The Interfraternity Council (IFC) began working on changes for next year with the elections of its top three officers last night.

The IFC President's Council, made up of all 51 chapter presidents, voted to elect the president, executive vice president and vice president of finance. In the presidential election, each of the three candidates failed to receive 50 percent of the vote, causing a run-off between the top two candidates. After the second vote, Andrew Hackett, current executive vice president, emerged as the victor.

"I think everything went pretty well," Scott Phelan, associate director of greek life, said. "Since I've been here, this is the first time that we've ever had a candidate not receive the majority. We followed Robert's Rules of Order to elect the president through the run-off."

Hackett, who has also served as president of Sigma Nu, 340 N. Burrowes St., will officially take office at the beginning of next semester.

"I feel relieved and anxious to get started," he said. "I think we'll fill out the rest of the executive board well. We have a lot of strong applicants. I see nothing but good things to come."

Hackett, along with the other elects, Brian Bertges as executive vice president, and Rob Kameen as vice president of finance will work to increase the new member classes in IFC chapters each semester.

"We're going to work on building relations with many groups both on campus and within the community," Hackett said.

The trio hopes to work with Residence Life to increase recruitment events in dorm areas, specifically in East Halls, to attract new members.

Current IFC president Steve DiOrio said he was pleased with the outcome of the elections, but felt the new president would face some challenges.

"I think they are all good leaders and will transition well," DiOrio said. "Because of current relations with IFC and the borough and police, the job as president will become 1,000 times harder."

Bertges said he would work to increase unity within the IFC, and this would help to improve communication between various groups and IFC.

"When we come together as the IFC, we can then together work to overcome the negative publicity we have received recently."

Many presidents were happy with the election results.

"Everything went the best it possibly could," said Eric Kelley, president of Theta Delta Chi, 234 Locust Lane. "We have three people who are motivated and will work well. I am very optimistic for the coming year."

Jennette Hannah contributed to this report.