But more than half of approximately 50 council members filed out as Lee announced her idea to hold the discussion.

Council members concluded that they needed to improve enthusiasm and involvement within the council as well as outreach to the larger student body.

“We’re in the middle stage in which now the administration is looking to our opinion, but it is only our opinion right now,” said council member Alex B. Patterson ’02.

He suggested creating a “seamless web” of communication with the House Committees.

The turnout among pre-frosh—who attended last night’s council meeting for pre-frosh weekend—numbered in the twenties. However, most left half-way through the meeting.

“It was pretty poorly run. It did not engage people as much as one would think for the Undergraduate Council,” said pre-frosh Max Winfield of Chicago.

This meeting was the council’s only effort to reach out to pre-frosh—Lee said she told those coordinating pre-frosh weekend only to “advertise the general meeting.”

Nevertheless, Lee said she was pleased with the pre-frosh attendance at the meeting.

“I thought it was a good turnout,” she said.

—Staff writer Joseph P. Flood can be reached at flood@fas.harvard.edu

—Staff writer Claire A. Pasternack can be reached at cpastern@fas.harvard.edu.