TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The new executive officers of the University of Alabama National Panhellenic Conference recently started their 2008 terms in office.

The following are the new officers, their positions, hometowns and majors:

President -- Erin Cornelius, an English major from Mt. Olive

Vice President of Administration -- Whitney Kupferer, an advertising/public relations major from Albuquerque, N.M.

Director of Educational Programming -- Collier Broadaway, a fashion retail major from Opelika

Secretary/Treasurer -- Caroline Crow, a nutrition major from Mountain Brook

Director of Public Relations -- Ashley Kalifeh, a journalism major from Mobile

Assistant Director of Recruitment -- Christina Arnone, an advertising major from Alabaster

Director of Judicial Affairs -- Maria Kevehazi, an education major from St. Louis, Mo.

Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs -- Catherine Emens, an English and Spanish major from Tuscaloosa

In addition, the following sororities at UA have selected presidents for 2008 and they include:

Alpha Chi Omega – Anna-Wesley Dorsett, a civil and environmental engineering major from Roswell, Ga.

Alpha Delta Pi -- Sara Keeney, a nursing major from Hoover

Alpha Gamma Delta -- Katie McMurray, a biological sciences and general business administration major from Charlotte, N.C.

Alpha Kappa Alpha -- Phillips Thomas, a junior majoring in international studies from Anniston

Alpha Omicron Pi -- Brandi Morgan, a political science and English major from Mobile

Chi Omega -- Caroline Sarratt, a healthcare management major from Florence

Delta Delta Delta -- Ashley Aitken, a restaurant and hospitality management major from Tuscaloosa

Delta Zeta – Patty-Ann Green, a communication studies major from Columbus, Miss.

Gamma Phi Beta -- Amber Murphy, an English major from Searcy, Ariz.

Kappa Alpha Theta -- Martha Griffith, a history and public relations major from Spanish Fort

Kappa Delta -- Louise Crow, an advertising/public relations and management major from Mobile

Kappa Kappa Gamma -- Louise Acomb, a healthcare management major from New Orleans

Phi Mu -- Caitlin Sims, a finance major from Charlottesville, Va.

Pi Beta Phi -- Allison Crawford, a marketing major from Alpharetta, Ga.

Sigma Delta Tau -- Lindsey Davis, a healthcare management major from Eclectic

Zeta Tau Alpha -- Ashley Harrod, a marketing and Spanish major from Vestavia Hills

For more information about the Alabama Panhellenic Association, visit the Panhellenic Web site at http://www.bama.ua.edu/~npc. For more information about Panhellenic officers or APA sorority presidents, contact Erin Cornelius at 205/218-6087 or emcornelius@gmail.com.

The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is in the midst of a planned, steady enrollment growth with a goal of reaching 28,000 students by 2010. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.