Social Media Before/During Recruitment

[AnchorAlumna]

I hate seeing a profile pic with multiple people. What amazes me is seeing ICS pics with multiple people...with daddy, with mama, with BFF, with random guy(s). Is she bragging on how good-looking her boyfriend is?

[DarlingTexan]

Originally Posted by Jen

This definitely goes for Twitter and Tumblr too. Can't even tell you how many people clean up Facebook and then spew all kinds of shit all over Twitter and Tumblr, like they somehow think it's protected by a force field and no one can see it.

Yes!! When I was looking up a girl this week I couldn't see her Facebook but found her twitter, which was set to public. There were bunch of tweets about how drunk she got at XYZ fraternity at orientation and can never go back there. Ummm you are not even a freshman yet!?!?

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I hate seeing a profile pic with multiple people. What amazes me is seeing ICS pics with multiple people...with daddy, with mama, with BFF, with random guy(s). Is she bragging on how good-looking her boyfriend is?

This is SO annoying/distracting. I end up looking up her boyfriend/mom/random friend and paying way less attention to the girl.

[KSUViolet06]

If you want laughs, search "*university name* sorority recruitment" on Twitter and see what comes up.

I wonder if these people know sorority members CAN see what they're saying.

Example:

I just randomly searched a rather competitive school that just started recruitment.

One of the first tweets I saw was a PNM who tweeted: "Just left XYZ. My vote: NO! #sogross #wouldratherdie"

I wonder if she knows that she doesn't get a "vote."

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

If you want laughs, search "*university name* sorority recruitment" on Twitter and see what comes up.

I wonder if these people know sorority members CAN see what they're saying.

Example:

I just randomly searched a rather competitive school that just started recruitment.

One of the first tweets I saw was a PNM who tweeted: "Just left XYZ. My vote: NO! #sogross #wouldratherdie"

I wonder if she knows that she doesn't get a "vote."

There are some pretty spectacular tweets.

Bless their little hearts.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

If you want laughs, search "*university name* sorority recruitment" on Twitter and see what comes up.

I wonder if these people know sorority members CAN see what they're saying.

Example:

I just randomly searched a rather competitive school that just started recruitment.

One of the first tweets I saw was a PNM who tweeted: "Just left XYZ. My vote: NO! #sogross #wouldratherdie"

I wonder if she knows that she doesn't get a "vote."

how come I'm not coming up with anything?

[LadyLonghorn]

No one is going to think you are as cute, funny or clever as you think you are in your public profile. We will not laugh if you do something like list fluent Ebonics as one of the languages you speak.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by LadyLonghorn

We will not laugh if you do something like list fluent Ebonics as one of the languages you speak.

I agree, they should not claim to speak Ebonics. They typically do not know that Ebonics and Black English are not simply slang and improper grammar. Ebonics and Black English are studied as legitimate dialects by some linguists, historians, etc.

Not to mention that you all are talking to a young and predominantly white audience, 99% of whom are speaking slang or improper grammar rather than Ebonics. If they ever claimed to be speaking Ebonics, they are being racially offensive and linguistically inaccurate.