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FROGREEKS.COM RELAUNCHES!
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proud to present the finest online community dedicated to meeting the needs of fraternities and sororities worldwide. The new company has traveled the country to ask college Greeks and alumni what they expect from them, and they took notes!
Forgreeks.com was created from a vision that the founders, Enrique Allen and Jarrell Liner, had in 2005. Allen and Liner, who started forgreeks.com in Liner's apartment after he was not satisfied with the networking capabilities of his own fraternity outside of campus with other Greeks nationwide, imagined an online community for collegiate fraternity and sorority members that allowed them to do everything that they could do on the popular social networking sites, just in a more concentrated Greeks only environment. Both knew that networking was a major part of being Greek and their goal was to make that the backbone of ForGreeks.com.
After months of brainstorming with friends, other Greeks, and reviewing notes, the two young entrepreneurs realized that they had a very good idea. They used their last $450 and were able to design a network that is as fun as Myspace and as united as Facebook, complete with the capabilities of YouTube and Monster, but for Greeks only. With no previous web design experience, they spent countless nights up all night learning how to build their site mostly through trial and error.
With www.forgreeks.com , it is required that all members post a profile picture, register as a member of a Fraternity or Sorority, list their school, and the year they became a Greek. This dramatically decreases the likelihood of false profiles being created on the site. In addition, the members within these schools and organizations are encouraged to notify us of imposters and we will remove any profiles that we determine as false.
Jason Jordan, a fraternity member from Atlanta, Georgia told www.forgreeks.com that he joined his organization with the hopes of finding a "good job" when he graduated. He also stated that he was very disappointed when he graduated and found out how difficult it was to reach the alumni who promised to help him secure employment. We decided to provide a job bank within our site where Greeks can post job opportunities and give other Greeks a head start on the application process.
Any member of a Fraternity or Sorority will express how much fun they are having and how they really enjoy the sense of family and unit that comes along with being Greek. Come hang out with us on www.forgreeks.com . Come experience the fun! We are the premiere online community for college Greeks and alumni.
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