Class of 2013 president Zach Beecher and Sean Pi ’12 led an effort to increase attendance at this year’s conference of the Ivy Council after years of low attendance by Princeton students, while Stolzenberg led Princeton’s bid to bring the conference to campus next year.
Beecher said he has also met with President Tilghman and Wilson School Dean Christina Paxson to discuss the Ivy Council’s presence on campus.
“They’ve been extremely receptive to the idea. Both of them lent their full support not only to attending the conference, but to hosting the Ivy Leadership Summit,” Beecher said.
Founded in 1993, the Ivy Council brings together student delegates from each Ivy League school to discuss issues of common concern.
Beecher noted that freshmen comprised a majority of the University’s delegation, after he and Pi relied heavily on Facebook to promote the Ivy Council. Beecher had also included messages about the Ivy Council in e-mails to the Class of 2013. Beecher said that the Ivy Council leadership did not publicize the event as heavily to upperclassmen.
“We both agreed that young leadership was a good thing,” Beecher said of his and Pi’s approach to the group’s make-up.
Beecher said he hopes that more upperclassmen will join in future years.
USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12, who attended last year’s summit, said in an e-mail that he was pleased by the delegation’s growth.
“Princeton’s Ivy Council delegation is not as large and active as it was years ago,” Yaroshefsky noted, adding that he is “hopeful that the freshmen participating in this conference will form a foundation from which our delegation can grow in future years.”
Beecher said he faced obstacles in resurrecting the Ivy Council. When he appealed to the USG Senate for transportation funding, Senate members raised several concerns, among them the ability of the Ivy Council to produce change and the high proportion of freshmen participants. The Senate ultimately voted to approve the $1500 request.
“I am glad that the senate was cautious about approving this allocation of funds,” Yaroshefsky said, since “knowing what happens at other universities is valuable when assessing and addressing concerns on our campus.”
In addition to its summit, the Ivy Council provides outlets for community service, sponsors international exchange programs and holds a microfinance seminar.
Beecher said he believes that no one component of the Ivy Council’s mission is more important than the others.
“I think they’re all equally important, because they all fulfill a mission that brings the Ivy League, and Princeton students, in pursuit of goals that better their lives and the lives of others,” he said.
Beecher also lauded the Council for focusing on “proactive change” and allowing students to “effect a positive impact on the world around them.”
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