Thursday, November 15, 2001

Greek chapters select council leaders
By Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

Although the fraternities of Interfraternity Council elected two experienced officers for 2002, both the IFC and the sororities of Panhellenic Council will have plenty of fresh faces.

Bryan Perkins, who is serving as the director of public relations, was elected president of IFC, and current Director of Programming and Scholarship Travis Adams has been named the new treasurer.

All officers elected Wednesday to the Panhellenic Council will be new to their leadership roles.

Krista Bailey was elected 2002 Panhellenic president during elections Monday and Wednesday.

IFC and Panhellenic both conduct their elections in the same way, with each chapter getting one vote. There are 10 fraternities and 10 sororities, with 10 votes counted for each position.

For the first time, Sigma Phi Epsilon voted as a full member of IFC, current IFC President Kyle Gore said.

Sig Eps were given first awarded full membership with IFC last February after being granted their full charter, according to a Skiff article on Feb. 13, 2001.

Bailey plans to initiate programs that help merge Panhellenic chapters with the black sororities of the National Panhellenic Council, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Tom Sullivan said. Bailey, a junior Pi Beta Phi, ran unopposed for the presidency.

Sean Cleland, a Phi Kappa Sigma member, was elected director of service. He said it was important for the men’s organization to maintain a good image in the community and on campus.

Cleland said his mother influences his outlook on community service.

“My mom is a special-needs education teacher,” Cleland said. “I’d like to get a program where people in the fraternity system can mentor children.”

Erin Kerns, junior business management major, was elected director of marketing for Panhellenic Council. Junior speech communication major Lisa Andersen was elected vice president of recruitment. Both Kerns and Andersen said they wanted to continue sending a Greek CD-ROM out to incoming students.

“I want to continue with the CD and improve it so it’s easier to navigate and more informative so students make educated decisions about whether they want to go Greek,” Kerns said.

Kerns said she wanted to have programs that involved both Greeks and non-Greeks on campus.

“I have every confidence in their ability,” current Panhellenic president Katie Urban said of the new leaders. “They are going to take the organization to great places.”

Current IFC President Kyle Gore said the fraternities look forward to celebrating the transition to new leadership at a special dinner Dec. 4.

Sam Eaton
s.m.eaton@student.tcu.edu