2013 University of Texas Recruitment Thread - Page 3

HQWest · #31 07-01-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

People. People. People.

I keep on telling you: DON'T tell PNMs to clean up their social media. I LOVE discovering the naughty pix and bitchy convos on Facebook/Twitter/Etc.
We sorority women NEED to know this stuff about our PNMs.

KEEP THEM IN THE DARK, PLEASE!!

Not to worry we will probably still have the googly-eyed-duckface-selfie-with-shirtless-boyfriend profile shots to look at
In the SLIDESHOW

Ladybugmom · #32 07-21-2013, 11:33 AM

Just a reminder: Today is the last day to register at the current rate. The price goes up tomorrow, Monday, July 22nd. The cost is 85.00 if received/postmarked by today, Sunday, July 21st and goes up to 100.00 tomorrow. Here is the recruitment guide:

http://issuu.com/marilynr/docs/panhe...855211/3923627

Lola96 · #33 07-22-2013, 02:50 AM

This is a great introduction to rush! Can someone check out my thread regarding international students and sororities to help me out? http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...43#post2226743

xx

Lovethesand · #34 07-25-2013, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

People. People. People.

I keep on telling you: DON'T tell PNMs to clean up their social media. I LOVE discovering the naughty pix and bitchy convos on Facebook/Twitter/Etc.
We sorority women NEED to know this stuff about our PNMs.

KEEP THEM IN THE DARK, PLEASE!!

That goes for the young ladies already in a sorority. Lots of PNMs are looking at the sororities too. Looking at social media this summer with the daughter and some of her "friends" who are in various sororities across the country - WOW. One would put Snooky in all her glory to shame. Ladies - wake up. The internet is forever and even if you delete a picture somebody else may have already taken a screen shot of you in all your inglorious drunkenness (is that a word?).

pinapple · #35 07-25-2013, 07:54 PM

I feel it is just a matter of a year or two before chapters will start having Director's of Social Media who will report to the VP of Social Standards. These women would be in charge of updating chapter twitter accounts, FB accounts, instagram, etc and would be a report person for photos or posts that put the sorority in a poor light. Most chapters I am aware of have a "no alcohol picture policy" but that does not mean all pictures posted are in good taste.

thetalady · #36 07-25-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by pinapple

I feel it is just a matter of a year or two before chapters will start having Director's of Social Media who will report to the VP of Social Standards. These women would be in charge of updating chapter twitter accounts, FB accounts, instagram, etc and would be a report person for photos or posts that put the sorority in a poor light. Most chapters I am aware of have a "no alcohol picture policy" but that does not mean all pictures posted are in good taste.

AMEN!!! If sororities do not already monitor member's FB & Twitter posts, they better start doing it.

AZTheta · #37 07-25-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thetalady

AMEN!!! If sororities do not already monitor member's FB & Twitter posts, they better start doing it.

Do you guys know how hard this is for a chapter of >200 women? Seriously, it is a full time job and no active(s) have the time to devote to monitoring accounts. What usually happens is that the really egregious posts/posters get called out by their sisters. Most FBs are clean, and that speaks well to the chapters. BUT there are those wacked out twitter/instagram/vine/whatever posters, who just don't get it.

happilyanchored · #38 07-25-2013, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pinapple

I feel it is just a matter of a year or two before chapters will start having Director's of Social Media who will report to the VP of Social Standards. These women would be in charge of updating chapter twitter accounts, FB accounts, instagram, etc and would be a report person for photos or posts that put the sorority in a poor light. Most chapters I am aware of have a "no alcohol picture policy" but that does not mean all pictures posted are in good taste.

Our chapter actually has one (though she reports to VP Communications not Social Standards), but she only does the bolded. I have heard of other chapters who do have people that check out everyone's FBs but I'm not sure exactly what their policy is on how to notify members of taking things down and how that is handled.

TriDeltaC · #39 07-25-2013, 08:53 PM

I find it interesting how, for recruitment week, some schools *STILL* don't have all their Actives' facebook pages deactivated. My school was incredibly adamant about deactivation, and I'm pretty sure we did it for two full weeks (work week & then rush until like Noon on Bid Day).

Did you all have to deactivate? It was always so cute to see all the posts when you log back in and re-activate your account, and all of your friends who might not be involved with the Greek system are all like "we thought you died!" and tons of facebook boyfriend/girlfriend relationships are temporarily brought back to "single"... hahaha

HQWest · #40 07-25-2013, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by happilyanchored

Our chapter actually has one (though she reports to VP Communications not Social Standards), but she only does the bolded. I have heard of other chapters who do have people that check out everyone's FBs but I'm not sure exactly what their policy is on how to notify members of taking things down and how that is handled.

Our chapter has one as well. They also go through Facebook posts

FSUZeta · #41 07-26-2013, 09:11 AM

I have known of the executive officers monitoring Facebook, Twitter, etc. The chapter is divided up between the ex. officers, and they take care of business.

Ladybugmom · #42 08-07-2013, 10:10 AM

I found this blog today which is sponsored by one of the sorority stores in Austin. It appears that it could be helpful to new PNM's!
Registration is now over 1100, which is slightly over last year. I believe that registration closes this coming Monday, August 12th.

http://sororitysource.tumblr.com/

Sciencewoman · #43 08-07-2013, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

I have known of the executive officers monitoring Facebook, Twitter, etc. The chapter is divided up between the ex. officers, and they take care of business.

The chapter I help advise does this. They have a pseudonym FB user name who will reply to posts that are inappropriate, as a way to notify the member without obviously alerting non-members who may see the post. This has actually been a good deterrent...we don't have a big problem with this.

33girl · #44 08-07-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

The chapter I help advise does this. They have a pseudonym FB user name who will reply to posts that are inappropriate, as a way to notify the member without obviously alerting non-members who may see the post. This has actually been a good deterrent...we don't have a big problem with this.

I love how fake names keep having new things to do as our world changes...from deterring guys in bars to telling Sister Sondra to stop acting like a damn hobag. LOL

KSUViolet06 · #45 08-07-2013, 05:07 PM

I was an active sorority member when FB first started.

I can say that over the years, chapters have gotten SO MUCH BETTER at self-monitoring their own FB for appropriateness (or at least in making sure that anything inappropriate is set so that the whole world doesn't see.) I'm sure the increase in privacy settings and such has helped, too.

Very rarely do I have to have the "inappropriate stuff on FB" convo. When I do, it's usually someone who is a younger member.