Is roll call a good idea?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by centaur532

Roll call is fine. It's the psychopaths who aren't.

Oh, I'm no fan of psychopaths; I just think roll call makes things easier for them.

[bluefish81]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Oh, I'm no fan of psychopaths; I just think roll call makes things easier for them.

Given the post in the other thread, I wouldn't be so inclined to think that Roll Call threads were as much of a problem as just posting information about yourself in general. Which is kind of sad in a way, if you think about it. I mean there are tons of thread that are, "In this thread we list where we went to college or what county we live in or whatever." And apparently it would appear that if people want to use information like this against you, they just might. I mean, it wouldn't be difficult for example to figure out where I went to school, it's fairly obvious without much effort.

Everything that's in a roll call thread can be found in other threads or as people have previously stated through other means (Myspace, Google searches, etc...). If people really want this information about you to use it against you, they'll find it if you've somehow made it available regardless of the medium that you choose to display it. If you don't feel comfortable posting in the Roll Call thread, I would say that's your own personal decision, just as it is to reveal that your cat's name is Fluffy and he's a Tabby (I know nothing about cats or if you have a cat) in the "In this Thread we Brag About our Cats" thread or whatever.

[UGAalum94]

Yeah, I agree that that's sad too.

[SoCalGirl]

I agree everybody should be discreet with their info. I think I was on GC at least a year before I revealed my affiliation.

Can someone explain, though, the need to "verify" people? I've never posted in a roll call thread and likely never will. But, I've never felt the need to question someone's membership either. It's not like I'll suddenly start discussing ritual or sensitive member only info online with a woman just because I've "verified" she's a sister.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by Jen

Some sororities have had people pretending to be members here when they really weren't members at all. It's happened many times.

But that's because you girls are bitches and you deserve to have perps and crazy people stalking you and calling your house!

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by Jen

Some sororities have had people pretending to be members here when they really weren't members at all. It's happened many times.

I get that but I guess I only see perps as an actual problem if people are sharing info that they shouldn't otherwise be sharing. Anyone who perps is pathetic but it scares me more that people are sharing inappropriate info on the internet because they believe someone's a sister. If I don't personally know someone IRL I'm not going to share any more info than I would with any other random person.

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

I agree everybody should be discreet with their info. I think I was on GC at least a year before I revealed my affiliation.

Can someone explain, though, the need to "verify" people? I've never posted in a roll call thread and likely never will. But, I've never felt the need to question someone's membership either. It's not like I'll suddenly start discussing ritual or sensitive member only info online with a woman just because I've "verified" she's a sister.

Originally Posted by Jen

Some sororities have had people pretending to be members here when they really weren't members at all. It's happened many times.

I think when GC first started no one ever thought that someone would ever be capable of perping an organization. It's true that we don't go around discussing Ritual online, but it goes way beyond that, I think.

In the case of IHE, she was a MODERATOR of the DZ forum. She gained the trust of the DZs on this board and not only that, was privy to sensitive DZ info. There were a lot of DZs at that time who felt betrayed that she took on someone else's identity and posed as one of their own. After she was outed, she had the nerve to come back, this time posing as an AXiD. This went on for quite some time before she eventually slipped up and started stalking GCers at their jobs. No one really had a clue.

And let's not forget BRC. I'll use her initials instead of her name. Everybody liked her. Heck, even her own "sisters" stood up for her when she became a sitting target for one of the resident douchebags. But when she tried to become a member of a non-GC online community, it was discovered that she wasn't even a member. She had a prior tie to the sorority, but she was never initiated even though she went around posing as one online and IRL.

It's instances like these that make some of us suspicious, especially when the member refuses to verify herself while at the same time having "questionable" behavior on the boards.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by OTW

In the case of IHE, she was a MODERATOR of the DZ forum. She gained the trust of the DZs on this board and not only that, was privy to sensitive DZ info. There were a lot of DZs at that time who felt betrayed that she took on someone else's identity and posed as one of their own. After she was outed, she had the nerve to come back, this time posing as an AXiD. This went on for quite some time before she eventually slipped up. No one really had a clue.

But you deserved it! IHE would've never perped DZ in the first place if it weren't for you mean bitches. She wouldn't have disappeared from GC and then returned only to perp AXiD if you hadn't been such mean, catty bitches. You all are responsible for the mental problems and behavior of any crazy ass stalker freak who posts on GC, and I hope you're proud of yourselves.

Originally Posted by valkyrie

But you deserved it! IHE would've never perped DZ in the first place if it weren't for you mean bitches. She wouldn't have disappeared from GC and then returned only to perp AXiD if you hadn't been such mean, catty bitches. You all are responsible for the mental problems and behavior of any crazy ass stalker freak who posts on GC, and I hope you're proud of yourselves.

Yep. It's all my fault.

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