The Panhellenic Council, the overarching Greek sub-council for sororities welcomed four new officers into its ranks with the conclusion of its elections last night.
Maxine Goldstein '02 of Delta Delta Delta sorority was elected vice president. Rebecca Meyers '03 of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and Elizabeth Topping '02 of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority were elected programming chairs, and Maureen Ellinwood '03 of Alpha Xi was elected treasurer.
Goldstein said that she was "looking really forward to" the vice presidency.
Tasha Francis '02, president of Panhell and member of Tri-Delt, was very enthusiastic about the new officers. "I think they'll be great," she said.
"I'm pretty excited, it's a huge opportunity right now," said Topping. With the dissolution of the CFSC, the current proposal for Greek governance would put more focus on the programming chairs of the individual sub-councils, she said.
Topping said that she'd like to organize a "fund-raiser for families of victims in New York and DC," an event that "people would be eager to support."
Topping would also like to plan more inter-sorority activities rather than just having activities between sororities and fraternities, she said.
Elections for Panhell are usually held during the Winter term. "These were kind of emergency elections," said Francis. The elections were held because of the need to fill the vice presidency. Former vice president Melissa Heaton '02 of Alpha Xi had resigned because of academic reasons according to Francis.
The vice president chairs the rush committee and handles rush procedures, also filling in for the president on occasion.
Panhell intends to start preparing for Winter rush this term, Francis said. Panhell has collected surveys filled out by people that had been through the rush process as well as '04s interested in rushing. According to Francis the goal was to make the process "more minimal to all parties involved."
"It's really important for the Greek system that rush does go well," said Goldstein, adding that she wanted to see more choice for rushees in the process. Her aim is to have "rushees choosing us, rather than us choosing them," she said.
Francis said that all of the new officers had been involved with Panhell in the past.
"In normal elections, we try to bring in girls who haven't been involved as much and give them an opportunity," said Francis, but that wasn't possible this time because of the short time scale involved.
The new officers of Panhell will meet for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 2.
