wonder why?

[Erik P Conard]

seems like few of the major GLOs post much in here, wonder why? Do the old line ones, like Zete, Chi Psi, Delta Phi, Deke, do
much posting-wise?

[33girl]

Well, as a rule there are more women on this site overall than men.

It also could be that people are lurking and not posting or people aren't sharing their affiliation.

[emleepc]

Maybe they are afraid of saying the wrong thing, or spelling something wrong and getting bashed by OTW...... ;)

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by emleepc
Maybe they are afraid of saying the wrong thing, or spelling something wrong and getting bashed by OTW...... ;)

LOL. It's a shame they can't handle the original SUGAR POPS. :D

[33girl]

You know, the more I think about it, the more I think Sugar Pops would be a really good rapper name.

[honeychile]

Well, Sugar Pops ARE tops! :D

[AGDee]

Despite the blizzard, the nuclear plant shut down (which made me get out and READ the evacuation pamphlet they send every year), work being demanding, driving being a challenge every day.... I giggle at Sugar Pops every time I read it. LOLOLOLOL and it makes me wonder...

Who are the original Fruit Loops?

Dee

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
seems like few of the major GLOs post much in here, wonder why? Do the old line ones, like Zete, Chi Psi, Delta Phi, Deke, do
much posting-wise?

I guess it depends on what you think of as major GLO's - I think there's a pretty solid representation of most of the GLO's on the site. As was said, there are more sorority members represented, but there are also more women posting than men.

I mean, it depends on your definition of "major GLO's," but I think a solid amount of GLO's are represented.

[texas*princess]

it's all about the sugar pops ;)

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by KSigkid
I guess it depends on what you think of as major GLO's - I think there's a pretty solid representation of most of the GLO's on the site. As was said, there are more sorority members represented, but there are also more women posting than men.

I mean, it depends on your definition of "major GLO's," but I think a solid amount of GLO's are represented.

Pretty much - for example, I consider Kappa Sigma to be one of the "major" fraternities, and it has no lack of posters on here - in fact, I'd say they're probably one of the most represented men's groups. I actually think most of the women's groups are represented pretty proportionately to their current sizes as well.

How many CHAPTERS do Zete, Delta Phi, etc, still have?

[kddani]

Originally posted by cryn_out
sugar pops bad.certan sugar pops are tryn to get me baned! :mad: :(

actually, "sugar pops" in general are trying to get you banned, as in more than one sugar pops. It's annoying, it's not funny, and you keep stirring up stupid isht.

And I have the feeling this won't be the first username banned for the person behind this screenname...

Just stop this crap, it's tired.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
How many CHAPTERS do Zete, Delta Phi, etc, still have? According to the websites of the fraternities that Erik mentioned, these are the numbers of active chapters:

Zete -- 46

Delta Phi -- 15

Chi Psi -- 30

Deke -- 62

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
According to the websites of the fraternities that Erik mentioned, these are the numbers of active chapters:

Zete -- 46

Delta Phi -- 15

Chi Psi -- 30

Deke -- 62

So compared to some of the fraternities with over 200 active chapters, it's pretty likely that they may have the same percentage of members posting on GC as say, TKE, SigEp, Kappa Sig...

Also I know that a few of those houses only expand at top schools, so maybe these guys are too busy preparing to run the world to hop on GC.

[Erik P Conard]

I guess I should have defined my terms...by major GLOs I would
say NIC, NPC, 150 chapters or more. This not meant to imply that those with fewer chapters are inferior, just have less exposure.
There are other greek-lettered groups, yes, but I focus on the
major ones. Numbers of posts can easily be found by checking
the individual forums--as the number is given. Lambda Chi and
Teke are the larger of these posters, you can compare the others
and draw your own conclusions.
I think you are right, many are busy expanding into Canada and
reviving dead chapters, and little is addressed here to enhance these aspirations.

[kddani]

lol, KD has less than 150 active chapters (I think very few NPCs have over 150 active chapters). I guess we're not a major GLO then. :rolleyes:

Who cares how many people from what group post here?

