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07-05-2013, 10:05 PM
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False Recruitment Info on Class Facebook Pages
So a mom of a fall SEC PNM tells me that false rush information is being given out in those Class of 2017 Facebook groups. Girls will tell other PNMs (along with announcing which bids they will and won't accept) that they don't need recs, for instance.
Often they're telling this to girls from faraway sections of the country and these girls may well be behind the eight ball in recruitment since they're relatively unknown to the members. Another thought is that they might be trying to purposely sabotage other PNMs. Should school Panhellenics be notified?
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07-05-2013, 10:25 PM
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So a mom of a fall SEC PNM tells me that false rush information is being given out in those Class of 2017 Facebook groups. Girls will tell other PNMs (along with announcing which bids they will and won't accept) that they don't need recs, for instance.
Often they're telling this to girls from faraway sections of the country and these girls may well be behind the eight ball in recruitment since they're relatively unknown to the members. Another thought is that they might be trying to purposely sabotage other PNMs. Should school Panhellenics be notified?
Your thoughts?
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07-05-2013, 10:34 PM
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I'm surprised the mods haven't deleted the posts/banned repeat offenders. I can only speak for the Clemson groups but I'm a member of all the Class of 2017 ones that I know of and our mods are really on the ball as far as deleting spam or offering helpful advice.
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07-06-2013, 11:04 AM
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Flag the group for deletion, and while you're at it, join it and refute every post by saying "This is untrue information. For the correct information regarding recruitment, contact the SECSchoolInQuestion Greek Life office."
Can you link to one of these? I just did a quick search and couldn't find one.
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07-06-2013, 11:09 AM
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I don't know what kinds of privacy settings they have but I'll try to have the people who contacted me to put one here. The sabotage aspect really, really bothers me.
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07-06-2013, 11:25 AM
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Flag the group for deletion, and while you're at it, join it and refute every post by saying "This is untrue information. For the correct information regarding recruitment, contact the SECSchoolInQuestion Greek Life office."
Can you link to one of these? I just did a quick search and couldn't find one.
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I just found the ones for UGA and Bama (the only 2 I searched for) by simply typing the school name followed by 2017. Most of these are official from the school, but of course anyone can post anything within them. Therefore, I don't think the group can be deleted but maybe a mod could be notified about the inappropriate posts?
I love the idea of joining and refuting the info with a better link.
ETA: my very quick perusal of the comments didn't yield anything like what Carnation referred to, but did turn up this gem:
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Howdy y'all. I'm Chris and I hail from the great state of Texas. I'm a Longhorns fan at heart but I guess since I'm going to Georgia, I can try to become a Tiger. Message me if you wanna have a good time. My hobbies include eating beef jerky, herding cattle, packing fat lips, and being Republican. Go Georgia Tigers! (and Longhorns) lol peace love and applesauce cowboys!!
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07-06-2013, 11:28 AM
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Well I think maybe you should see it yourself to confirm it"s really happening or isn't an exaggeration before you take it to the Internet. That's what I've been taught to do before I start worrying about something someone has just told me.
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07-06-2013, 11:39 AM
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I don't need to see these debacles myself, I've had enough SEC moms and PNMs who don't know each other quote exactly the same people and phrases to feel confident that they're there. One mom was happy to report that several threads had been removed from one group this morning.
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07-06-2013, 12:10 PM
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But you are speculating on why some people might be doing something you haven't seen and by putting it here it makes all sorority members and PNMs at all SEC schools look bad. I just think this stuff should not be spread like gossip and should be handled privately.
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07-06-2013, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Blondie93
I just found the ones for UGA and Bama (the only 2 I searched for) by simply typing the school name followed by 2017. Most of these are official from the school, but of course anyone can post anything within them. Therefore, I don't think the group can be deleted but maybe a mod could be notified about the inappropriate posts?
I love the idea of joining and refuting the info with a better link.
ETA: my very quick perusal of the comments didn't yield anything like what Carnation referred to, but did turn up this gem:
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Georgia Tigers, huh?!
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07-06-2013, 04:10 PM
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These schools are definitely not my area, but even I caught that.
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07-06-2013, 04:29 PM
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The ones who are giving false advice aren't necessarily the ones who are broadcasting their preferences. The latter group, especially if they've been advised how idiotic this is but continue to do it, will shoot themselves in the foot.
It's the ones who are giving bad advice, especially if they're doing it on purpose to hurt other PNMs, who are the most disturbing.
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07-06-2013, 05:47 PM
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It's the ones who are giving bad advice, especially if they're doing it on purpose to hurt other PNMs, who are the most disturbing.
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Surely these aren't the women who will comprise the SEC Panhellenic system.
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07-06-2013, 08:21 PM
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Surely these aren't the women who will comprise the SEC Panhellenic system.
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Ho, ho, ho. They might already be PART of the Panhellenic system.
Thanks Blondie, I thought we were talking about groups for rush only, not for the whole class.
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07-06-2013, 08:24 PM
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Supposedly the advice-givers are PNMs themselves.
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