Twin A has been after me to start a Pinterest board. He’s even been quoting the same platitudes I used on the kids when they were growing up (How will you ever learn if I do it for you?). I spent the better part of last week putting together several Pinterest boards. The message from him this morning makes me think I may have figured it out, “Well your Pinterest really came along! It’s like an online scrapbook of all things fraternity/sorority.”
The sad truth is that while most fraternity and sorority members know something of their own organization’s history, they don’t have a clue about the history of other Greek-letter organizations. Knowing and being proud of our collective history does not diminish the love and pride we have for our own organization. It is my belief that it strengthens us.
I subscribe to the twitter feeds of my fellow GLO archivists and historians (to wit, @ChiOArchivist, @PhiPsiArchives, and @PhiGamArchives). I am amazed by the work they are doing in making history come alive to their membership. I also try to read the history posts that come through on other GLO’s HQ twitter feeds (@BettieLocke, @DKE1844 to name two).
My Pinterest boards are at http://www.pinterest.com/glohistory/. I hope you will check them out.
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