Virginia Tech-Several GLO's investigated for compromising pictures of members

[goodie2shoe]

This is actually interesting because a similar situation actually happened on my campus, a few years ago, except the person did not remain anonymous.

There were some sorority girls walking around in their bras and underwear at a fraternity. They had taken pictures of themselves and posted them on facebook. When one of my sisters saw them she printed them off and went in to talk to the greek advisor about the pictures and other problems with the chapter. There was a widespread dislike of the chapter through CPC after the chapter recolonized because nationals kicked out most of the members except the previous pledge class for hazing. The girls had been very disrespectful to other sisters on campus and were giving greek life a very negative image.

Interestingly enough-the Greek life advisor had a talk with them about appropriate behavior and that was all.

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On another note. Our greek life advisor now has facebook and she even has some of the sorority girls on campus as her friends.

[SWTXBelle]

Serena - one aspect of nationals you may not be considering is the fact they have to think in terms of risk liability. It's not so much wanting members to be "Stepford wives", but recognizing that image counts, and certain behaviors can ( and have ) lead to lawsuits. It's unfortunate, but there it is. Actually, locals should consider it, too, but they often don't.
I personally wish the drinking age could be lowered to 19 - but in the meantime, "bucking the system" can have some serious consequences. Whether it's the GLO, the university, other groups on campus or whomever, someone needs to let students know that they are not in a magic bubble where they can do what they want and not have to deal with the resulting consequences. My brother ended up with a broken jaw as a result of fraternity hi-jinks - and had he decided to pursue charges against the drunken "brother" who did it, his life would have been radically changed (he's since gone into law enforcement(!)). My brother wouldn't press charges because it was a fellow Sig and he was drunk. Many wouldn't have those reservations. And we all know of tragic stories where someone didn't walk away.
We've gone a little far afield from compromising pictures, but I think it is a good thing to have our collegians think about their actions and how they reflect on themselves, their GLO and their school.

[Kevin]

It's generally never a good idea to have yourself photographed with alcohol.

If I have a drink and am about to be in a picture, I'll either put the drink down or drop it down out of the frame. It's just a good practice.

[violetpretty]

A couple of questions:

Under what conditions would a fraternity or sorority get in trouble for an underage member drinking? There would probably have to be X number of members and in a recognizable location on or near campus? I would find it completely ridiculous if a member, home on a break, who posted pictures drinking with friends of the same age (ie friends since high school) could get his/her fraternity/sorority in trouble.

Second of all, it's been said a million times, Greeks are definitely not the only ones who drink underage. It must be someone from one chapter looking to bring down other chapters or someone who isn't Greek at all.

That said, I am all for exercising discretion in posting pictures on facebook. Fine, take funny drunk pictures so you and your friends can laugh about them, but don't post them online!