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
I guess I should have defined my terms...by major GLOs I would
say NIC, NPC, 150 chapters or more. This not meant to imply that those with fewer chapters are inferior, just have less exposure.
There are other greek-lettered groups, yes, but I focus on the
major ones. Numbers of posts can easily be found by checking
the individual forums--as the number is given. Lambda Chi and
Teke are the larger of these posters, you can compare the others
and draw your own conclusions.
I think you are right, many are busy expanding into Canada and
reviving dead chapters, and little is addressed here to enhance these aspirations.

Maybe the TKEs and Lambda Chis have less important jobs with more free time to spend on the interweb speculating. :confused:

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Maybe the TKEs and Lambda Chis have less important jobs with more free time to spend on the interweb speculating. :confused:

True for me. Really.

I dont wanna rule the world anyhow. Theres no time for important things like beer and strippers if you're in charge of stuff...

[Erik P Conard]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Maybe the TKEs and Lambda Chis have less important jobs with more free time to spend on the interweb speculating. :confused:
The top ten posters as of today's GC site figures--NIC men only
Lambda Chi Alpha--4847 posts
Tau Kappa Epsilon--4800 posts
Kappa Alpha Psi--1893 posts
Kappa Sigma--664 posts
Sigma Nu--532 posts
Beta Theta Pi--527 posts
Sigma Phi Epsilon--355 posts
Phi Kappa Psi--348 posts
Sigma Alpha Epsilon--208 posts
Delta Sigma Phi--191 posts
If'n you all might still think there is a correlation between the #
of chapters, initiates--living and dead, and posts, I would suggest
you take a refresher course in stats or math.

[kddani]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
If'n you all might still think there is a correlation between the #
of chapters, initiates--living and dead, and posts, I would suggest
you take a refresher course in stats or math.

I suggest you get a life/job/hobby and do something more productive than figuring out meaningless statistics on who posts on a message board.

If you're as intelligent as you say you are why would you waste your time doing this?

And again - WHO CARES? WHAT DOES IT MATTER?????

[Rudey]

Originally posted by kddani
I suggest you get a life/job/hobby and do something more productive than figuring out meaningless statistics on who posts on a message board.

If you're as intelligent as you say you are why would you waste your time doing this?

And again - WHO CARES? WHAT DOES IT MATTER?????

What was posted? I have him on ignore so I can't see.

-Rudey

[kddani]

Per Rudey's request:

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
seems like few of the major GLOs post much in here, wonder why? Do the old line ones, like Zete, Chi Psi, Delta Phi, Deke, do
much posting-wise?

I guess I should have defined my terms...by major GLOs I would
say NIC, NPC, 150 chapters or more. This not meant to imply that those with fewer chapters are inferior, just have less exposure.
There are other greek-lettered groups, yes, but I focus on the
major ones. Numbers of posts can easily be found by checking
the individual forums--as the number is given. Lambda Chi and
Teke are the larger of these posters, you can compare the others
and draw your own conclusions.
I think you are right, many are busy expanding into Canada and
reviving dead chapters, and little is addressed here to enhance these aspirations.


The top ten posters as of today's GC site figures--NIC men only
Lambda Chi Alpha--4847 posts
Tau Kappa Epsilon--4800 posts
Kappa Alpha Psi--1893 posts
Kappa Sigma--664 posts
Sigma Nu--532 posts
Beta Theta Pi--527 posts
Sigma Phi Epsilon--355 posts
Phi Kappa Psi--348 posts
Sigma Alpha Epsilon--208 posts
Delta Sigma Phi--191 posts
If'n you all might still think there is a correlation between the #
of chapters, initiates--living and dead, and posts, I would suggest
you take a refresher course in stats or math.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by kddani
Per Rudey's request:

I don't understand how that's calculated. Is that the top 10 posters and he's guessing what fraternities they are in?

-Rudey

[kddani]

Originally posted by Rudey
I don't understand how that's calculated. Is that the top 10 posters and he's guessing what fraternities they are in?

