Website Idea's

[Silmanarmo]

Originally Posted by EmilyDubinsky

I think the colors look nice and I like the way the menu bar at the top looks. Just wanted to give a little positive shout out. Everyone's else criticism is definitely valid, but for your first site, you're on the right track. If I could only change one thing, I would get rid of the ads.

Thank you. We're looking into a paid website so we don't have to have all of the ads. Unfortunately we can't do that until our first round of pledge fees come in (October 2008).

[ree-Xi]

You can purchase domain names for under ten bucks. Go to godaddy.com or one of those domain registration sites. Then ask one of your school's graphic design students to do the work pro bono, in exchange for the experience.

Originally Posted by Silmanarmo

Thank you. We're looking into a paid website so we don't have to have all of the ads. Unfortunately we can't do that until our first round of pledge fees come in (October 2008).

Does your school offer hosting?

At my school, any student who had a .edu e-mail account could also have their website hosted. Clubs and organizations registered with the university also got the same privileges.

[WannaB3]

freewebs.com

[LAblondeGPhi]

The visual layout of the page is just too much. There are too many patterns and boxes and boxes of patterns next to boxes of color. I think you should keep that pretty blue pattern in the back, and DO NOT revisit it in your text boxes. Use a single-color in the body part of your pages, using accenting colors/header/left-hand navigation bar if you so desire.

I, too, have a website and struggle with design. I'm just not a design-oriented person. My solution is to get inspiration from other websites. Sometimes you get so caught up in your own design, that you start to lose perspective on what is aesthetically pleasing. you starting thinking that something hideous is actually pretty good just because it is better than the previous version or because you spent hours working on it.

Check out other sorority websites. I know that many of those are professionally made, but you can find some design elements to copy in yours. I assume that you're using a user-friendly What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) program, which can actually be really fun to work with, and surprisingly versatile.

Here are some simple website designs that you can get some inspiration from:
http://www.ownspot.com/main/subpages/demo.asp
http://www.khgraphics.com/webdes2.htm
http://www.siteskins.net/samplesites.bml

Good Luck!

[Silmanarmo]

Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

The visual layout of the page is just too much. There are too many patterns and boxes and boxes of patterns next to boxes of color. I think you should keep that pretty blue pattern in the back, and DO NOT revisit it in your text boxes. Use a single-color in the body part of your pages, using accenting colors/header/left-hand navigation bar if you so desire.

I, too, have a website and struggle with design. I'm just not a design-oriented person. My solution is to get inspiration from other websites. Sometimes you get so caught up in your own design, that you start to lose perspective on what is aesthetically pleasing. you starting thinking that something hideous is actually pretty good just because it is better than the previous version or because you spent hours working on it.

Check out other sorority websites. I know that many of those are professionally made, but you can find some design elements to copy in yours. I assume that you're using a user-friendly What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) program, which can actually be really fun to work with, and surprisingly versatile.

Here are some simple website designs that you can get some inspiration from:
http://www.ownspot.com/main/subpages/demo.asp
http://www.khgraphics.com/webdes2.htm
http://www.siteskins.net/samplesites.bml

Good Luck!

Thanks for the advice and the great URLS! I've been scrolling through them. I've got a few idea's from some of them that I think I am going to try. Regards!

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Silmanarmo

Thanks for the advice and the great URLS! I've been scrolling through them. I've got a few idea's from some of them that I think I am going to try. Regards!

Sorry, it's wrong in the title and wrong again here: the word is "IDEAS", not "IDEA'S".

[AKA_Monet]

WHY DO I GET TAGGED!!! DAYUM!!! I DIDN'T POST CHIT TO THIS PERSON!!!

Received by PM:

Originally Posted by Slomoe Jenkins
Hello AKA_Monet

I am not sure who I should be sending this post to but I saw that you are a moderator for this forum. Unfortunately due to some very demeaning posts I will be leaving the forum. I came to this forum full of excitement, ready to start a new sorority. I can no longer post on this forum without being brought down. I have been picked at for my spelling and grammar errors. I have been picked at for apologizing. And I have been insulted beyond belief. I will be leaving this forum and finding another. I hope that you and the other moderators do not take this personally. It is not you who is posting.

Regards,
S******* P****-R*******
Delta Phi Nu
President

Can some real Canadian get their peeps? Please--she's harassing the board!!! Her feelings will get squashed--she can always go to PP !!!

