Tau Epsilon Phi brother Mark Metzl will ead the fraternity umbrella group for the next year. The votes are in, the fraternities have spoken and Tau Epsilon Phi brother Mark Metzl will be the 1999 president of the InterFraternity Council executive board. But the elections were notable for another reason: The board will also include its first female member, as Peggy Hanefors, a member of Delta Phi -- commonly known as St. Elmo's -- was elected the board's secretary. Hanefors, a College junior, said she plans to be "just one of the guys" to her colleagues on the IFC board. St. Elmo's is the only coed IFC fraternity on campus. Metzl said last night that he was "very excited about the new board and pleased with the outcome." "We plan to continue the academics and building initiatives that the IFC has taken on this semester," said Metzl, a College junior who was the IFC's vice president of community service this semester. He added that he also wanted to work on several community service projects over the next year. The new board includes Sigma Nu brother and College junior Andrew Exum -- a Daily Pennsylvanian columnist -- as its executive vice president. Also named to the board were Phi Kappa Sigma brother and College junior Matt Chait, who was named vice president of rush; Vice President of Academics Andrew Mandelbaum, an Alpha Chi Ro brother and College sophomore; Sigma Alpha Mu brother Michael Flicker, a College junior, as vice president of community service; Delta Kappa Epsilon brother and College junior Kevin McCabe as treasurer; and Pi Kappa Phi brother Steven Fechheimer, a Wharton junior, as judicial inquiry representative. At the IFC elections the 31 fraternities each have one vote, which they cast at the meeting after viewing all of the candidates. Either the chapter president or another house representative was required to be present at the meeting last night. The elections were originally scheduled for December 1. The meeting was closed to the public, and IFC officials refused to disclose names of the unsuccessful candidates. Outgoing IFC President Josh Belinfante said that three houses were not present at the meeting. They will be fined $50 each and put on a two-week social probation. The College senior said that there were no surprises, such as spontaneous nominations, at the meeting. Additionally, Belinfante expressed satisfaction with the election results. "I'm extremely pleased with the composition of the board," he said. The newly elected IFC board takes office after winter vacation. Last night's elections come eight days after the new Panhellenic Council executive board was elected. College junior and Chi Omega sister Becca Iverson will be the 1999 Panhel president, leading the eight sororities in the organization.
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