The Undergraduate Council of Students elected an Ivy Council liaison and approved the formation of four new student groups, including "Jockapella," last night.
UCS invited its members to consider serving as the body's representative to the Ivy Council. Leah Bromberg '11, who currently serves on the Academic and Administrative Affairs committee, ran for the position pointing to her experiences with both UCS and Ivy Council. In addition to having attended Ivy Council conferences and summits, she was a member of the group's policy committee last year.
Bromberg edged out Michelle Frea '14, who promised to strengthen the relationship between UCS and the Ivy Council if elected, saying the latter does not have a large enough presence on campus.
The Ivy Council's Ivy Policy Conference will be held Feb. 25-27 at Dartmouth.
A number of new student organizations were confirmed at the meeting as well.
"Jockapella," an a cappella group formed by athletes from the track and field and football teams, was approved as a category one group. Though the founding members have formed a camaraderie with athletes across a number of sports through singing, they have been unable to join existing a cappella groups due to unfavorable audition and practice schedules, said Ralanda Nelson '12, chair of the student activities committee. "Jockapella" aims to allow athletes to further explore their interests in singing.
Chapters of Operation Smile, an international organization committed to treating cleft palates, and Generation Citizen, a non-governmental organization founded by Scott Warren '09 and Anna Ninan '09 that educates high school students about social change, were both approved.
The Brown Naturalist Society, a group aiming to promote appreciation of nature, was also approved by the council.
