Why do we tell PNMs to clean up their Facebook?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

I'm probably in the minority, but I agree with you. Facebook can be valuable to both PNMs and to sorority members.

Ditto.

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I think the problem is that FB may not be very representative. For example, I think every FB picture of me in the last year involves me drinking. Does that mean I do nothing but drink? No, it means that I am so busy that I hardly ever go out, so all the picture-taking occasions in my life are weddings, big parties, etc.

If you do one stupid thing, and a friend snaps a photo and tags you, I don't think that should disqualify you from membership.

Also, there are things that may be okay to the collegians that would have the 85-year-old rush advisor clutching her pearls.

You're also over 21. Most PNMs are not.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Swerving, but how is this different from asking someone to "put his/her best foot forward" for a job interview?

Because you are only an employee of your company for 8 hours a day. You are a sorority member 24/7.

Perhaps we'd have fewer issues with members posting stupid things on Facebook, allowing themselves to have pics taken of them while holding drinks when they are under 21, etc. if we only gave bids to young women who were smart enough to keep their social media posts clean in the first place. It's called good judgment. As the parent of an 11th grader and a 9th grader, I can say that very few of the young people's Facebook pages that I see have anything inappropriate on them. Those are the young people I'd want to be joining our GLOs.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Because you are only an employee of your company for 8 hours a day. You are a sorority member 24/7.

Not exactly. Even though it's 9:30 PM, I'm still *technically* an employee of my company.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Not exactly. Even though it's 9:30 PM, I'm still *technically* an employee of my company.

If you choose to drink yourself silly whenever you're not at work, as long as you don't show up drunk, they can't fire you for it. You can also be on your best behavior at work but do what you want when you're home (unless they have random drug screens). It's not the same. I'd rather know that a young woman is going to be a risk management issue before we give her a bid.

[Splash]

Originally Posted by AGDee

If you choose to drink yourself silly whenever you're not at work, as long as you don't show up drunk, they can't fire you for it. You can also be on your best behavior at work but do what you want when you're home (unless they have random drug screens). It's not the same. I'd rather know that a young woman is going to be a risk management issue before we give her a bid.

When I'm at work, some of my more familiar clients have come up to me and said "weren't you at so-and-so yesterday?" It has never been anything scandalous, strictly locational, but I can imagine if I was being a drunken smutbag, it would reflect poorly on my company.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Splash

When I'm at work, some of my more familiar clients have come up to me and said "weren't you at so-and-so yesterday?" It has never been anything scandalous, strictly locational, but I can imagine if I was being a drunken smutbag, it would reflect poorly on my company.

Well, if they know this, then they were there too, weren't they? So what's the problem/point?

You apparently have not been in the corporate world long and are way underestimating the numbers of gainfully employed, higher-up drunken smutbags.

[als463]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well, if they know this, then they were there too, weren't they? So what's the problem/point?

You apparently have not been in the corporate world long and are way underestimating the numbers of gainfully employed, higher-up drunken smutbags.

^ It's because of comments like this that make me aware...had 33girl and I gone to school together-we would have def. been friends and most likely hung out on a regular basis (this includes a few other GCers on here too-you should know who you are). So true...

While we're on the subject of Facebook, I'd like to add that (especially during recruitment/ rush season) it would be wise to be careful about the "tests" you take through Facebook applications. What sex position you are, what evil ruler of the world you are (yes, there is an application for that-which consists of answers like Hitler and the like), whatever....don't do "trashy" tests like that because it can be a big turn-off.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by als463

While we're on the subject of Facebook, I'd like to add that (especially during recruitment/ rush season) it would be wise to be careful about the "tests" you take through Facebook applications. What sex position you are, what evil ruler of the world you are (yes, there is an application for that-which consists of answers like Hitler and the like), whatever....don't do "trashy" tests like that because it can be a big turn-off.

LOL. One of my friends has been semi-humourously grousing about "remember back in 2009 when FB used to just be fun?" I think I need to remind her that we were all still enthralled with taking those dumb ass tests back then, too. hahahahaha

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Perhaps we'd have fewer issues with members posting stupid things on Facebook, allowing themselves to have pics taken of them while holding drinks when they are under 21, etc. if we only gave bids to young women who were smart enough to keep their social media posts clean in the first place. It's called good judgment. As the parent of an 11th grader and a 9th grader, I can say that very few of the young people's Facebook pages that I see have anything inappropriate on them. Those are the young people I'd want to be joining our GLOs.

I hate to be a cynic, but they're the minority.

You can keep your FB clean as a whistle and then your dumbass friend tags one unflattering pic of you, and if you don't get to it before someone else sees it, you're toast. (And no, disallowing your friends from tagging you is NOT an option. That's pretty much like telling your friends to their faces that they're dumbasses. Not many 18 year olds will do that.)

Chapters dealing with hypercompetitive rushes are looking for ANY reason to cut the zillion girls they need to cut. Not in a malicious way, but in a "holy crap we have to get this done before we can sleep" way. A picture with a solo cup/the wrong guy/hair in rollers can be enough to do that.