-Rudey

ever hear of "new math"? This is "old math"!

And don't worry, you don't need to understand b/c you're in the not-a-major-GLO club with me. :rolleyes:

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by kddani
I suggest you get a life/job/hobby and do something more productive than figuring out meaningless statistics on who posts on a message board.

If you're as intelligent as you say you are why would you waste your time doing this?

And again - WHO CARES? WHAT DOES IT MATTER?????

That's the same question I'm asking. I'm not sure where the numbers came from and what they really have to do with anything.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by kddani
ever hear of "new math"? This is "old math"!

And don't worry, you don't need to understand b/c you're in the not-a-major-GLO club with me. :rolleyes:

We prefer prestigious universities over community colleges and junior colleges.

-Rudey

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by kddani
ever hear of "new math"? This is "old math"!

And don't worry, you don't need to understand b/c you're in the not-a-major-GLO club with me. :rolleyes:

I *think* I am in the major GLO club, and I don't understand.

Are the numbers from the GLO forums themselves? That's the only place I can think of, because he cites 600 something posts for Kappa Sig, and I have more than that myself.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
The top ten posters as of today's GC site figures--NIC men only
Lambda Chi Alpha--4847 posts
Tau Kappa Epsilon--4800 posts
Kappa Alpha Psi--1893 posts
Kappa Sigma--664 posts
Sigma Nu--532 posts
Beta Theta Pi--527 posts
Sigma Phi Epsilon--355 posts
Phi Kappa Psi--348 posts
Sigma Alpha Epsilon--208 posts
Delta Sigma Phi--191 posts
If'n you all might still think there is a correlation between the #
of chapters, initiates--living and dead, and posts, I would suggest
you take a refresher course in stats or math.

Erik, I suggest you take an Econometrics course. Rudith and I will be happy to explain it to you after you have flunked out.

[damasa]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Erik, I suggest you take an Econometrics course. Rudith and I will be happy to explain it to you after you have flunked out.

He would never understand buddies...


Someone should skeet skeet on him and his major glo club.

SKEET SKEET I SAY

[sugar and spice]

I don't think it's particularly surprising that the fraternities that have more members (Sig Ep, Kappa Sig, etc.) have more people posting here than the smaller fraternities. What I wonder about is why, sometimes, the opposite is true. For example, Tri Delta is one of the largest NPC sororities in terms of total numbers AND total chapters, yet we have relatively few of us who post on GC. Compare us to, say, Phi Sigma Sigma, who has a lower number of total initiates and yet tons of posters on GC.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by KSigkid
Are the numbers from the GLO forums themselves? That's what Erik seems to be referring to -- that's what matches up for Lambda Chi, at least.

Of course, aside from the fact that doesn't take into account postings on the general forums, it is also simply counting the number of posts, not the number of posters. For example, Lambda Chi has a long (and very interesting) thread of "Daily Lambda Chi Facts." It has hundreds of posts but not hundreds of posters -- one will see many of the same names over and over. Plus, it is not at all uncommon for people to post in a forum for a GLO to which they don't belong.

So, just because the Lambda Chi forum has 4848 posts doesn't mean there are 4848 posters on there (though there are a lot of Lambda Chis on there to be sure), that all the posts on that site are from Lambda Chis, or that more Lambda Chis post on GC than members of any other NIC fraternity.

As sugar and spice says, it stands to reason that GLOs with larger members are more likely to have more members posting here, but it's not necessarily so. Perhaps members of some GLOs prefer to do their posting in other venues that are specific (and access restricted, perhaps) to their own GLO.

And that's post 1000 for me.

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Originally posted by MysticCat81

And that's post 1000 for me.



HAHAHAHAHA.

S&S, don't feel bad. Just means the Deltas are preparing to take over the world. Along with the Lambda Chis.

Note to self: marry Lambda Chi.

[gphiangel624]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu


Note to self: marry Lambda Chi.

That's my goal... I have one particular Lambda Chi in mind though... anyone on here have Kenny Chesney's number?

