Why Your Chapter Should Be on the Internet
Why you should consider your own Website
How to Get Your Chapter Online
All National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations are represented on the Internet -- more than 75 chapters have existing web sites, and dozens more plan to go online this year. Don't be left behind -- Get your chapter on the Internet TODAY!
Exposure & Publicity: Establishes world-wide recognition of your chapter by providing a cost-effective opportunity to promote chapter activities and service projects and recognize outstanding chapter members.Image: Contributes to positive image of your fraternity or sorority as a progressive organization and helps to educate the general public about your organization's purpose, goals, activities and members, as well as those of your individual chapter.
Communication: Allows for interaction with and feedback from your organization's members and members of other Greek-lettered organizations around the world - quickly promoting exchange of ideas, news and contacts otherwise impossible without Internet exposure.
Value: Realizes significant cost-savings over printed and mailed literature. Advertising events on the Internet attracts revenue from other chapters and organizations for sponsorships and program book advertisements with minimal investment.
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Examples: "Surf" the web and take a look at what other fraternity and sorority chapters are doing on the web. Take note of what information they are providing and how it is organized.Content: Determine what information you want to provide on your site. A brief organization history, chapter history, officers, programs and links to Nationals and other chapters are great items to start with. Give your chapter's site its own look and unique flavor with photos, graphics and/or sound.
Design: Determine how you want your site to look and design it accordingly. An ideal site is attractive, informative and easy to navigate. If you are familiar with the HTML programming language, you can do this yourself.
Host: Find a place to "host" your site. Check first with your commercial service, which may include free web space for their users, or your college or university, which probably offers free web space to their campus organizations. {see Free Website Providers]
Publish: Upload your pages to the Internet.
Inform: Advertise your site's URL (address) on search engines and Internet directories like Yahoo, Webcrawler and InfoSeek.
Interact: Respond to e-mail messages and update your web pages regularly.
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@ Separates the user identification and the domain name of an Internet address. Pronounced "at."commercial online service General term for large, consumer-oriented online services like America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe, etc.
domain name The part of an Internet address that comes after the "@" sign.
download Retrieving a file from the Internet.
e-mail Electronic mail, as opposed to postal mail (known in Internet circles as "snail mail"). Brothers & Sisters' e-mail address is [email protected].
FAQ "Frequently asked questions." A list of questions and answers, the most common format for reducing the number of newbie requests in online discussions.
FTP "File transfer protocol." Method for providing access to file archives and transferring files over the Internet.
GIF Common file format for pictures. Pronounced like "gift" without the T.
flame An irrational verbal attack on another person in a newsgroup or other area for public messages.
home page The opening page of a web site.
HTML "HyperText Markup Language." The computer programming language used to create web pages.
hypertext An easy method of retrieving information by choosing highlighted words in a text on the screen. The words link to documents with related subject matter.
Internet The global network of computer networks with an estimated 40 million users.
Internet access provider Wholesale or retail reseller of access to the Internet.
IRC "Internet relay chat" Real-time conversations among multiple users on a variety of subjects.
listserve A network of individuals that engage in an ongoing e-mail discussion of a specific topic.
netiquette The rules of cyberspace civility, enforced exclusively by fellow users (netizens).
newbie A "neo" or newcomer to the Net.
real-time The Internet term for "live," as in "live broadcast."
newsgroup Public bulletin board on the Internet. The more than 10,000 newsgroups are organized by categories and are collectively known as Usenet.
search engine A web site that will conduct a search on any key word, phrase or topic.
spam An unwelcome e-mail message or newsgroup posting; usually an advertisement (like "Make Money Fast") with no relevance to the discussion topic.
telnet An Internet program that allows you to log into other Internet-connected computers.
upload Sending a file to the Internet.
URL "Uniform resource locator." The World Wide Web address of a resource on the Internet. CyberQUE's URL is http://www.office.net/cyberque.html.
Web browser A software program, like Netscape Navigator, designed to interact with the World Wide Web on the Internet for the for the purpose of viewing Web pages.
Web page A hypertext document that is part of the World Wide Web and can incorporate graphics, sounds and links to other Web pages on Internet resources.
World Wide Web ("The Web") The collection of multimedia pages on the Internet that can be navigated by selecting hypertext links within a page's text or graphics that in turn point to other web pages or Internet resources.