Definitely by me and I will have to be de-modded and banned because of it. LOL...

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

WHY DO I GET TAGGED!!! DAYUM!!! I DIDN'T POST CHIT TO THIS PERSON!!!

Received by PM:


Can some real Canadian get their peeps? Please--she's harassing the board!!! Her feelings will get squashed--she can always go to PP !!!

Definitely by me and I will have to be de-modded and banned because of it. LOL...

Not only that, she claims to "know me IRL." Nevermind the fact she lives in Canada and that I can count on one hand how many Canadians I actually know.

[Becky421]

Hello to all in this lovely chat room, oh wait did I mean lovely, I ment chat room from hell . How old are the people in this chat room? I'd really like to know because you are all acting like two year olds. It's time to grow up ladies. Qouting

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

Do you want girls or women?

A soriety is for women not children. You are all acting like stuck up bitches. Yes the grammer could have been better but Silmanarmo agreed with you and you jumped all over her like wolves. Have you ever heard of respect or did your parents never teach you that. Those of you who had to play on the grammer thing and be cruel are a disgrace to sororieties everywhere. You are the people who give them bad names. I hope one day you learn how to grow up and act like mature adults unless you are adults and your just crotchey old women wishing you were nineteen.
Enjoy your day

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Becky421

Hello to all in this lovely chat room, oh wait did I mean lovely, I ment chat room from hell . How old are the people in this chat room? I'd really like to know because you are all acting like two year olds. It's time to grow up ladies. A soriety is for women not children. You are all acting like stuck up bitches. Yes the grammer could have been better but Silmanarmo agreed with you and you jumped all over her like wolves. Have you ever heard of respect or did your parents never teach you that. (?)Those of you who had to play on the grammer thing and be cruel are a disgrace to sororieties everywhere. You are the people who give them bad names. I hope one day you learn how to grow up and act like mature adults unless you are adults and your just crotchey old women wishing you were nineteen.
Enjoy your day

Oh noes, she's leik calling us beyotches on TEH INTARWEBS.

Now seriously:


1. Did you pass 3rd grade or did you just visit?

2. You're calling us immature but you're the one cursing at people on TEH INTARWEBS. That's really mature of you.

3. We don't really care what you think.

Enjoy your day.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Becky421

You are all acting like stuck up bitches.

We're not acting.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Becky421

Hello to all in this lovely chat room, oh wait did I mean lovely, I ment chat room from hell . How old are the people in this chat room? I'd really like to know because you are all acting like two year olds. It's time to grow up ladies. . . . I hope one day you learn how to grow up and act like mature adults unless you are adults and your just crotchey old women wishing you were nineteen.

I see that you got around to replacing your computer screen with a mirror.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by Becky421

Hello to all in this lovely chat room, oh wait did I mean lovely, I ment chat room from hell . How old are the people in this chat room? I'd really like to know because you are all acting like two year olds. It's time to grow up ladies. Qouting A soriety is for women not children. You are all acting like stuck up bitches. Yes the grammer could have been better but Silmanarmo agreed with you and you jumped all over her like wolves. Have you ever heard of respect or did your parents never teach you that. Those of you who had to play on the grammer thing and be cruel are a disgrace to sororieties everywhere. You are the people who give them bad names. I hope one day you learn how to grow up and act like mature adults unless you are adults and your just crotchey old women wishing you were nineteen.
Enjoy your day

Before criticizing, look throught the whole website. They use the word girls on the page that talks about joining them. It was honest feedback.

Originally Posted by Becky421

Hello to all in this lovely chat room, oh wait did I mean lovely, I ment chat room from hell . How old are the people in this chat room? I'd really like to know because you are all acting like two year olds. It's time to grow up ladies. Qouting A soriety is for women not children. You are all acting like stuck up bitches. Yes the grammer could have been better but Silmanarmo agreed with you and you jumped all over her like wolves. Have you ever heard of respect or did your parents never teach you that. Those of you who had to play on the grammer thing and be cruel are a disgrace to sororieties everywhere. You are the people who give them bad names. I hope one day you learn how to grow up and act like mature adults unless you are adults and your just crotchey old women wishing you were nineteen.
Enjoy your day

Gotta love hit and run posters.

Samantha, control your friends. Thanks.