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.
Mary Webster, associate director of alumni engagement, advises Kathekon.
Class of 2021
Brennan Black
Fairfield, Connecticut
Danner Butler
Mobile, Alabama
Chase Calhoun
Atlanta, Georgia
Brandon Carner
Northport, New York
Calder Clay
Lansing, North Carolina
Robert Dee
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Graysen Doran
Wilmette, Illinois
Megan Duncanson
Hillsborough, California
Savannah Emge
Reisterstown, Maryland
Julia Foxen
Garden City, New Jersey
Whit Goode
Richmond, Virginia
Austin Hudson
Baltimore, Maryland
Runa King
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Sam Louman
Purchase, New York
Grey McCarthy
Atlanta, Georgia
Will Reynolds
Louisville, Kentucky
Isabel Ryan
Bristow, Virginia
Alankrit Shatadal
Verona, Wisconsin
Mary Stephen Straske
Tampa, Florida
Christopher Watt
Thomasville, Georgia
Jake Williams
Mountainbrook, Alabama
Class of 2022
Gavron Campbell
Atlanta, Georgia
Sam Carley
Springfield, Virginia
Matt Condon
Marietta, Georgia
Jack Denious
Richmond, Virginia
Jack Eason
Danville, Kentucky
Mary Wilson Grist
Lexington, Virginia
Elizabeth Grist
Lexington, Virginia
Johnny Hsu
Potomac, Maryland
McKenzie Napier
Bend, Oregon
Cate O'Kelley
Atlanta, Georgia
Owen Roberts
Athens, Georgia
Charles Sampson
Houston, Texas
Elliot Schaffer
Hillsborough, California
MacKenzie Walter
Downingstown, Pennsylvania
Lillian Weitz
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Class of 2023
Hunter Bates
Louisville, Kentucky
William Daniels
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Will Davis
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Collin Frazey
Phoenix, Arizona
Katherine Ho
Naperville, Illinois
Timmy Jones
Concord, North Carolina
Ian McCabe
Center Harbor, New Hampshire
Smith O'Leary
Charlotte, North Carolina
Michael Spedale
Houston, Texas
Allie Stankewich
Guilford, Connecticut
Ashley True
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Peyton Tysinger
Norfolk, Virginia