New sorority leadership elected to Panhel board

Kristen Buppert was elected the new president of the Panhellenic Council, which oversees Penn's seven sororities, Wednesday night. Buppert, a College junior and Alpha Chi Omega sister, will officially replace current president and College senior Jennifer Chanowitz, a Sigma Delta Tau sister, in February. Buppert said yesterday that she wants to increase cooperation between Panhel's houses and between Panhel and the other two Greek umbrella groups, the InterFraternity Council and the Bicultural InterGreek Council. "My main goal is to have more cohesion between individual houses so that it's more of a system, rather than just seven separate houses," said Buppert, a native of Santa Barbara, Calif. "You can have pride in your house, but I hope we can evolve to have pride in the system as a whole." Also on the new board is Executive Vice President Carrie Reilly, an Alpha Phi sister and Wharton junior. The new co-Vice President for Recruitment is Kristin Moon, a Chi Omega sister and College junior, and the new co-Vice President for Recruitment is Sara Immerman, a Sigma Delta Tau sister and College sophomore. Other new members include Vice President for Publicity Ann Goldenberg, a Sigma Delta Tau sister and College sophomore, and Vice President for Judicial Affairs Carine Ildebrando, a Phi Sigma Sigma sister and Wharton junior. Elected as treasurer was Chi Omega sister Jessica Hilken, who is the marketing manager for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Leslie Drogin, a Delta Delta Delta sister and College junior, is the new secretary. Both Buppert and Moon served on this year's board -- Buppert was vice president of judicial affairs and Moon was assistant vice president of rush. This year, the term "rush" has been replaced by "recruitment," reflecting a national change in Greek jargon. Chanowitz said she was pleased with the new board. "The board has experience on it," she said. "Kristen Buppert is incredibly qualified for the position.... We've been trying to change Panhel for the better and I think the new board will continue in that tradition." And Buppert said she intends to work out goals for Panhel as a board. "It's really important to me that's it's not just me" running Panhel, she said. The new board will be inducted in February, following the end of the recruitment period.