Facebook, Myspace, etc.

[Dkk5685]

Perhaps this has been discussed prior so I would like to apologize in advance...

Basically, a couple of the girls in my sorority are going to be 'stalking' our facebook profiles (couldn't imagine it be too long until our myspace profiles are under fire too) for anything they deem inappropriate. We have to comply with what they would like us to do or else face further punishment, etc. I'm just going to leave out my personal objections to this, but has anyone else encountered this too?

I've heard all about people not getting jobs, etc., because of their facebook profiles and so on can be used to 'research' you, and you do not want a potential employer to find something bad, so I try to keep mine rated G and I understand from that aspect.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Dkk5685

Perhaps this has been discussed prior so I would like to apologize in advance...

Basically, a couple of the girls in my sorority are going to be 'stalking' our facebook profiles (couldn't imagine it be too long until our myspace profiles are under fire too) for anything they deem inappropriate. We have to comply with what they would like us to do or else face further punishment, etc. I'm just going to leave out my personal objections to this, but has anyone else encountered this too?

I've heard all about people not getting jobs, etc., because of their facebook profiles and so on can be used to 'research' you, and you do not want a potential employer to find something bad, so I try to keep mine rated G and I understand from that aspect.

We've had some issues with facebook profiles. I won't go into any detail, but people can really be stupid about what they allow the public access to.

If girls in your chapter are violating RM procedures while posting those things on their myspace profiles without the knowledge of your officers and someone from HQ stumbles across one of those photos, your chapter could face serious consequences, or at the very least, your reputation will suffer.

I think it's a smart thing. Like you said, there's nothing on your profile to be ashamed of. If one of your sisters had something on there that you'd be ashamed of, would you like her and whatever she was doing attached to your organization?

[AUDeltaGam]

I've heard from my undergrad chapter that if a sister has anything "inappropriate" in her profile (ie, drinking), she is not allowed to have "Delta Gamma" in her profile, just "my sorority".

[KatieKate1244]

I was at a DZ convention in Feb., and I heard a lot of chapters had to have their various profiles to be DZ approved, or they couldn't say "Delta Zeta" or DZ anywhere in there.

Last year when I was risk management chair I gave out a letter to all the members talking about how others can see profiles, and to be careful of what you put on there.

[tunatartare]

I personally do not know of anyone who got in trouble for a facebook or myspace profile. However, a sorority at my school got into a lot of trouble and faced serious ramifications for what was posted on their Yahoo group. In general, my school encourages everyone to keep facebook and myspace profiles private.

[Buttonz]

I can understand...I've seen al ot of stuf on facebook profiles that I know I wouldn't want there...or my letters...so I can udnerstand why chapters are becoming strict with things like this.

[KSUViolet06]

My school's Panhellenic was adamant that EVERY sorority woman's Facebook be private during recruitment.

After recruitment, our Panhellenic had a mandatory presentation that basically talked about making sure that girls were careful what they put up on those sites (for safety reasons).

My chapter isn't really big on 'policing' our Facebook/MySpace accounts. Our advisors always remind the newer girls that (like it or not) everything they put on those sites reflects on the sorority, and they should take that into consideration when putting up pictures and such.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by Dkk5685

Perhaps this has been discussed prior so I would like to apologize in advance...

Basically, a couple of the girls in my sorority are going to be 'stalking' our facebook profiles (couldn't imagine it be too long until our myspace profiles are under fire too) for anything they deem inappropriate. We have to comply with what they would like us to do or else face further punishment, etc. I'm just going to leave out my personal objections to this, but has anyone else encountered this too?

I've heard all about people not getting jobs, etc., because of their facebook profiles and so on can be used to 'research' you, and you do not want a potential employer to find something bad, so I try to keep mine rated G and I understand from that aspect.

Our VP Recruitment checked facebook profiles, and while I don't think anyone continues during the year, we kind of self-govern. If another sister has something embarassing on her profile, usually someone will bring it to her attention. I think it's totally fair; when you join a sorority you're joining another family and you have to abide by their rules or leave. You know that you'll have to give up some of your privacy from the get go for the greater good, and posting pictures that could harm your chapter, like of you drinking underage, doing or being around drugs, acting like a slut, or doing something else that isn't appropriate should be subject to your organization's code of standards. We ask that you either post according to our code of standards or remove "Alpha Gamma Delta" from the profile.

[DreamfulSpirit]

For us, since we're a dry sorority, we make sure each girl knows that if you're going to be out drinking or doing something embarrassing or otherwise illegal, whether or not you're taking pictures, don't wear your letters or an "Omega Phi Alpha" t-shirt (meaning the letters are spelled out). And most especially, don't put them online. I think its totally fair...like it was said above, when you join such an organization, you need to abide by these rules.