I know...I know but, it seems like every young girl feels it's a sexy look. I'm sick of seeing "duckface" in EVERY other picture on FB. Bleh! I can't wait until that movement goes away!

They all look like they have gas, this must be what DrPhil means by gas face.

This is so MySpace 2006 bathroom photos.

Facebook Rant
 

Do sororities look at your Facebook page? Yes.

Do they continue to look at it? Yes - some have created a new office for electronic communications. Part of the job is to creep Facebook and send emails to ladies who have pictures that may not be considered appropriate. Anything that you would not show your grandmother, anything that you would not use for a slide show during recruitment, may get an email. Anything really bad may get you called in to discuss your choices.

Its all about what image to you want to project. There is a line between fun and trashy. You do not know who will be looking at your Facebook. Employers look at Facebook. Graduate school admissions committees look at Facebook.

The same company that owns Fox News owns MySpace. Read the fine print = anything that you put on MySpace can be used by Fox News.

Athletes on my campus get a 2 hour presentation about how what they have on their Facebook page reflects them, their club, and their university. This might be good for any freshmen out there.

You need to think about what image you are presenting for yourself. Who do you want the world to see? What you put out there can be hard to get rid of. Do you really want that picture from freshman year of you being goofy come up when you apply to law school? Google the beauty queens that have had their crowns called into question because of goofy pictures of them on Facebook or the school teachers who were suspended for pictures of them drinking on Facebook.

Anything listed as "private" is merely not easily accessible. I know of students that have recently done an internships in DC who were confronted with inappropriate pictures they thought were private that were found on background checks.

You don't necessarily want to show the world everything about you. Save us a little mystery so we want to get to know you. Its just not safe to let any random stranger know TOO much about you. :)

Does anyone even HAVE MySpace pages nowadays, other than bands?

Irrelevant information is irrelevant.

FYI - not anymore. It's now owned by Specific Media.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

Mea culpa.

Thank you for the correction. Still, it is a concern that photos posted on a forum can become the property of the forum, something that is in the fine print that is often overlooked.

Not disagreeing, just clarifying ;)

We look through the profiles. I enjoy when girls have their profile pictures public so that we can see a couple different photos and remember your face easier. That being said, there isn't a reason to open it up further. Unless you spent your summer volunteering abroad or something, your interests on FaceBook aren't going to stand out because most girls have more or less the same things on them.

Things that a lot of girls DO forget to hide:
- Notes: The "16 Things About Me" you filled out while mad at your ex-boyfriend could come back to haunt you.

- Videos: Sometimes girls do little videos that are funny to you and a friend or two, but a weird inside joke can give a chapter the wrong vibe. I recently saw PNM with a video of her wearing a chicken head rolling on the floor. That's my only impression of her; she is already going to be the Chicken PNM.

- GROUPS YOU JOINED: A lot of girls will join something like "University of XYZ Dance Marathon" which is great but don't forget to quit the groups you joined back in the 9th grade or that could show your personality wrong. There is already a girl we have flagged because she joined about 50 groups like "Drinking and forgetting what I did...Seeing your girlfriend makes me feel bad you downgraded...Shots by Lil Jon is the story of my life...Crap delete my inbox...etc". I know it doesn't seem like a huge deal, but we read that and kind of have already flagged her as potentially dramatic.

** Remember you are impressing women. Where your super sexy FB profile picture may have gotten 10 likes and comments from guys, if I can see half your cleavage or almost what color underwear you have on, delete it.

I'm the recruitment chairman of a fraternity at a school where Greek life is not at all competitive, and even we research people's Facebook pages before giving them a bid. My advice would be to make everything 100% private, delete anything incriminating or that you wouldn't want your grandparents to see, and maybe don't even log in during the rush period. You can even stop the page from showing up in searches. No one is going to go so far as to not considering you because you gave too little information on a web site, but any little tidbit of information is a potential liability. Choose carefully.

The wonderful thing about Facebook for chapters is that most new prospects are not nearly as conscientious as you are. From now until the end of time, people will be posting stupid things on Facebook, and they'll be self-selecting themselves out of Greek life. Half of the work is already done for chapters now.

Would it be just safe to deactivate it until after your done with everything?

Or you can learn that you don't have to share every thought or feeling that comes into your mind. This is a good time to learn discression. Save tweeting for generalities and good news only.

If that's easier for you to do - if it makes overposting less tempting - I wouldn't see why not.

Please don't block all your pictures. Many sororities make posters/powerpoints/flashcards of girls they really want. We want a picture that is gorgeous and uniquely you so we can pick you out of a crowd. If we only have one choice, it could hurt you.

I don't think there is a need to deactivate. Just be tasteful. Besides, there are social media rules when you get into a sorority, so why not start cleaning up your act now?