[Erik P Conard]

Mystic -- you explained and/or defined it well, exactly what I was
meaning to say. No particular reason, just seems like some of us
have the time. I am long-retired, a shut-in, and aside from a few
volunteer activities, I am home a lot, bellied up to the machine.
Geeky, KD and their porcine pals seem to thrive in an otherwise
milieu.
ya did good, Mystic!

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
Mystic -- you explained and/or defined it well, exactly what I was
meaning to say. No particular reason, just seems like some of us
have the time. I am long-retired, a shut-in, and aside from a few
volunteer activities, I am home a lot, bellied up to the machine.
Geeky, KD and their porcine pals seem to thrive in an otherwise
milieu.
ya did good, Mystic!

In this thread, Erik P Conard, a mysoginist, calls myself and other women on GC swine-like and repugnantly fat.

In this thread, we notice the double standard on GC.

[Sister Havana]

Using this logic, we can come to a few more conclusions.

-Many of the NPC and NPHC groups' fora have more posts than those of the top NIC groups. AKA, in particular, has almost 85,000 posts in their forum! Therefore, they must all be more major than the NIC groups.

-There are not too many posters from IU on GC. Most of the posters from IU are alums, not active members. Therefore, the IU Greek system, which was apparently weak to begin with, must be dead.

Either that or...maybe more people from some schools and GLOs know about this place than people from other schools/GLOs. There's an easy way to change this. Know someone from an underrepresented GLO or school who would be a good poster? Tell them about GC!

[Rudey]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
In this thread, Erik P Conard, a mysoginist, calls myself and other women on GC swine-like and repugnantly fat.

In this thread, we notice the double standard on GC.

I have to say the usage of the word porcine is hilarious. You gotta admit the reintroduction of such an obscure word into daily language is somewhat funny.

Anyway, from what I understand he calls your friends fat and pig-like, not you; so you're OK!

If I were you, I would reply in kind and call his friends "bovine".

-Rudey

[33girl]

Originally posted by Rudey
I have to say the usage of the word porcine is hilarious. You gotta admit the reintroduction of such an obscure word into daily language is somewhat funny.

Porcine coeds on the campi?

Heavens to mergetroid!

BTW, I've seen her in the flesh and if Danielle's considered porcine, I'm elephantine.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by 33girl
Porcine coeds on the campi?

Heavens to mergetroid!

BTW, I've seen her in the flesh and if Danielle's considered porcine, I'm elephantine.

So am I. I might as well become Republican and pledge allegiance to Martin Luther if I have to be elephantine. :(

And good point, Rudith. :)

[Erik P Conard]

cute...I am happy that some of you have lexicons. While it is
indeed true....some of you may be ursine, ovine, feline, canine,
lupine--course--one does not have to be a fatso to be ugly.

[honeychile]

Did someone forget to take his nappy-wappy, and now he's not playing nice with the other kids?





If kddani is porcine, then most women are seriously obese!

[g41965]

I think two things are clear, women post more than men and members of the Divine 9( men and womens groups) post more than than NIC Groups.
The NIC numbers are skewed by heavy posters like Tom Earp, Delta Sig Stan and others.
My guess is that Zete, DKE and other smaller groups don't post a lot due to smaller size, a general attitude among men not to let others in on their affairs and a lingering elitism that some smaller groups no longer deserve.

[Erik P Conard]

let's just toss in all the groups, clubs, everyone with either a
greek name or wannabees...
SO, Alpha Kappa Alpha seems to be the top fraternity poster,
not individually, but postings using this name.
There are others who have posted a goodly number. Zeta Psi is
not one nor is St Anthony or St Elmo. Forsooth!

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
cute...I am happy that some of you have lexicons. While it is
indeed true....some of you may be ursine, ovine, feline, canine,
lupine--course--one does not have to be a fatso to be ugly.

