The Inter-Sorority Council, the governing body of all the sorority houses, gathered together in the Garden Room on the West Range last night to elect next year's executive board.
Third-year Commerce student Whitney Eck was elected ISC president. Eck is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Eck said she wants "to strengthen unity among ISC and other Greek councils, to include ISC representatives from each house, and to have a team-oriented approach when working and making decisions."
Third-year College student Michele Shea, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, will be next year's ISC vice president for counsel.
Third-year College student Angie Payne, a Kappa Delta, was elected the ISC vice president for the Judiciary.
Payne and Shea were both ISC Judicial representatives this year.
As vice presidents, they will oversee the ISC Judiciary Committee and will be in charge of ensuring fairness and accountability in the Greek System.
"Angie and Michele are very enthusiastic about the process," said fourth-year College student Mizuki Tanabe, the outgoing Judiciary vice president. "They have been creative, and were always willing to step up to do work even when there wasn't work to do."
Third-year Commerce student Margaret Schulte, a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, will serve as ISC treasurer.
Tina Libby, former ISC treasurer, said Schulte plans on finding new outlets for charity, such as the nursing school.
"There are so many people that don't get monetary help so it's important to find new outlets," Libby said.
Third-year Engineering student Karen Donovan, a member of Phi Mu sorority, will be the ISC executive coordinator. The executive coordinator position combines business managing and secretarial work.
"Karen is qualified, experienced and organized, and she made her presence known in a small position," said Sarah Ward, this past year's ISC executive coordinator.
The new members will be initiated next Tuesday.
Outgoing ISC President Kristin Braggins said she was pleased with the outcome.
"We have five incredible women elected and I expect nothing but great things coming out of the counsel in the coming year," Braggins said.
The ISC plans to build on last semester's work on Resolution 2000, which prohibited sororities from having mixers with alcohol at fraternity houses. All 16 houses have agreed to, and been educated about the Resolution, Ward said.
This semester the ISC's central project is a program called It's Raining Men, a fraternity version of Ms. America, in which a member from every fraternity competes in a talent and personality competition, to raise money for the Sexual Assault Resource Agency.
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