Olufunmbi Elemo resigned her position as Student Government Association vice president at the beginning of August at the urging of SGA President Ben Tietz, Kay Bales, SGA advisor, said.
Both Tietz and Elemo could not be reached for comment.
Bales said President Pro Tempore Michael Piercefield will take over as vice president.
Elemo, a SGA senator, was elected with the Tietz slate on March 2 with 64.8 percent of the vote.
SGA senators began questioning her credibility after Elemo, 19 at the time, was cited for minor alcohol consumption at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity on April 3. In a written statement to the student body and a personal address to SGA, Elemo firmly denied being cited.
In June, though, she signed a legal contract with Muncie, part of which included an admittance of guilt. The contract was to enter into a diversion program. The document states that if Elemo completes certain requirements, which include paying a fine and performing community service, within a year, Elemo will not have to go to court.
Despite signing the contract, Elemo said in July she was innocent of the charges and that she did not receive a citation.
"I am completely innocent," Elemo said in July. "I did not present my identification to anyone that evening."
At the time, Elemo said she signed the contract to avoid the time commitment and the cost of a trial.
Sens. Katie Carlson and Andrew Greider had heard rumors that Elemo would resign, but neither senator said they had heard the official news of her resignation.
Carlson said she was opposed to Elemo's resignation because she thought Elemo would be a good vice president.
"I want Funmbi to stay," Carlson said. "I don't think she would resign voluntarily. I think she would resign only if a motion to impeach her came from the senate."
After learning that Elemo had signed the contract, Greider said he would have called for Elemo's resignation at the first SGA meeting on Sept. 1.
"If she did in fact plead guilty," Greider said, "then I would call for her resignation because she did lie to the senate."
Both senators said that no matter what happens at the first meeting, the senate needs to move forward with new projects to work for the students.
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