Facebook Advice - Page 2

Kitemom · #1 02-10-2008, 07:02 PM

My thought exactly but in looking at friends daughters site who are graduating now, these types of picutes some to be cool to post and slang is cool to say.

Kitemom · #2 02-10-2008, 07:06 PM

Sorry about all the fonts they showed up with the first I thought I had removed them on Word but I guess not
Most of this stuff came from HS PTSA

ktbug10474 · #3 02-10-2008, 08:33 PM

can we sticky this to the top of the forum instead of having 50M threads about this?

i agree that you should just make your facebook/myspace profile private and if you get a friend request from somebody you don't know *during rush week* then don't accept it. duh.

violetpretty · #4 02-10-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ktbug10474

can we sticky this to the top of the forum instead of having 50M threads about this?

Seriously, if people would just read the thread that is already stickied, labeled "General Advice"...

Thetagirl218 · #5 02-10-2008, 09:56 PM

I would advise everyone having their facebook and myspace private except for friends. Its just safer that way in this crazy stalker world.

ktbug10474 · #6 02-10-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Seriously, if people would just read the thread that is already stickied, labeled "General Advice"...

lol i forgot all about that ... you make a great point .... the advice threads keep coming up all over the place and i agree the general advice is a great thread.. i haven't read it since i got an account on GC but definitely this fall i'm going to re read it.

dukedg · #7 02-10-2008, 10:28 PM

I just want to give a perspective (which I believe we discussed before) from the collegians that I advised: they definitely thought it was odd or suspicious if you
a. did not have a facebook account (i.e., you didn't come up in searches)
b. had a private account (what were you trying to hide?)

I would be interested to hear from other chapter advisors if this was the case at their chapters also. I would suggest for anyone going through Recruitment at Cal that you follow the advice at the top of the thread regarding "maintaining" your page rather than make it private, deactivated etc.

violetpretty · #8 02-10-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dukedg

I just want to give a perspective (which I believe we discussed before) from the collegians that I advised: they definitely thought it was odd or suspicious if you
a. did not have a facebook account (i.e., you didn't come up in searches)
b. had a private account (what were you trying to hide?)

At my alma mater, most chapters require their members to have a friends only profile and the Rho Gammas advise PNMs to set their profiles to friends only. It's not necessarily that you're trying to hide your drunken fun times, it is also a safety issue, (i.e. to prevent someone from stalking you).

KSUViolet06 · #9 02-10-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dukedg

I just want to give a perspective (which I believe we discussed before) from the collegians that I advised: they definitely thought it was odd or suspicious if you
a. did not have a facebook account (i.e., you didn't come up in searches)
b. had a private account (what were you trying to hide?)

I don't think this is the case at most schools. Alot of girls have private profiles (or don't even HAVE Facebook) just for the sake of personal safety (they don't feel comfortable with having personal info out there). It's not always because they are suspicious.

Stef the Pef · #10 02-10-2008, 08:47 PM

I think it's good advice for anyone's facebook that isn't set to private--rushees, pledges, actives...and even GDIs.

I'd even be careful with my profile set to "private" as well. Sometimes you can't trust your "friends" to leave what's on facebook--on facebook. Plus, it looks pretty hypocritical to be president or standards or something but have a facebook full of the "slut, ho, biatch" kind of stuff. What kind of a message does that send your friends or anyone else who looks up to you?

UGAalum94 · #11 02-10-2008, 08:54 PM

On the other hand, people should try to remember that Facebook isn't reality.

Be smart and don't make yourself look bad, but also remember that some PNMs aren't as wise as you are. They may just think it's funny to be a member of goofy groups.

cuteASAbug · #12 02-10-2008, 09:08 PM

I have my facebook completely hidden so that if you search for me, my name won't even come up. I recommend that PNMs do that. Also, I agree that this applies to everyone, not just PNMs- every time I see a profile of a girl where the interests are "tequila shots and smoking weed" a part of me dies on the inside. Especially when that girl has ASA all over her profile.

Buttonz · #13 07-03-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cuteASAbug

Also, I agree that this applies to everyone, not just PNMs- every time I see a profile of a girl where the interests are "tequila shots and smoking weed" a part of me dies on the inside. Especially when that girl has ASA all over her profile.

Changed ASA to SDT and I agree. Even if you do enjoy that, there is no reason to have it in your profile.

To add to this...I hate hate hate seeing people with all the drug applications like dope wars, etc.

GammaPhi88 · #14 02-11-2008, 07:01 AM

As a recent PNM who sucessfully went through rush (Gamma Phi Beta!!!), a few words of advice on facebook.
1. Don't be afraid to untag.
2. Make it private!
3. If you already have facebook friends who are in sororities, put them in your limited profile, so they can't see your wall, photo albums...whatever you are worried about.
4. Also, don't write "I don't read" under books. I mean, you're in college...the point is to be intellegent.

FSUZeta · #15 02-11-2008, 09:15 AM

there has already been a lengthy discussion about facebook on greekchat. doing a search will locate it.