Bundles said that RCAA is currently a "membership governance body" where members themselves have to vote on changes to certain key parts of the group's charter.

But the proposed changes to the RCAA bylaws would make the group a "board governance body," Bundles said and give the management board itself the power to alter its name and purpose.

"The reason we'd like a bylaw change from membership to board membership, is that with 30,000 members, it's impossible to get the necessary votes to conduct business," she said.

Bundles has said that the group is looking for ways to clarify its relationship with the new Radcliffe, not to mention ensure its survival now that the group will no longer have an automatic crop of new members every year.

"We want to welcome fellows, or other people, we want to be able to reflect our past but open our arms for other people in the future," Bundles said. "We propose to change our name to the Radcliffe Association."

Bundles emphasized that the proposed name change is in its preliminary stages, and that the group will be looking for input from alumni.

"This is preliminary. Our plan is that this information will be mailed to everyone after [the April] meeting," she said. "We really value the input of our alumnae, want them to be partners in any changes that we make."