Facebook - Privacy Violation?

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Just for the record, my willingness to consider simply not listing greek affiliation in a profile such a viable choice has almost nothing to do with wanting to be able to post drinking photos. I agree that alone seems pretty trivial.

My finding the choice attractive is driven more by just liking to reserve the ability to think of my own individual expression instead of having to filter everything through a how-will-this-reflect-on-the-group filter.

Sure, as a GLO member you have to accept that your behavior does reflect on the group and you have to be willing to follow rules, and I agree if those ideas REALLY bother you, membership might not be for you.

But there are a lot of things that aren't black and white about how they might reflect on the group, and for all those issues, I think it's fine to do what you can not to tie your own behavior and ideas to public presentations of your membership in the group.

If I want to be a member of some joke group formed by a someone I know, which might not be clearly banned by group policy and it not be something that would bother an employer, and yet, might not be a group my sisters would be excited about, not listing my affiliation in my profile spares my sisters any connection to the joke group.

It's possible that all chapters would be stronger if they were only filled with people who were so excited about posting their affiliation that it was always going to be primary, but I'm not sure that not feeling that way means that you shouldn't be a member.

I just can't understand how people can join any group and have serious issues with being asked to make small scarifices. That's part of being in a group. If we're talking about a chapter telling their members they can't associate with another group of people, for instance, or telling them they can't wear certain things (when they're not at a specific sorority event...asking members to dress a certain way during Recruitment is fine within reason), or telling them they have to weigh a certain amount...that's all too controlling. But asking people to clean up their facebook's? I guess my issue is that a) I can't fathom facebook being so important to a person's personal identity that they have to have certain things on there at all costs and b) I can't see why making small scarifices aren't expected when one joins a group or team.