"Therefore, this is a crucial time for us tohear from as many of our members as possible."

The question of membership is crucial for theorganization's survival, said Diana E. Post '67,RCAA's second vice president.

"We either will have alums defined some otherway, or we will go out of existence," Post said.

Currently, all female undergraduates becomeautomatic RCAA members upon graduation. However,after the merger undergraduate women will attendonly Harvard College.

Post said RCAA is seeking an arrangement thatwould make future female graduates automaticmembers of RCAA despite the fact that they willnot graduate from Radcliffe College.

"We would like some version of that, I think,expanding it perhaps to all women [at theUniversity]," she said.

RCAA might approach women at Harvard's graduateschools in an effort to become a University-widewomen's alliance, Post said.

"We haven't done anything official yet, butthat certainly has been discussed," she said.

RCAA First Vice President A'Lelia P. Bundles'74 said that in principle, "it would be great ifall women could feel as if they had someconnection" to RCAA.

However, she stressed that Harvard andRadcliffe officials will make the decision, notalumnae