Originally Posted by AChiOhSnap (Post 1438270)

If you're a new poster, please familiarize yourself with "how things are done" on GC by reading lots of old threads before running your mouth. It's very frustrating to see a poster with less than 20 posts jump in the fray on controversial topics and start a trainwreck on what was otherwise a civil (if heated) discussion.

Examples: "OMG I'm so sorry you got crosscut from recruitment, you know, you should look into alumnae initiation, my sorority does AI and it's something you should consider if you still want to join a sorority!"

"Well I'm a member of an NPC org and I know you like Delta Sigma Theta, but don't worry! If you're nice and sweet I'm sure you'll totally get a bid to DST when you go through rush! Let me give you lots examples based on how NPC orgs conduct recruitment and use that to advise you on how to join an NPHC org! By the way -- keep an open mind to ALL houses, even if DST isn't the right one for you, another org will probably be a better fit for you. Can't wait to hear your rush story!"

"What do y'all think of Pledged?"

If you're a new poster on GC and all of a sudden everyone's jumping down your neck about something, chances are YOU ARE IN THE WRONG. You'll only exacerbate the situation by getting defensive and cussing everyone out for being "mean."

I have learned so much more about GLOs via GC than I ever would have had I not created a GC account. I still have so much more to learn, but I realize just how little actually knew about Greek Life before October 2005. EDUCATE YOURSELF on all aspects of Greek Life by reading past threads, Mr. or Ms. Newposter, and you won't look like an ass and get flamed like hell for your first few posts.

Originally Posted by MeiMeiCat (Post 1438319)

OOOO! I have one. When newbies post and are immediately ripped on for NOTHING, just remember, it's not I-week, and that you are grown-ups and other people are not allowed to talk to you like you are a piece of c*ap. :mad:

To the OP, sometimes you have ill-tempered members who enjoy being nasty to newbies like it's pledging all over again :rolleyes: Maybe you should check your oldies for the problems, not newbies like me. Yeah, I read that it is probably the newbies fault, but you are misguided soul. Actually my pledgeship was much kinder.

Having said that, I totally agree with the post on misspellings. People, we are college grads, at least a BA or BS and we should be able to spell! :rolleyes: Pet peeve here, too!

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet (Post 1438328)

Maybe we need some kind of "introduction" thread? It could just be to a linked area on GC so folks know the caliber of people they are contacting. We all say do a search, but folks fail to heed advice or instruction...

Originally Posted by MeiMeiCat (Post 1438319)

OOOO! I have one. When newbies post and are immediately ripped on for NOTHING, just remember, it's not I-week, and that you are grown-ups and other people are not allowed to talk to you like you are a piece of c*ap. :mad:

To the OP, sometimes you have ill-tempered members who enjoy being nasty to newbies like it's pledging all over again :rolleyes: Maybe you should check your oldies for the problems, not newbies like me. Yeah, I read that it is probably the newbies fault, but you are misguided soul. Actually my pledgeship was much kinder.

Originally Posted by Tippiechick (Post 1438352)

OOOOOO! I have one!!! How about newbies grow some and stop whining about how they are purportedly being treated? If you are really a grown-up, you'll know that not everyone will agree with you or like you. You'll also know that on a public chat board, no one has to be nice or give you puppies and kittens and blow sunshine up your ass. :rolleyes:

To Meiwhatevertheheckyournameis, if people have been on here for years and you've just come on here, PERHAPS there's something to be said about that. Maybe there's nothing wrong with them and you are way too sensitive!

Rule of thumb, don't come on to GC and bitch about how you are being treated. It'll only get worse.

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 1438234)

4) Read some threads before you post. If you see GCers that are rude to everyone, and then they are rude to you, don't freak out. You are not special.

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 1438384)

I love this quote.:D

Seriously, some of us enjoy being sarcastic. We do it to newbies, we do it to our own sisters/brothers, we do it to old drunks who don't mind their own business. It's just how we are, and one (or two or three) newbies on a quest to change the temperament of GC will not succeed.

Originally Posted by notmanhattan (Post 1438385)

all in good fun, but just for the record, not everyone who is new to GC suffers from a mental handicap. I'm "new," and I only post on things I know about and I try my darnedest to spell everything correctly. Just because my number of posts is low doesn't mean I haven't been reading, or rather "lurking" for muchhhhh longer. Let's just try to avoid broad sweeping generalizations. :p