Update Chapter Websites

[TSteven]

A piece of unsolicited advice if I may.

Piggybacking on the Know your history and policies thread, please be sure your chapter's website is either current or neutral with it's information. And that all links work.


*This is especially important right now with respect to recruitment.*


I was perusing different GLO's chapter's websites and noticed that quite a few had not been updated to reflect the year as 2004. An alarming number had a mixture of dates listed for rush. For example, one site had information posted on their home (first) page about rush with current dates, then under the link for recruitment, had dates and times for 2002. Not even last year's information, but from two years ago.

If you don't have a dedicated member in charge of your chapter's web site, then here are a few simple solutions that may help. I'm sure there are more so please feel free to add.

1. Keep as much information neutral on the site so that you do not have to update too often. This way you don't have to worry about updating it. i.e "For information regarding rush, please contact so and so." Or a link back - and be sure the link works - to the Greek Affairs site.

2. Web addresses change. Actually check out your site as often as possible to be sure that any links you may have, are still valid. It's embarrassing to have a link to your school or national headquarters that does not work.

3. Photos or images posted often "disappear" if they are linked to another site. Other sites update their information and can remove the pictures you are linking to. You should too. So if necessary, and after you get permission, either download the picture to your site, or be sure links are current.

4. Speaking of keeping current; please do not have an "Under Constitution" or "Coming Soon" on a page and not mean it. These "notices" really should not be up for more than a week or two. If it is going to take a while, then please add a target date "Coming January 2005" so people don't keep checking back.