By SHARON MOORE

Staff Writer

The Interfraternity Council elected new officers May 3. New IFC goals include uniting the university and the Greek systems.

"Greeks are an untapped source," new IFC vice president Klark Kent, a Delta Chi and sophomore professional aviation major, said. "Greeks are always willing to do things for organizations and community service to get a good name for ourselves out there."

Kent wants to unite Greeks and the campus through stronger Greek Weeks and improved relationships between the Greek organizations.

"I'm looking forward to working with a very motivated, goal-oriented group," Kent said.

New officers of the IFC are President Jason Lyons, the current president of Kappa Sigma and a senior biology major; Secretary Jesse Petrus, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon and freshman accounting major; and Treasurer Judson Lorant, a Kappa Alpha and freshman business management and entrepreneurship major.

Other officers are Chief Justice Matt Sicard, a Tau Kappa Epsilon pledge trainer and a senior biomedical engineering major, and Program Director Cole Tucker, a Kappa Alpha and a business and administration major.

"The nominees are usually IFC representatives or council members from the previous year," Lyons said. "But a chapter can nominate any person they want."

Each chapter gets two votes toward new officers. Petrus said he just became active in early January and attended all of the IFC meetings.

"I wanted to be secretary because it is a good position to learn the ropes," Petrus said. "It's a good place to get my feet wet."

Lorant has no previous IFC experience but has been active since the middle of January.

"I just wanted to get involved, and I enjoy dealing with money," Lorant said.

Sicard was the TKE secretary last year and an IFC member since he was a freshman. He said his role as IFC chief justice is to keep "discipline and order in meetings."

Tucker said he became a member of the IFC to represent his fraternity.

"The university doesn't really have a good view of fraternities in their minds," Tucker said. "We're just trying to get the fraternities more involved in school."