The Inter-Sorority Council elected five of 17 required members to its 2010 Executive Board Monday night.
Third-year Commerce student Sarah Feldner was elected ISC president while third-year College student Ally Svirsky will fill the board's vice president of administration position. Third-year College student Sarah Ulmer will manage the ISC Judiciary Council as the new vice president of judiciary and third-year College student Melanie Stover will head the rush process as the vice President of recruitment. Third-year Engineering student Jill Mezzanotte was elected vice president of finance.
Kelly McLaughlin, current ISC president and fourth-year Commerce student, expressed confidence in the future of the ISC under its new administration.
"We have a lot of experienced girls," she said. "Not only do they have the experience but they have the passion and dedication to the organization."
Between now and February, the old Executive Board will help transition the new board into their positions, McLaughlin said. Though McLaughlin said it will be "bittersweet" to see the end of her term, she said "there's no one I'd rather turn it over to than Sarah [Feldner]."
Feldner said she will continue the past executive's board success in helping ISC's 15 chapters to improve internally and in creating further unity among the chapters. Additionally, Svirsky said she hopes to improve the bond between the ISC executive board and the ISC representatives by undertaking a "more2hands on experience with all the chapters."
The ISC also intends to improve its recruitment and rush process, a goal that carries over from past administrations, including the outgoing one.
"This [improvement] is something that has been in the works for the past few years," Feldner said, adding that ISC aims to ensure "every woman has a good experience with the ISC, whether they ultimately decide to join a sorority or not."
To carry out these improvements, Stover said the ISC will make the training process more rigourous for recruitment counselors - older girls who lead new girls through the rush process by providing information and support throughout the process.
Ulmer will work to orient the 1,800 current sorority members with the ISC Judiciary Council, a body that works to uphold and maintain ISC's standards of conduct and which, Ulmer said, is frequently misunderstood.
"We have a hard time having people report violations because no one wants to be a tattletale," she said. "I ultimately want to help promote awareness of the judicial board and so that will, hopefully, in turn, result in more participation."
The incoming and outgoing board members will fill the 12 remaining board positions through an application and interview process by the end of February.
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