In a tradition dating back to 1917, small groups of students have been selected (or “tapped”) by their peers to join one of the University of Missouri’s six secret honorary societies.
The six societies – Omicron Delta Kappa, LSV, Mortar Board, QEBH, Rollins Society and Mystical Seven – honor new members for their service, leadership and commitment to the Mizzou community.
The new initiates’ identities are kept secret until Tap Day. Each society also honor taps MU staff and faculty members who have contributed significantly to the university.
The 97th Tap Day ceremony was held 3 p.m. April 19, 2024 in Jesse Auditorium before a live audience. Miss the event? Watch the live stream and connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
ODK
Inductees: Reza Alvi, RJ Baguio, Calvin Banks, Braden Bond, Beth Carlson, Ashley Dickey, Sydney Dixon, Olivia Gyapong, Zoey Heinrich, Lana Hill, Preston Kellenberger, Mathew Kimaku, Sarah Love, Johnathan Martinez, Shanley Silvey, Christian Simmons, Elizabeth Trower, Josephine Turner
Honor Taps: Dr. Stephen R. Christ
LSV
Inductees: Diamond Russel, Jasmine Greene, Katie Schnelle, Mara Dumitru, Sophie Renschtler
Honor Taps: Linda Reeder
Mortar Board
Inductees: Alvira Nishat, Mohammed Abu-Salah, Rianna Ellis, Emma McDougal, Scout Hudson, Autumn Galvin, Kennedy Rhoades, Joella Melegrito, Emma Morrow, Taylor McMahan
Honor Taps: Deasy Mahumad
QEBH
Inductees: Isle Atallah, Payton Blanchard, Ahmiel Ford, Rucha Kelkar, Bobby Lee, Nala Luckett, Dustin Peters
Honor Taps: Rasha Abousalem, Jenna Wintemberg, Isis Thompson
Rollins Society
Inductees: Anastasia Anazonwu, Patrick Bokolo, Emma Gober, Anuoluwapo Gomina, Rishabh Mahendra, Damilola Oduolowu, Onyekachi Okpasuo, Teja Teppala
Honor Taps: Sue Boren, Heather Hoffman
Mystical Seven
Inductees: Brianna Davis, Kaylyn Walker, Kobe Smith, Lima Sherzad, Gabrielle Taffe, Mariam Morafa, Morgan Jones
Honor Taps: Robin Clay, Zayd Al Rawi, Stasha V. Simone
ODK
Inductees: Catherine (Cate) McFarland, Charithasri Doddapaneni, Coby Powers, Grace Napp, Kamilla Sarvestani, Ellie Lin, Kate Michael, Maggie Courtney, Kathryn Wenger, Trillion Rosborough, Katie Michell, Nicole Overbay, Sarah Spencer and Shane Becker
Honor Taps: Brandon Boyd and Edwin Davis
LSV
Inductees: Lakenzie Bailey-House, Rachel Henderson, Mikayla Higgins, Ember Patrick Kirkham, Carrington Peavy, Cydney Perkins and Toi Webb
Honor Taps: Ericka Aaron and Remya Perinchery
Mortar Board
Inductees: Tyeece Robinson, Quinn Sheppard, Holly Gerry, Madison Meyers, Truman Gouldsmith, Brooklyn Baker, Adam Klumb, Sydney Lewis, Olivia Smith and Evan Danaher
Honor Taps: Ana Glacia and Dr. Virginia Ramseyer-Winter
QEBH
Inductees: Bethany Cates, Carleigh Boyd, Elijah Hudson-Moore, Deena Tesfaye, KeAve Hunter, Kyle Halveland and Makayla Hill
Honor Taps: Christyl Barnes, Mark Horvit and Jessica Chery
Rollins Society
Inductees: Faith Aynekulu, Melissa Horner, Blessing Okafor, Mary Dickson-Amagada, Chidinma Vivian Haffner, Andres Mesa, Park Owens, and James Saltat
Honor Taps: Jennifer Brown and Wilson Majee
Mystical Seven
Inductees: Tyson Strong Jr., Joanna Rodelo, Mark Hood, Jay Ellis-Jones, Yaser Al Rawi, Dante Ross and Yudita Lubani
Honor Taps: Adela Caratti, Brandon Riley, Steven Qualls II and Andrea Simmons
ODK
Inductees: Riddhi Andurkar, Ella Bochenski, Isabelle Borchardt, Kathryn Bulter, Megan Ciaramitaro, Brooklyn Cross, Gigi Haman, Matt Hemmersmeier, Brayden Langendoefer, Juliann Leak, Lexi Jacobsmeyer, Eleanor McCrary, Prathithi Parasuram, Samuel Varnon, Reagan Swatosh, Hanna Watson, Calvin Winkler, Kate Wyman and Sophie Zell
Honor Taps: Nicole Monnier and Desiree Reed-Francois
LSV
Inductees: Andrea Brown, Lauryn Carlton, Amari Foster and Puja Halder
Honor Taps: Christina Carney and Katryna Sardis
Mortar Board
Inductees: Lauren Bayne, Chloe Brewer, Catherine Corley, Katie Jennings, Roman Leapheart, Grace Nielson, Mariah Oke-Thomas, Allie Pigg, Alexis Seals, Jordan Walters and Addison Wiskur