Yes, they can be ugly on the inside and we have you to provide a shining beacon of how that is possible.

res ipsa loquitur

[PhiPsiRuss]

http://www.sabac.co.yu/e-zine/health_medicine/images/alzheimers.jpg

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
http://www.sabac.co.yu/e-zine/health_medicine/images/alzheimers.jpg



HAHAHAHAHA

we also need a picture of a brain affected by porcineness.



res ipsa loquitur?

oh also. I forgot where "heavens to mergatroid" comes from. I know the voice though. help?

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
http://www.sabac.co.yu/e-zine/health_medicine/images/alzheimers.jpg

Ouch! :eek:

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
res ipsa loquitur? "The thing speaks for itself."

oh also. I forgot where "heavens to mergatroid" comes from. I know the voice though. help? Snagglepuss.

http://members.aol.com/PaulEC2/snag1.jpg

[Rudey]

Who is in the NIC?

-Rudey

[texas*princess]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
Snagglepuss.

http://members.aol.com/PaulEC2/snag1.jpg

hehehe.

Does it REALLY matter ... in the grand scheme of things... or even just in our Greek world (which is also big btw) how many members of each org post here? Hmmmm probably not. :)

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by texas*princess
hehehe.

Does it REALLY matter ... in the grand scheme of things... or even just in our Greek world (which is also big btw) how many members of each org post here? Hmmmm probably not. :)

Yes. Any group that does not have at least .4572% representation on GreekChat.com will never be able to colonize at Ole Miss or LSU.

[texas*princess]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Yes. Any group that does not have at least .4572% representation on GreekChat.com will never be able to colonize at Ole Miss or LSU.

my bad.. i didn't realize that :(

[TSteven]

Originally posted by Rudey
Who is in the NIC?

-Rudey

Members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) (http://www.nicindy.org/index.html)

Acacia http://www.acacia.org/
Alpha Chi Rho http://www.alphachirho.org/
Alpha Delta Gamma http://alphadeltagamma.org/
Alpha Delta Phi http://www.alphadeltaphi.org/
Alpha Epsilon Pi http://www.aepi.org/
Alpha Gamma Rho http://www.agrs.org/
Alpha Gamma Sigma http://www.alphagammasigma.org/
Alpha Kappa Lambda http://www.akl.org/
Alpha Phi Delta http:/www.apd.org/
Alpha Sigma Phi http://www.alphasigmaphi.org/
Alpha Tau Omega http://www.joinato.org/
Beta Sigma Psi http://www.betasigmapsi.org/
Beta Theta Pi http://www.betathetapi.org/
Chi Phi http://www.chiphi.org/
Chi Psi http://www.chipsi.org/
Delta Chi http://www.deltachi.org/
Delta Kappa Epsilon http://www.dke.org/
Delta Phi http://www.deltaphi.org/
Delta Psi ~web site not listed
Delta Sigma Phi http://www.deltasig.org/
Delta Tau Delta http://www.delts.org/
Delta Upsilon http://www.deltau.org/
FarmHouse http://www.farmhouse.org/
Iota Phi Theta http://www.iotaphitheta.org/
Kappa Alpha Order http://www.ka-order.org/
Kappa Alpha Psi http://www.kappaalphapsi.com/
Kappa Alpha Society http://www.ka.org/
Kappa Delta Phi, Inc. http://www.kappadeltaphi.org/
Kappa Delta Rho http://www.kdr.com/
Lambda Chi Alpha http://www.lambdachi.org/
Lambda Phi Epsilon http://www.lambdaphiepsilon.com/
Lambda Sigma Upsilon http://www.lsu79.org/
Lambda Theta Phi http://www.lambda1975.org/
Phi Eta Psi http://www.phietapsi.com/
Phi Gamma Delta http://www.phigam.org/
Phi Iota Alpha http://www.phiota.org/
Phi Kappa Psi http://www.phikappapsi.com/
Phi Kappa Sigma http://www.pks.org/
Phi Kappa Tau http://www.phikappatau.org/
Phi Kappa Theta http://www.phikaps.org/
Phi Lambda Chi http://www.aros.com/philamb/philamb.htm/
Phi Mu Delta http://www.phimudelta.org/
Phi Sigma Phi http://www.phisigmaphi.org/
Pi Kappa Alpha http://www.pikes.org/
Pi Kappa Phi http://www.pikapp.org/
Pi Lambda Phi http://pilambdaphi.org/
Psi Upsilon http://www.psiu.org/
Sigma Alpha Epsilon http://www.sae.net/
Sigma Alpha Mu http://sam.org/
Sigma Chi http://www.sigmachi.org/
Sigma Lambda Beta http://www.sigmalambdabeta.com/
Sigma Nu http://www.sigmanu.org/
Sigma Phi Epsilon http://www.sigep.org/
Sigma Phi Society http://www.sigmaphi.org/
Sigma Pi http://www.sigmapi.org/
Sigma Tau Gamma http://www.sigmataugamma.org/
Tau Delta Phi http://www.taudeltaphifraternity.com/
Tau Epsilon Phi http://www.tephq.org/
Tau Kappa Epsilon http://www.tke.org/
Theta Chi http://www.thetachi.org/
Theta Delta Chi http://www.tdx.org/
Theta Xi http://www.thetaxi.org/
Triangle http://www.triangle.org/
Zeta Beta Tau http://www.zetabetatau.org/
Zeta Psi http://www.zetapsi.org/

