Kappa Omega Alpha UMD

09/08/2026

We are excited to announce our 2026-2027 Executive Board and Leadership Team! Swipe to learn more about our brothers!

President Rory Gilmore (Accounting and Finance ‘28) shares a name with a TV show character.

Vice President Isabella Amador (Public Health Science ‘27, M.P.H. Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation ‘28) was featured in a 2023 episode of Nick News.

Secretary Saanvi Goel (Computer Science & Public Policy ‘29) has been to three concerts in one weekend.

Treasurer Jacob Halter (Economics ‘28) has visited seven different countries this year.

Director of Recruitment Mary Kate Camblos (Social Data Science ‘28) hopes to expand KOA by welcoming amazing new members.

Director of Pledge Education Harleigh Walker (Public Policy ‘29, Philosophy Minor) collects Joe Biden-era White House Hershey’s Kisses.

Director of Professional Development Sophia Conish (French & Public Policy ‘28) collects vinyl records and has over 100 albums.

Director of Philanthropy & Service Sofia Hasrat (Global Health ‘27, M.P.H. Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation ‘28) is a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo.

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kharei Munoz (English ‘27) is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment where members feel comfortable engaging in meaningful conversations.

Director of Member Interaction Maya Cho (Government & Politics ‘28) has had artwork displayed at the Guggenheim Museum.

Director of Fundraising Richard Potts (Public Policy ‘27, STEP minor) once drank over 150 bottles of kombucha in a semester (18.75 gallons)

National Liaison Emily Noonan (Public Policy & Journalism ‘29) has 13 tattoos.

Historian Savannah Shadeau (Government & Politics ‘27) has attended more than 50 concerts.

KOA Kares Julia Fay (Public Health Practice ‘27, Global Poverty Minor) took a 20-hour Amtrak train from Montreal to Washington, D.C., last summer.

KOA Kares Leyla Virk (Government & Politics ‘27) has a cat that recently turned one year old.

Sustainability Chair Joshua Thangaraj (Computer Science ‘27, Statistics Minor) can say the alphabet backwards.

Alumni Relations Chair Hayley Dobson (International Relations & Economics ‘29) is a dual citize

09/03/2026

Happy FWOC! Now that we’re back on campus it’s time to see what our brothers have been up to. Pictured is paige racine from the Nu class! This summer, Paige traveled to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. Swipe to see how some of our brothers clocked in and traveled out this summer!

05/23/2026

Another year gone by! Congratulations to our new alumni. We wish them all the very best in their future journeys!

05/18/2026

05/13/2026

Member Interaction is truly the glue that holds KOA together. Without them, KOA would not be the community we are today. Thank you so much, Anna and her Minions for such an amazing year!

05/10/2026

Our members once again closed out the year either a wonderful spring formal! We had a great time and are looking forward to running it back next semester

05/05/2026

Check out the amazing philanthropy and service events that our P&S committee puts on for us every semester! We are so grateful for them and thank them for an awesome year!

05/04/2026

We had a great time yesterday at our Founder’s Day Barbecue! Thank you so much to our founders, alumni, and members for coming out!

04/28/2026

Great job to our pledge education committee on the two pledge classes and nearly 50 newly initiated brothers this year! We are so proud of the work that they have done!

04/25/2026

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of UMD KOA’s Spirit of KOA, Service, and Transformation scholarships!