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[DoctorD]

Originally Posted by GtownGirl98

For those of us that didn't go to TLC... what is Facebook Founders?

One of the suggestions for teaching fraternity history with the new Alpha Experience [NM program that will be launched fraternity wide in the fall]- NMs are divided into founders groups and create a mock hard copy facebook page for a founder using a short bio that talks about her interests, skills, accomplishments, etc.

The attendees did this on Sunday morning as a sample of a program idea for the Alpha Experience. It went really well, and was fun to see the creativity of the women... plus, it seemed that the founders came alive for them with this, too. I know that I was able to retain more information about the founders than I ever have been able to previously.

This program will be online fairly soon, including pictures of the founders that VPMDs/NMCs can download and utilize with their chapters/new members.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DoctorD

One of the suggestions for teaching fraternity history with the new Alpha Experience [NM program that will be launched fraternity wide in the fall]- NMs are divided into founders groups and create a mock hard copy facebook page for a founder using a short bio that talks about her interests, skills, accomplishments, etc.

The attendees did this on Sunday morning as a sample of a program idea for the Alpha Experience. It went really well, and was fun to see the creativity of the women... plus, it seemed that the founders came alive for them with this, too. I know that I was able to retain more information about the founders than I ever have been able to previously.

This program will be online fairly soon, including pictures of the founders that VPMDs/NMCs can download and utilize with their chapters/new members.

I'm just imagining the News feed of our Founders:

Emily Helen Butterfield is...designing crests for other fraternal organizations.

Georgia Otis Chipman has joined the Syracuse network.

Jennie Titus Smith Morris tagged you in an album "When its Candle lighting Time"

Georgia Alberta Dickover sent you an invitation to Ritual May 30th. Accept/Decline?

Estelle Shephard Beswick sent you a gift of red and buff roses!

Marguerite Shepard tagged you in a note "How I love those Alpha Gams!"




I am such a freaking dork...

[DoctorD]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I'm just imagining the News feed of our Founders:

Emily Helen Butterfield is...designing crests for other fraternal organizations.

Georgia Otis Chipman has joined the Syracuse network.

Jennie Titus Smith Morris tagged you in an album "When its Candle lighting Time"

Georgia Alberta Dickover sent you an invitation to Ritual May 30th. Accept/Decline?

Estelle Shephard Beswick sent you a gift of red and buff roses!

Marguerite Shepard tagged you in a note "How I love those Alpha Gams!"




I am such a freaking dork...

Much of that is what happened! One of the groups was "We <3 Dr. Coddington" - flair and bumper stickers were sent, photos were tagged, etc.

Wall posts included asking Mary Louise Snider to post pictures of her adopted baby, telling Flora that she rocked it out on the piano last night, asking Grace where the next party is, hoping that Edith gets better [she fell through ice and never returned to college], joking about how they hid from Georgia Otis Chipman [who made tons of to do lists and had sisters constantly on the go], etc.

It was really interesting to see what the women came up with given just a short amount of time and a little bit of founder information.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DoctorD

Much of that is what happened! One of the groups was "We <3 Dr. Coddington" - flair and bumper stickers were sent, photos were tagged, etc.

Wall posts included asking Mary Louise Snider to post pictures of her adopted baby, telling Flora that she rocked it out on the piano last night, asking Grace where the next party is, hoping that Edith gets better [she fell through ice and never returned to college], joking about how they hid from Georgia Otis Chipman [who made tons of to do lists and had sisters constantly on the go], etc.

It was really interesting to see what the women came up with given just a short amount of time and a little bit of founder information.

I'm both happy and scared that I'm on the same wave length as the collegians. Let's just hope it is because I'm with it since I'm taking undergraduate classes this semester so therefore around younger people Though most of these classes are outside my degree field to prepare for graduate school admissions in a different area all together.

I'm imagining A LOT of squirrel flair.

ETA: They should make Triad a triad group and invite APhis and GPhiBs, maybe instead of 'Who's Driving Your Bus?" there could be one with a nod to The Quarterly article with the letters about sleigh riding to install chapters 'Who's Shoeing your Draft Horse?"

[agzg]

AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH


I wanna friend our founders soooooooooooooo bad!!!!!!!

[GammaIota1009]

The new members loved it! They really had a fun time with it and I think actually learned about the founders instead of just learning their names. The "facebook pages" are hanging up in the lounge so hopefully the older sisters will get to see another side of the founders as well!

[GtownGirl98]

So they made them out of paper or on facebook?

[DoctorD]

Originally Posted by GtownGirl98

So they made them out of paper or on facebook?

chart paper - not an actual facebook page - just a mock one. Pictures of the founders were included with a short bio for each group to complete their page.

[AGDLynn]

Did y'all provide more factual info that we got in our pledge/new member manuals?

[DoctorD]

I think so - it may be the same thing that is in the NM book currently, but the information given to folks was provided by communications. Still just a one paragraph blurb about each founder, but enough to make them come to life.