FACEBOOK

Alyson Chavarria Contakos

Gamma Tau Chapter, Texas Tech University

We used Facebook to post information about chapter/group events that involved other sororities and fraternities. I mostly recall using it to post photos. We didn’t have smartphones where we could upload photos instantaneously. We scanned prints to our computers and uploaded them manually to FB. Looking back, it’s crazy to think I was part of history in terms of the social media revolution. I wonder what Maud would say?!

Ashley Stevens

Eta Mu Chapter, Augusta University

My sister, Macy, told everyone there was something new called Facebook and we should all get on it so we could stay connected. It made it so much easier to coordinate our plans, especially since our chapter doesn’t have a house.

Catherine Bowersox Posey

Kappa Phi Chapter, Christopher Newport University

When Facebook was new, I used it to remember the names and faces of my 64 new sisters. And, thanks to my risk management chairs, my profiles stayed squeaky clean through college, and I didn’t worry about potential employers seeing questionable posts or pictures after I graduated.

Jenny Wills Boatright

Delta Mu Chapter,

The University of Tennessee at Martin

did you know?

When The Facebook (it really was called The Facebook then) was launched in 2004, it was only open to people with .edu email addresses. Today, the platform is open to anyone over age 13 and has twoplus billion monthly active users.

We used each other’s Facebook wall like one uses Messenger today. Entire conversations happened back and forth. For chapter communications, groups were made constantly. My new member class had its own group where we could post reminders about meetings and study hours. It did not operate like today’s groups, but mainly functioned as a bulletin board.