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[WhiteDaisy128]

Hey, you might consider a dynamic site, they are much easier to keep udated than straight HTML. I recently went from HTML to a dynamic site because it's so much easier to manage a photo gallery, which is what I use my page for mostly. For my personal web page I use PHP PostNuke. I was the webmaster for our chapter, but because of disagreements between me and the executive board on what should be on the web page (yikes, long story - but seriously, who wants a web page with ONLY history and pictures...), I allowed someone else to take over (though, I have yet to see a new site)...but ANYWAY...my point is a dynamic system gives you a lot of options. Basically what it is, is a shell to work from and customize. It is very easy to update because all the information is stored in a database on the server...that means you can make changes through a special admin menu on the page - from any computer, anywhere...as long as you log in as the administrator. Each chapter memeber would have their own log in name and sections can be closed to the public...on that note, some sections can ONLY show up for sisters (or officers, or whatever group you want) so other people won't know it even exists. On my web page right now all I have is a photo gallery and a few other things, but you add just about anything you can think of - including message boards. I know it all sounds confusing, but it really is quite simple once you get it set up.

The only thing is you must have access to a server that has MySQL installed and PHP managing capabilities - most free school servers will not have this, but you can find a hosting company for a good deal - a lot give student discounts.