winter Park, Florida
Kate Edmondson '24
Greenville, South Carolina
Diwesh Kumar '24
Karachi, Pakistan
Angela Tu '24
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Class of 2024
Pari Ahamdi
Medfield, Massachusetts
Anna Bosking
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Connor Coleman
Birmingham, Alabama
Mason Davis
Memphis, Tennessee
Martha Ernest
Montgomery, Alabama
Charles Frazer
Norfolk, Virginia
Pierson Gammage
Greenwich, Connecticut
Emma Gatrell
Charlotte, North Carolina
Perry Kramer
Roswell, Georgia
Josh Lewis
Mount Vernon, New York
Natalie McCaffery
Santa Barbara, California
Madison McGinley
Mobile, Alabama
Catherine McKean
Frederick, Maryland
Owen Murray
Bel Tiburon, California
Stephen Murrin
Fort Worth, Texas
Ollie Pink
Charlotte, North Carolina
Emma Poole
Cleveland, Ohio
Abby Portwood
Dallas, Texas
Kathleen Roberts
Dallas, Texas
Brad Singer
Aiken, South Carolina
Margaret Thompson
Dallas, Texas
Nathan Unger
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mark Waller
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Sharif Wilson
Harare, Zimbabwe
Class of 2025
Aoife Braverman
Santa Barbara, California
Janae Darby
Stafford, Virginia
Lily Greenwald
Angleton, Texas
Frankie Maloof
Atlanta, Georgia
Ryan McKenna
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Charlie Mlcek
Monclova, Ohio
Mohammed Mourtaja
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
Porter Neubauer
Belvidere, Tennessee
Yewon Shin
Yorba Linda, California
Harris Stripling
Bluffton, South Carolina
Trip Wright
Park Hills, Kentucky