Facebook: Fan Page or Group?

[littleowl33]

I think the fan pages are fine as long as they're properly moderated. My chapter has a group and fan page, and to be honest no one really uses the group... they're just in it. Everyone is on the fan page though, along with their parents, boyfriends, friends, etc. It's nice for alums and friends of the chapter to be able to offer congratulations, encouragement, etc. or see pictures and updates of what the chapter's doing - especially since they wouldn't be able to access those if they were posted in our private group. PNMs also check out the JHU sorority fan pages, so they're very useful for PR. And it's a lot easier to update than a webpage, so posting bid day news, for example, can be done quickly for those waiting anxiously to hear!

However, I could definitely see problems if something inappropriate was posted by a member or non-member, since anyone has access. Since it's an "official" Kappa page, if some idiot posted something awful there and took a screenshot it could look bad for the chapter. So.. careful daily moderation is important. And I think there may be an option to allow only the page mods to post, which would be a safer option.

The other thing that really gets me is the spam - both on the national page and our chapter page. Most of it has been Kappa-related, but I can only take so much crappy jewelry and "my niece's best friend's cousin is in a contest on WXYZ local radio station so sisters plzzz vote so she can win and be famou$$$!"