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Originally posted by Dianne
I became addicted to Greek Chat in college after stumbling upon the site one day while I was bored. I found it to be a fun place to chitchat, see what greek life was like at other schools, etc. Now that I have been out of college for a few years, I don't visit the site as much as I used to - simply not that much free time any more. I sometimes go months without checking the boards. And I have to say that this has degenerated into almost a completely negative place. I cannot read a single thread anymore that does not have rude sarcasm, inappropriate comments, and just plain meanness. Even when people have something of substance to contribute or when they are trying to offer real advice, their posts are met with snide remarks. If I was not a greek visiting this site, it would give me a horrible impression of greeks as a whole. All this hem-hawing high school name calling crap. I appreciate wit as much as the next guy, but no one can contribute anything of substance on this site without being met with ill-founded, mean-spirited criticism. The great thing about Greek Chat is that it should be a place where greeks can share their common experience and be proud of being greek. We should be able to find here the same spirit that made us join our orgs to begin with. That's a hard thing to find around here now, and that's very sad. Shame on you.
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That's funny because I also joined GC in 2001. The climate was the same then as it is now. In fact, GC has gotten a little BETTER since 2001.