Fernandez closed her speech with afinal piece of advice: “Although serving on this council is not glamorous, it is absolutely fulfilling, so serve with integrity and pride.”

Both speeches were met with standing ovations.

Chopra, in his final report to the council as chair of the Student Affairs Committee, told the council that he’s “really liked this job for the past three semesters.”

“The best is yet to come,” he said at the end of the report, repeating the slogan Lee and Fernandez used in their campaign more than a year ago.

After the meeting, Lee and Fernandez’s parents treated a jovial council to a dinner from Bertucci’s in Sever Hall.

—Staff writer Alexander J. Blenkinsopp can be reached at blenkins@fas.harvard.edu.