After an eventful year of dance policy revisions, festivals and amendments, the Students’ Association executive officers will hand over the reigns to the 2012-2013 executive officers this Friday at the Changing of the Guard ceremony.

President, Connor Best, vice president, Julianne Hart, treasurer, Carson Henley and secretary, Katherine Handy will be relinquishing their responsibilities to the newly elected officers Rebecca Dial, elected president, Dylan Benac, elected vice president and Joseph Austin, elected treasurer.

Congress members and officers will gather at the Fairway Oaks Country Club to eat and participate in commemorative traditions.

This year’s officers will also present a plaque to someone who has been a mentor to them and has helped them through their time.

This is newly elected president Rebecca Dial’s favorite part of the night.

“It really is cool to be able to see who the executive officers really relied on,” Dial said. “I think that’s a very interesting aspect just because it gives you even more insight into how they were working through the process of being an executive officer.”

Officers then present funny awards to Congress members.

Congress members met on Wednesday to vote on an amendment concerning transfer students in executive officer positions.

“When we were interviewing executive administrators, two of the people who applied were actually transfer students. However, one had only been here for a year, but she’s going to be a senior,” Dial said. “This kind of called to our attention that there wasn’t anything about transfer students who were otherwise qualified in the Constitution.”

This amendment would allow transfer students who are otherwise qualified to hold executive officer positions after having attended ACU for one full year.

The 25 Congress members present voted unanimously to accept this amendment, contingent on whether the student body passes it at the beginning of next year.