I. Name: The name of this organization shall be Fighting For Our Rights
         and Gender Equality.  The organization may use the acronym FORGE
         for its name.

II. Purpose:  The purpose of FORGE shall be as follows:
        A) To act as a safe forum to speak about gender issues on campus,
            in the community, and around the world.
        B) To educate the Winona State University students and personnel
            about gender issues.
        C) To make known any gender issues on campus.
        D) To help the fight towards equality for all people in the cases of,
            but not limited to, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and
            age.
        E) To recognize and support those people who have made changes
            in society despite their oppressive backgrounds.
        F) To act as a student leadership group for the Women's Studies
            program.
        G) To create unity between students and faculty in the Women's
            Studies program.

III. Membership:
        A) Membership shall be open to all students, faculty and staff at
            Winona State University.  Membership will also be open to
            members of the community who are interested in the purposes
            stated in the aforementioned section.  FORGE will no restrict
            membership to people on the basis of sex, race, religion, national
            origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, physical ability or
            mental ability.
        B) Members can be expelled for the following reasons:
            1. Harassment or abuse of other members, whether the abuse be
                verbal, physical or sexual.
            2. Any action deemed by the members, as a whole, as posing a
                threat to or destroying group dynamics.
        C) Members may be expelled only after a fellow member files a
            grievance with the Advisory Council.  The Advisory Council must
            then meet with the FORGE advisor about said grievance.  The
            Council and the advisor must unanimously decide to expel
            member before any other action on this matter is taken.

IV. Advisory Council:  The administrative body of FORGE shall be a
            self-appointed Advisory Council.  The members of this Council
            shall not be elected; instead, each individual member can choose
            if s/he would like to be part of the Council.  A member of the
            Advisory Council can choose at will when s/he would like to begin
            and end his/her time with the Council.  The Advisory Council shall
            hold more decision-making power than the general membership.
            This means that at Advisory Council meetings, decisions about
            activities and projects will be made so they can be worked on
            before the next FORGE meeting.

V. Meetings:
        A) Meetings shall take place at least once a month at a time and
            place convenient for the majority of the members.
        B) Additional meetings may be called by any member for the
            planning of special projects or social events.
        C) A set number of the membership is not needed for a voting
            quorum.

VI. Finances:
        A) There will be no dues charged to members of this club.
        B) The Advisory Council will be responsible for keeping track of the
            budget.
        C) Funds will be held in an account with the WSU business office.
        D) In the even of the dissolution of FORGE, all funds will be returned
            to the Student Activities Fund Committee of Student Senate.

VII. Committees: Committees will be established as members see fit.

VIII. Amendments:
        A) This constitution may be amended when a current FORGE member
            sees fit.
        B) Any amendment must be passed by a 2/3 majority vote of all
            members present at said FORGE meeting.  Announcement of the
            amendment vote must be made at the meeting prior to the voting.

IV. Ratification of the constitution by the membership:
        Constitution must be passed by a 2/3 majority vote of the FORGE
        members present to be ratified.

V. Advisor:  The advisor of this club shall be Tamara Berg.

VI. Non-discrimination statement:
        Membership requirements will not violate Minnesota Statute 363
        and will not be based on: race, sex, creed, religion, national origin,
        sexual/affectional orientation, political philosophy, level of physical
        or mental ability, or any other personal characteristics.