Facebook issues

Originally Posted by PVBTheta

Hi Ladies!

I mean we are all adults and the sisters should know what is appropriate and what is not. Recruitment is coming up in 3 weeks and I'm concerned. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, but not everyone is at the same level when considering what's appropriate and what isn't. Just because someone's an "adult" doesn't mean they're obligated to behave "adult-like". There's a difference.

There's only so much you can do. Is your Exec Board allowed to slap them with fines and/or put them on restriction if they don't comply with your chapter's internet policy? Personally, I don't believe in either of those examples and I really think it might make the situation worse.

Maybe I'm saying this because FaceBook was just in its Beta stages when I finished college, but if you're concerned that PNMs might look at you folks negatively because of a few FaceBook profiles, then you're probably be better off without them anyway. Focus your time and effort on putting on the best recruitment ever and don't waste it worrying about a few bad profiles.

[ufpiphi]

Apparently UF chapters had this same problem. So much so that Panhellenic put a stop to the madness. In order to reduce the amount of contact between PNMs and actives, and also to prevent tarnshing the image of the Greek community as a whole, every active has to set their profile to private (friends only) from April through recruitment.
If an active's profile is not set to private, the chapter is fined. The chapters then hand the fines down to the active. As far as I know, this has worked well for us. I keep mine on private year round just for safety's sake (now that facebook is open to everyone).
You might try instating a fine, maybe $25 or so. This way you aren't forcing your sisters to clean up their profiles or change what they may feel is a personal expression, but you are protecting your chapter's image as a whole.

[LPIDelta]

Maybe try giving them a choice--they can either keep the pictures but remove any reference to the sorority and their membership, OR they can keep the references to the sorority but have to remove photos or anything else inappropriate. It becomes their choice then. If they don't change it, then using whatever judicial structure you have in place with your chapter would be appropriate.