Category:Greek scandals - Revision history

Jlk2202 at 23:38, 24 March 2014

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Jlk2202 at 06:14, 14 March 2014

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Jlk2202 at 06:13, 14 March 2014

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Jlk2202: /* Positive things going on in Greek life */

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‎Positive things going on in Greek life

Jlk2202 at 02:22, 14 March 2014

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Jlk2202 at 23:21, 13 March 2014

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Jlk2202 at 22:38, 13 March 2014

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Jlk2202 at 22:36, 13 March 2014

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Jlk2202: /* Greek Community Philanthropy and Community Service Performance */

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‎Greek Community Philanthropy and Community Service Performance

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‎Greek Community Philanthropy and Community Service Performance

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 [[Category:Greek life]]
 [[Category:Scandals]]
-Despite the fact that Columbia's Greek organizations are, tangibly speaking, some of the highest performing campus organizations in terms of the amount of money they raise for philanthropy, hours they dedicate to community service, employment help they offer members, and support they provide to fellow campus organizations, campus news sources rarely, if ever, publish articles detailing the positive ways in which Greeks contributes to society.
+Despite the fact that Columbia's Greek organizations are, tangibly speaking, some of the highest performing campus organizations in terms of the amount of money they raise for philanthropy, hours they dedicate to community service, employment help they offer members, and support they provide to fellow campus organizations, "Greek Scandals" nonetheless occur. These scandals are covered by campus media sources and tend to gain large amounts of attention.

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 Campus news sources are eager to release stories that make members of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] look bad since this is a proven way for both publications and individual journalists to get an increased amount of media attention. Those less content with their physical appearances and life situations are highly attracted to stories such as these (i.e. reading about the life problems of supposedly 'fun' and 'attractive' Greek people), so the news coverage is an incredible opportunity for both [[Columbia Spectator]] and [[Bwog]].
-[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they choose not to publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] raised $15,218 for [[Relay for Life]] in spring 2013. )
+[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they choose not to publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] raised $15,218 for [[Relay for Life]] in spring 2013.)
 Instead of informing students of the numerous positive happenings occurring in Greek life, [[Bwog]] and the [[Columbia Spectator]] utilize (typically false and always unverified) rumors and Facebook stalking to create Greek "scandals" that they can write about. They typically write these "scandalous" articles after never actually knowing/ speaking with anyone directly involved.

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 Campus news sources are eager to release stories that make members of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] look bad since this is a proven way for both publications and individual journalists to get an increased amount of media attention. Those less content with their physical appearances and life situations are highly attracted to stories such as these (i.e. reading about the life problems of supposedly 'fun' and 'attractive' Greek people), so the news coverage is an incredible opportunity for both [[Columbia Spectator]] and [[Bwog]].
-[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they choose not to publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America.)
+[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they choose not to publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] raised $15,218 for [[Relay for Life]] in spring 2013. )
 Instead of informing students of the numerous positive happenings occurring in Greek life, [[Bwog]] and the [[Columbia Spectator]] utilize (typically false and always unverified) rumors and Facebook stalking to create Greek "scandals" that they can write about. They typically write these "scandalous" articles after never actually knowing/ speaking with anyone directly involved.

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 In the article, they noted that "campus news doesn't really like to report on some of the more positive things Greek life does on campus."
-==Positive things going on in Greek life==
+==Positive things going on in Greek life that are never publicized==
 ===Academic achievements===
 *The average GPA for Greeks is consistently above the average GPA for Columbia students.

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 Campus news sources are eager to release stories that make members of Columbia [[fraternities and sororities]] look bad since this is a proven way for both publications and individual journalists to get an increased amount of media attention. Those less content with their physical appearances and life situations are highly attracted to stories such as these (i.e. reading about the life problems of supposedly 'fun' and 'attractive' Greek people), so the news coverage is an incredible opportunity for both [[Columbia Spectator]] and [[Bwog]].
-[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they do not publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America.)
+[[Bwog]] is sent weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming philanthropy and service events that will be held by Greek organizations, and they choose not to publicize any of these upcoming events on their site. These newsletters also include announcements about the positive accomplishments of Greek organizations. This information also goes unpublished. (Ex: [[Delta Gamma]] raised $6190.50 for Service for Sight during their fall 2013 annual "Anchor Splash" event. [[Sigma Nu]] raised $1,100 for the Women’s Economic Development and Globalization campaign centered in Gulu, Uganda (GWED-G) during a Spring Break themed social fundraising event. [[STD]]'s fall 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS raised over $5,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America.)
 Instead of informing students of the numerous positive happenings occurring in Greek life, [[Bwog]] and the [[Columbia Spectator]] utilize (typically false and always unverified) rumors and Facebook stalking to create Greek "scandals" that they can write about. They typically write these "scandalous" articles after never actually knowing/ speaking with anyone directly involved.

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 *In spring 2012, it was announced that during the 2011 calendar year, Columbia Greek organizations raised a total of $242,400 for philanthropy (average of $251.74 per individual member.)
 *Greeks donated a total of 23,996 hours towards community service (average of 24.9 hours per member.)
-*Greeks raised 58% of the funds for Columbia’s 2012 Relay for Life ($37,349 out of $66,459). In 2013 78% of total funds raised were raised by Greeks ($56,275.22 out of $72.632.65).
+*In 2013 78% of total [[Relay for Life]] funds raised were raised by Greeks ($56,275.22 out of $72.632.65). In 2012 58% of total funds were raised by Greeks ($37,349 out of $66,459).