Withdrew from NIC

Kappa Sigma http://www.kappasigma.org/
Phi Delta Theta http://www.phideltatheta.org/
Phi Sigma Kappa http://www.phisigmakappa.org/

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

I didn't know Kappa Sigma withdrew. (Knew Phi Delta Theta did, though.) When/why?

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
I didn't know Kappa Sigma withdrew. (Knew Phi Delta Theta did, though.) When/why?

It was at least a year ago, although I can't remember exactly. I also sent you a PM.

[TSteven]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
I didn't know Kappa Sigma withdrew. (Knew Phi Delta Theta did, though.) When/why?

From the Kappa Sigma web site. To read more of the letter, go to the link.

Kappa Sigma Withdraws from NIC (http://www.kappasigma.org/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=8)
by Mitchell B. Wilson, Executive Director
Dec 12, 2002

Dear Kappa Sigmas,

I am writing this letter to provide explanation to the Chapters of Kappa Sigma Fraternity concerning the decision of the Supreme Executive Committee to withdraw from the North-American Interfraternity Conference. For several years, there has been extensive discussion in regard to the focus of the work and priorities of the North-American Interfraternity Conference to represent the interests of the member organizations of the Conference. There has been great concern that instead of being an advocate for the college fraternity system the North-American Interfraternity Conference has established the majority of its focus on the development of educational programs for undergraduates. Kappa Sigma Fraternity places great emphasis on educational programming for undergraduates, but we already offer provide these same leadership programs to our undergraduate Chapters and the NIC sponsored programs were a duplication of effort from which we derive no direct benefit. In the meantime, our dues to the North-American Interfraternity Conference were more than tripled through legislation passed by the NIC in 2001. The decision of Kappa Sigma to withdraw from the North-American Interfraternity Conference was for philosophical reasons as to what the Conference should represent and it was a business decision.

Congratulations to the men of Kappa Sigma. Y'all must be doing something right. Here are some accomplishments for 'em in 2004.

Kappa Sigma Breaks Another Record (http://www.kappasigma.org/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=74&ref=)

A record 3,813 men pledged, representing a 10% increase over last fall's record of 3,466.

A record 2,647 men initiated, representing a 65% increase over last fall's record of 1,603.

A record 12 colonies established, bringing our biennium total to a record 31.

Six new chapters installed, bringing our biennium total to 12 and many more on the way.

A 7% reduction in the undergraduate liability coverage management assessment and insurance premium.

Nearly $1,000,000 raised for the new Kappa Sigma International Headquarters, bringing our fundraising total to almost $5,000,000. The groundbreaking was this past September.

As of November 30, there were ZERO chapters on financial probation, the first time this has happened in many years.

Kappa Sigma continues to have the lowest costs to members in the fraternal world.