For the 2015 school year, nine new sorority women will assume positions on the Panhellenic Council for sororities.
The election results were announced Sunday night and the new council members will take over for the current council members at the start of the spring semester.
Individuals interested in running for council positions were required to have held a previous leadership position in their chapter and be in good standing.
Panhellenic Council serves as the governing body of the 14 sororities at MSU and is responsible for everything from recruitment logistics to coordinating with the student government and putting together Greek Week.
The newly elected president of the council, who will take over for the current president, dietetics senior Alyssa Fritz, will be kinesiology junior and current Pi Beta Phi president, Rebecca Ruhlman.
Ruhlman said in a statement she feels humbled to be elected the new president of the council.
“I cannot wait to see what this journey will bring and the impact the whole council will have on the greek community,” Ruhlman said.
To be considered for the position of president, interested sorority women were required to have previously held or currently hold leadership positions within their chapter.
Newly elected executive vice president and urban and regional planning junior Lauren McGuire said assuming the position does not feel real to her yet.
“I never thought I would be on Panhellenic Council. It’s one of those things you think other people will do,” McGuire said.
McGuire said she has previously held and currently holds a leadership position in her chapter and thinks doing so has made her ready for what is to come.
“It’s prepared me to give more time for this next position,” McGuire said.
Of the 10 members, vice president of community relations and journalism junior Faith Krogulecki is no stranger to the council.
Krogulecki currently holds the position of vice president of philanthropy and said being elected onto the council for her second year is a blessing and an honor.
“I want to help give other people the opportunity I got because I have had such a positive experience in greek life,” Krogulecki said.
Krogulecki said she is excited for what is ahead of her since her new position involves being the liaison between the greek community and the city of East Lansing.
For communications junior Alaina Jones, the position she was elected into is not foreign territory.
Jones is responsible for finances in her chapter and will serve as the new vice president of finance.
“I wanted to be able to not only serve my chapter, but the greek community as a whole,” Jones said of the position.
The new officials will be presented to the greek community and inducted on Nov. 20 at the Greek Gala.