Honor Taps: Kate Elmore, Lindsay Hing and Andrea Jackson
QEBH
Inductees: Kamillah Lucas, Matt McCabe, Sadia Moumita, Deborah Paez, Camryn Peterson, Daniel Rhea and KeShon Russell
Honor Taps: Dionte Boyd, Libby Cowgill and Sijie Yao
Rollins Society
Inductees: Ashley Anderson, Malaika Gallimore, Glenn Gilyot, Cory Johnson, Johanna Milord, Ann Obadan, Kanishka Sikligar and Emma Wickland
Honor Taps: Lynelle Phillips and Stephanie Shonekan
Mystical Seven
Inductees: Justin Agudah, Ari Ellis, Bryson Ferguson, Ogechi Idika, Stephen Miller, Marjai Neal and Bailey Sims
Honor Taps: Amber Cheek, Ana-Maria Fernandez, Bini Sebastian and Joel M. Stancer
Mystical Seven
Inductees: Torrey (Kameron) Davie, Yumeng “Adele” Du, N’ya Fritz, Holly Graham, Cristina O’Barr, Alexsus Payne, Ymbar Polanco Pino
Honor taps: Lisa Higgins, Brandon Meyer, Terrell R. Morton, Lisa Scheese
Watch the 2021 Mystical Seven reveal video
ODK
Inductees: Emma Baer, Maddy Creach, Ashwin Garlapaty, Mackenzie Gettel, Taylor Hayes, Angelina Hein, Madison Herweck, Shelby Johnson, Lea Khoukaz, Alyssa Klimkiewicz, Bella Ledonne, Liz Luddy, Annika Meyer, Jami Robben, Molly Ross, Christopher Rueve, Andrew Schlager, Elyse Schoenig, Claire Shipp, Erika Shock, Spencer Silvey, Morgan Smith, Keeley Van Antwerp, Micaela Vaughn, Sam Verdisco
Honor taps: Dr. John Tummons, Dr. Thomas Kane
Watch the 2021 ODK reveal video
LSV
Inductees: Kiessence E. Bassett, Shakira Cross, Grace Martinez, Roshae Hemmings, Elizabeth Okosun
Honor taps: Brittany Fatoma, Chalana M. Scales-Ferguson, Esq.
Watch the 2021 LSV reveal video
Mortar Board
Inductees: Christina Chung, Olivia Evans, Kyndall Hubbard, Riley Jackson, Lydia Jefferson, Chris Kim, Johnathan Kimble, Emily Lower, Kieran Malloy, Bailey Martin, Emma Perry, Lauren Purdy, Caleb Sewell, Abby Werner, Molly Whiting
Honor taps: Stephanie Ross, Dr. Angie Zapata
Watch the 2021 Mortar Board reveal video
QEBH
Inductees: Mackenzie Beaver, Zairai Moore, Kate Pluenneke, Jack Politte, Rachel Richardson, Diondre Sweezer, D’mitri Winkeler
Honor taps: Professor Kathryn Chval, Coach Eliah Drinkwitz, Professor Eva D. Szekely
Watch the 2021 QEBH reveal video
Rollins Society
Inductees: Chuka Emezue, Christal Hamilton, Abdoulie Njai, Osasu Osaze, Yanu Prasetyo, Xavier Ransome, Cydni Robertson, Phelan Simpkins
Honor taps: Kerry Clark, Andrew Hoberek, David Mitchell
Watch the 2021 Rollins Society reveal video
Mystical Seven
Inductees: Olumayowa Adekunle, Charles Burney, Joseph Erb, Taylor Estraca, Zion Ford, Alexis Hunter, Lynn Kreul, Daryl Smith, Jesus Vega
Honor taps: Alejandra Gudino, Dr. William Stackman
Rollins Society
Inductees: Barituka BeKee, Janae Bradley, Mariah Cairer, Kristen Kalz, Emily Miller, Okunsogie (Jessica) Osaze, Tori Schafer, Alek Willsey
Honor taps: Dr. Jennifer Fellabaum-Tosten, Dr. Alan Parrish
ODK
Inductees: Laura Bierman, Madeleine Brownfield, Shade Bullock, Dylan Calhoon, Alison Condra, Hope Dorsey, Molly Freudenberg, Sophia Gerling, Derrek Hardy, Samantha Jacobsmeyer, James Kim, Jr., Andrew Mitchell, Izzy Moiso, Haley Ockerhausen, Samantha Phillips, Krystin Pritchett, Hannah Riekhof, Ryan Schnitker, Katherine Sticklen, Abigail Struttmann, Jake Thompson, Delanie Vinzant, Rebecca Wells, Colby Winner, Michelle Wu
Honor taps: Dr. Annette Kendall, Linda Sowers
LSV
Inductees: Kaleigh Feldkamp, Peyton Flewelling, Taryn Fox, JE Heo, Lisette Perez, Morgan Woolridge
Honor taps: Dr. Cynthia Frisby
Mortar Board
Inductees: Brian Amaonye, Melanee Castillo, Lauryn Cureton, Ashley Dorf, Avery Esquivel, Hope Johnson, Jordan Lazenby, Christina Long, Mateo Mateo-Mateo, GareAna Rosebud, Samantha Sample, Rebecca Shyu, Ryan Sparks, Emma Wickland, Alice Yu
Honor taps: Inya Baiye, Scott Christianson, Pamela Evans-Smith
QEBH
Inductees: Barrett Banister, Sofia Copat, Omobude Eke, Naeemah Malcome, Paola Rodriguez, Lee Russell, Nichi Weibel
Honor taps: Lieutenant Colonel Karim Abdulkhalik, Cuonzo Martin, Robert Pugh