Surveying currently active GCers...

[FSUZeta]

We had quite a bit of traffic back in the day and were the go to site for NPC rush information. We had many rushees and moms who also shared rush experiences. At some point a group of GC’ers began to bully posters and a lot of posters seeking rush info or wanting to share their rush experiences stopped posting. These bullies then turned on fellow GC’ers and picked on them, causing some of them to leave. About the same time another Greek site was launched. I can’t help but wonder if it was not created in part because we would not allow trash talking chapters or listing chapters in particular order of popularity, something that site is noted for. That site gets lots of traffic, but hateful comments are the norm there. In addition to that site, I agree that we compete with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and FB groups.

[*winter*]

I don’t think it’s anything someone did, or didn’t do. It just seems that forums (unfortunately) are becoming outdated. The main people who came every year and started topics were people joining in college- and those people use different types of platforms now.

This probably isn’t very helpful, since idk what could really be done to make the forum more active. Sorry

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by navane

Kids these days are on TikTok. They prefer to receive information in an entertaining format in 60 seconds or less. In very broad terms, many original GCers left because they've moved on on their lives (they got older) and the younger generation has not arrived to backfill in what is seen as an ancient social media format.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

We had quite a bit of traffic back in the day and were the go to site for NPC rush information. We had many rushees and moms who also shared rush experiences. At some point a group of GC’ers began to bully posters and a lot of posters seeking rush info or wanting to share their rush experiences stopped posting. These bullies then turned on fellow GC’ers and picked on them, causing some of them to leave. About the same time another Greek site was launched. I can’t help but wonder if it was not created in part because we would not allow trash talking chapters or listing chapters in particular order of popularity, something that site is noted for. That site gets lots of traffic, but hateful comments are the norm there. In addition to that site, I agree that we compete with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and FB groups.

I am in agreement with these reasons for GC losing traffic.

It reads to me, from GC user names and/or stated fraternal affiliations, some greek groups that used to have many posting GC members simply no longer have members posting here (or it's down to a very limited number). I can't say with any certainty whether or not their particular greek groups began discouraging members from posting on public internet blogs/pages.

*winter*, I beg to differ with you. There were truly past GC posters who bullied other members/posters, definitely causing hard feelings among, and some permanent exits by, decent GC folks.