What the???

LPIDelta · #1 08-13-2007, 05:22 PM

Written about ASA: "[ Bottom line: if you don't fit into any of the other groups, you'll fit in here. ]"

Ok...that is pretty rude. What kind of loser put this site together??

twinkle555 · #2 08-13-2007, 06:29 PM

The "Chi Omega's" chapter designation is the same designation as our Chi-O chapter here at USF.

This site is pretty creepy...

#3 08-13-2007, 06:49 PM

Obviously I'm no legal expert, but could you guys get the page taken down by claiming that his page violates their Terms of Service?

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Freewebs is not responsible for the content of any member homepages. We reserve the right to remove any homepages that are in violation of our terms and conditions. Members will be held legally responsible for the contents of their web pages including but not limited to use of copyrighted material without the permission of the author

This guy reminds me of those Rating Communities on LiveJournal, specifically the one started by those tricks sporting the "Tri Delta" name (yay guccic0ndomz!).

Kevin · #4 08-13-2007, 07:33 PM

Someone's HQ needs to send a DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) takedown notice to Freewebs. That would probably be enough to get the plug pulled.

Ilaria Ame · #5 08-13-2007, 08:56 PM

i might be an idiot but i just don't GET it. what's the point? it's just a bunch of different greek orgs with (mostly accurate though vastly generalized) descriptions. you can't do anything with it like fake rush or rate the houses or whatever.

edit: oh wait, i just realized what the questionare was for. ok, now i'm irritated.

SigKapCoug · #6 08-14-2007, 03:58 PM

Guys, I think it's a webpage for a college-themed roleplaying game. Nothing to get too concerned about!

#7 08-14-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

Guys, I think it's a webpage for a college-themed roleplaying game. Nothing to get too concerned about!

Uh, when someone's providing false information and is using symbols without permission...that's definitely something to be concerned about.

Just because you don't think anything of it, I doubt HQs would feel the same way. Non-members falsely representing themselves as XYZ is a serious matter.

33girl · #8 08-14-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

Guys, I think it's a webpage for a college-themed roleplaying game. Nothing to get too concerned about!

If someone is talking about a chapter of ASA that doesn't exist and has never existed, implying that our brother fraternity is Phi Delts (not that we don't love you guys - big smooch), saying what our "standard GPA" is, linking it to a questionnaire containing racial slurs and stereotypes, and putting all this on a site that comes up very easily when googling my sorority's name - yes, I think it IS something to be concerned about.

If this was a closed site no one could find, we wouldn't be discussing this to begin with.

MysticCat · #9 08-14-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

Guys, I think it's a webpage for a college-themed roleplaying game. Nothing to get too concerned about!

It's also trademark infringement.

AGDee · #10 08-15-2007, 05:51 AM

If my group was one of those listed, I'd be emailing the site to my International officers and Headquarters... They should be aware, if nothing else. Especially during this time of recruitment when more PNMs are doing searches.

AlphaFrog · #11 08-14-2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by LPIDelta

Written about ASA: "[ Bottom line: if you don't fit into any of the other groups, you'll fit in here. ]"

Ok...that is pretty rude. What kind of loser put this site together??

I actually don't find it rude, because that's seriously what many of our chapters are like...very atypical "sorority girls". We have only a few chapters that fit the mold of a sorority stereotype.

I still say that the site is pretty weird, though.

ETA: Does anyone know what campus has all of the listed GLOs?? That could be a clue as to where it came from.

DMCBlondie · #12 08-14-2007, 08:52 AM

it looks like someone may have had an assignment in school to create a webpage. they may have used the chapters and stereotypes from their school.

33girl · #13 08-14-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

ETA: Does anyone know what campus has all of the listed GLOs?? That could be a clue as to where it came from.

The only one I can think of is Penn State, which has those GLOs plus about 3487638473248723987 more. I can't think of any other campus we share with Kappa. I think they just randomly picked groups.

Oh and as for the ASA description, you can take it either way - personally, I would be much more offended if I was a KD or ZTA with the way they described those two.

DSTRen13 · #14 08-14-2007, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I actually don't find it rude, because that's seriously what many of our chapters are like...very atypical "sorority girls". We have only a few chapters that fit the mold of a sorority stereotype.

I still say that the site is pretty weird, though.

I think the chapter descriptions are just kind of stupid - it's the questionnaire that's really the rude part ...

axidgl · #15 08-14-2007, 11:30 AM

Have you all ever heard of role playing games online (not video games)? This is what that site looks like to me. My old roommate in college did this (it's REALLY weird). Because there are "Open" positions, and the filled ones have pictures that are of celebrities, that makes me think it's an RPG even more.

They take characters from television shows (she did some anime show) or scenarios (like greek life), select a part to play, get enough people to make it "interesting," then use a blog to "act out" scenes... Like..."The ABCs and the XYZs had a mixer last night. There was so much drama" and then the rest of the "actors" would leave comments in "reaction" to the original, and play off each other in words. An RPG seems to be like a fanfic with different authors...sort of.

It's really weird, but mostly a creative outlet in a roundabout way; I think this may be what is going on over there.