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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