With its two co-directors graduating in the spring and new goals on the table, the face of Women's Council at MSU will be changing.

At its Feb. 11 meeting, the group began the process to elect new leaders and spent time focusing on how to draw in new members, especially ethnic minority women.

"That's the purpose of the group, to represent all women," said council co-director Laura Sorensen, adding that women's voices need to be heard in both the community and the administration.

"Women are still marginalized across campus and the world," she said.

Women's Council is part of the Council of Progressive Students, student groups that are recognized by ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, and the Residence Halls Association and have voting seats.

The council meets every Wednesday from 9 to 10 p.m. in Room 441 of the Union.

Sorensen said, since she and co-director Emily West will graduate soon, the council is getting ready to transition.

"We have to start turning over the day-to-day activities," she said.

These activities include responding to members' suggestions and working to expand the council.

"The group needs to be constantly changing," Sorensen said. "When someone voices a concern, we try to address it."

The concern about the lack of ethnic minority women involved in the council was brought up by Asian Pacific American Student Organization member Jaime Chao.

The president of the organization wanted to send a representative to Women's Council, the international relations junior said.

"As a woman of color and a member of my ethnic community, I thought it was important to do," she said. "They've never addressed the issues of women of color in the past."

Chao said the biggest obstacle for the council will be how it views women of ethnic minority.

"I got some really positive feedback," she said. "It's also important to see some action."

Social relations and women's studies junior Kim Drotar said Chao brought up a lot of good points at the meeting.

"Feminism has always been criticized for being a white woman's movement," Drotar said. "Before we try to bring people to our meetings, members need to educate themselves about our own white privilege."

Drotar said the council members should try and learn about other kinds of feminism.

"The Women's Council has a monumental task in front of them," she said. "I'm open to it."