Sororitylive ?

AlethiaSi · #1 07-19-2007, 10:16 AM

I ran across sororitylive as an app on facebook, so I did some investigating. It looks interesting, I did a search and saw two threads in specific GLO forums but didn't want to go and pry. Anyway, just wondering if anyone has/ or does use this and what benefits you see from it.

tld221 · #2 07-19-2007, 11:58 AM

havent been on FB in a few days, almost a week actually! so what is this sororitylive? does it involve webcams? do i need to buy new pajamas? will people with names like bIgTKEmIkE058 be messaging me to ask for pics?

am i on the right track with these assumptions?

fantASTic · #3 07-19-2007, 12:17 PM

Actually, it's not part of facebook. It's LIKE facebook, but only Greeks can join [when you register, you pick your org and then your chapter]. It's okay, I don't use it so much but when school starts it might be fun. I think they made it so that people can have facebook but not have to disaffiliate during recruitment.

AlethiaSi · #4 07-19-2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

havent been on FB in a few days, almost a week actually! so what is this sororitylive? does it involve webcams? do i need to buy new pajamas? will people with names like bIgTKEmIkE058 be messaging me to ask for pics?

am i on the right track with these assumptions?

ahahahaha that's great, but I HOPE it's not like that

i just ran across it because it was in an application, and started looking into it, from what I can see, it is similar to facebook in terms of networking, etc, but apparently you can also set up budgets/ chapter finance stuff, calendar's for events, and a bunch of other stuff. I emailed the support email about being a local, and they approved me to register, they are just "verifying" my membership now, which i'm not sure how that works, because I don't know if any of my active members are on there. In any event, I'm still curious about what other's experiences were.

tld221 · #5 07-19-2007, 12:25 PM

hmm, is there a link to get to it without going on FB?

and how would they stop perps/trolls? are there GLO-specific questions that only members of that GLO would be able to answer? how are they weeding out the TROLLS!?!!!!

(sorry to grill you, i guess i should jus czech it out for myself huh?)

AlphaFrog · #6 07-19-2007, 12:28 PM

I think it's just sororitylive.com

epchick · #7 07-19-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

havent been on FB in a few days, almost a week actually! so what is this sororitylive? does it involve webcams? do i need to buy new pajamas? will people with names like bIgTKEmIkE058 be messaging me to ask for pics?

am i on the right track with these assumptions?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

AlphaFrog · #8 07-19-2007, 01:50 PM

I joined to see what it was about. It named me a chapter Officer, because I'm the first there from my chapter, but says that my chapter is locked because an Officer has to approve me. So I have to approve myself, but I can't get in to approve myself because it's locked until I approve myself.

SWTXBelle · #9 07-19-2007, 01:51 PM

AlphaFrog, that sounds like my life . . .

AlethiaSi · #10 07-19-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I joined to see what it was about. It named me a chapter Officer, because I'm the first there from my chapter, but says that my chapter is locked because an Officer has to approve me. So I have to approve myself, but I can't get in to approve myself because it's locked until I approve myself.

The admin of the site will approve you soon. That's what happened to me, and now i'm in charge of approving everyone until i change it lol

lauralaylin · #11 07-19-2007, 03:23 PM

I'm having the same problem, I have to approve myself.

tld221 · #12 07-20-2007, 11:41 AM

here's a response i got from Justin, the guy who runs the site:

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Hi tld221,

We would like to verify your SororityLive account and give you access to the system. However, we were unable to confirm you at NYU. What is the name of your chapter and can you provide any information to prove you are a Sigma Gamma Rho? (eg. a picture of you with letters on, etc.)

Sorry for the inconvenience, but we are trying to keep the site free of phony accounts.

Thanks,

Justin Stein · VP Operations · FraternityLive/SororityLive
justin.stein@tsotinc.com · 305-14 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, ON, M5R 1A9
http://www.FraternityLive.com · http://www.SororityLive.com
416.640.6144 x230 · Fax: 416.640.6149 · Toll Free: 1.888.732.1292

To which i responded:

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My chapter (Alpha Pi) covers the NYC metropolitan area, not a particular college campus. Members of the past have included many of the CUNY colleges (Baruch, Hunter, Lehman, Brooklyn College, Medgar Evers, etc.) and some private schools such as Pace U, Berkeley College, Columbia U, and NYU, where i attended. So I doubt you will get any "confirmation" that i am a part of Alpha Pi from a school site or anything.

As for info to prove i'm an SGRho, well, that's limited to members of my organization. I'm sure you understand. and I dont know if a pic of me wearing letters actually verifies me being a member - anyone can buy letters and wear them. Do you have other members of my organization registered on your site? What has been their validation?

Take that as you will. I can imagine that your site has a NPC/NIC/IFC focus, but I don't think you will get any "proof" from an MCGLO or NPHC organization. There's gotta be a better way. Perhaps the member in charge of each organization can have a validation question for other members who sign up?

I understand your need to keep the site free of perps and trolls, but i hardly fall in either category. Your call.

Thank you,
tld221
Esteemed member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc since 2005

TrevorG · #13 07-20-2007, 01:20 PM

At first glance Fraternity/SororityLive seems somewhat redundant. The social features are already implemented well enough in Facebook that it isn't worth using for that aspect. The chapter management stuff looks interesting, but I'm not sure if they are worth the trouble of getting everyone to start using them.

12dn94dst · #14 07-20-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

here's a response i got from Justin, the guy who runs the site:

Just for kicks, I registered. Said I was an alumna of the chapter, but it didn't hold my initiation or graduation years. We'll see.

My chapter's being verified to see if it exists. LOL

ETA: I was just approved (4:30ish). tld, the issue may be that your chapter not tied to a particular school. *shrug*

twotimestalia · #15 07-20-2007, 06:07 PM

This is what I got back from trying to get Beta Sigma Phi listed.

Oh well, guess I'll have to just stay on Greekchat then!

"Thank you for your e-mail. Currently, our site is set up for collegiate fraternities and sororities only. We would love to have your organization on our site, but we have not yet worked out the logistics for non campus-based sororities and fraternities. We will definitely be keeping Beta Sigma Phi in mind for when we expand to non-academic organizations.

I apologize for the inconvenience, but rest assured that we are certainly interested in accomodating your 1200+ chapters and sometime in the future we will be incorporating your sorority into SororityLive.
Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Justin Stein"