Posted on 29 February 2012. Tags: alpha kappa alpha, beatings, bglo, brother sister, deference, founders, greek, haze, person, prospective members, Reason, skaters, sororities and fraternities, wood
To start off I am not affiliated with any BGLO.
All of the divine 9 sororities and fraternities do not support hazing. I’ve been to all of their websites and it’s clearly written that it is illegal and if members or prospective members were caught doing so the chapter (in most cases) will be suspended.
With this being said, I would like to know why so many of them especially the fraternities still haze and “give wood”?
I know some greek people will say “we don’t haze, we teach deference”…. by paddling?
So why don’t they do what their organization wants them to do? How is beating someone for no reason going to make that person love and respect you as their brother/sister?
I’m all for legit lessons, actions that have meaning behind them, but not pointless beatings. Almost like getting initiated into a gang.
Also, I’ve noticed that Alpha Kappa Alpha seems to be really enforcing the non-hazing policy, however now other orgs call them “skaters, and paper” because of this. It’s almost appalling.
In my opinion, none of the founders would want that. They want dedicated people that are successful and give back to the community.
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Posted on 22 February 2012. Tags: desire, good person, Marketing, money, person, stress, Well
i have a few websites, but not making any money. i have the well and the desire. i am a good person just trying to survive. i have mioney to invest in sites or affliate marketing. i got scammed many times by im coaches. i can feel that i am very close to it…so close i can touch it. 1500 dollars a month will change my life and give room to breathe again. i need to end this stress that i am under. remember, a candle has nothing to lose by lighting another candle.
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Posted on 01 February 2012. Tags: aida, antigone, aspiring actress, audience, broadway play, chorus member, class, idea, one life to live, person, play, poor background, rest of my life, shy person, wasting my time
I am 18 and an aspiring actress with no experience. I want to do acting because I am a shy person and want to get out of my shell more. I want to test my limits, I’m tired of living it “safe”. I wanna get involved in a community or an activity where I can do something creative and share that with others. I am someone who likes to be creative, but haven’t really found my niche. I love writing and have written poems and stories since I was 5 years old. I have done acting once in my acting college class and really loved the experience! I did this in class play of Antigone and was a chorus member and even though i had a small role I still enjoyed the fact that I was apart of that experience. I wanna do something new and creative with my life. I love the idea of becoming different people in order to tell a story for the audience to enjoy, and one day i hope to be able to write a play too and hope the audience will enjoy it.
However, my family has side agendas of me wanting to explore acting. They want me to do it for the money and get discovered so we can all live comfortably (I come from a poor background), but I’ve seen on TV what hollywood can do to people and don’t really like the idea of it. But I still wanna try acting, because I have never been really good at anything and wanna try to be good at something for once in myself. In life we all have one life to live and I feel if I don’t do this now then I will regret it for the rest of my life. I remember the first play that made me fall in love with theatre. It was the broadway play “Aida” and I just remembered saying to myself when i was 13 years old. “Wow! I wanna do that too!”. To me acting is an art I feel doesn’t get alot of respect for the people who put their time and effort into it. So what should I do? Should I still pursue acting even though my family has hidden agenda’s or am I wasting my time? It’s just I am afraid if acting leads me into bigger opportunities my family will ruin it for me. My family doesn’t even know that I am studying acting as a theatre major, and am trying to get involved in theatre. However, they keep bringing it up like they already know. If u get what i mean?
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Posted on 21 January 2012. Tags: advice comments, answer the phone, bookstores, buyer, inquire, insight, large corporations, marketing media, person, phone, Poker, secret information
I have a start-up and for the first time I am sending out marketing/media kits to about 80 businesses, and I’ve read that it’s lame to address them to “person in charge of purchasing” or “Buyer”. I instead should be finding out who the buyer is and addressing them personally.
The problem is that leaves me calling about 80 businesses to inquire about who their buyer is, and the problem on top of that is that I hear it’s hard to get an actual buyer’s name out of whoever answer the phone. Apparently it’s top secret information, and people like me need it, so a I’m between a rock and hard place… ANY INSIGHT?
I’d greatly appreciate EXPERIENCED input/advice. Oh, and I should mention most of the businesses I’d be dealing with are bookstores, and poker retailers (mostly online poker stores)…. I say this because the businesses I’m looking at are not large corporations with headquarters, if this influences your advice.
Thank you in advance for any and all experienced insight/advice/comments/etc.
-Sandy
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Posted on 21 January 2012. Tags: advice comments, answer the phone, bookstores, buyer, inquire, insight, Kits, large corporations, marketing media, person, Poker, secret information
What is the best way to find a buyer’s name (for marketing kits)?
I have a start-up and for the first time I am sending out marketing/media kits to about 80 businesses, and I’ve read that it’s lame to address them to “person in charge of purchasing” or “Buyer”. I instead should be finding out who the buyer is and addressing them personally.
The problem is that leaves me calling about 80 businesses to inquire about who their buyer is, and the problem on top of that is that I hear it’s hard to get an actual buyer’s name out of whoever answer the phone. Apparently it’s top secret information, and people like me need it, so a I’m between a rock and hard place… ANY INSIGHT?
I’d greatly appreciate EXPERIENCED input/advice. Oh, and I should mention most of the businesses I’d be dealing with are bookstores, and poker retailers (mostly online poker stores)…. I say this because the businesses I’m looking at are not large corporations with headquarters, if this influences your advice.
Thank you in advance for any and all experienced insight/advice/comments/etc.
-Sandy
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Posted on 16 January 2012. Tags: change, choosing a career, classmates, decades, jack of all trades, loser, master of none, neighbors, person, relatives, sibling, siblings, Thing?, way, Work
– I feel such a loser and a failure in life, because, in our swimming class, I’m the only one who couldn’t dive, I was afraid since our coach said that there’s a possibility that your face will hit the floor if you didn’t dive correctly and when I try, it ends up as water enters my nose, I’m afraid to drown or to bleed in the pool, and I also couldn’t play basketball, or drive a car, or ride a bike, people might make fun of me I mean even small children and women can do these things and also I feel like a Jack of all trades but master of none, I can do a lot of things, but I don’t think I’m good at any of them, I’m having problems about choosing a career in college since I don’t know what I really like and what I’m good at.
– I have stories which might never get published and be out in the market since I get shy, that people might laugh at my work, my stories even if they are good might be a family secret, I just fear criticism since it would hurt my feelings, there’s nothing to be excited about if works don’t get published since I wouldn’t know if they are admired or not, I just fear my stories to be ridiculed and despised by others.
– I think no one would care for me in the future since I have no siblings to be with, I’m getting tired of my parents and I wonder if other teenagers feel the same way towards their parents. I feel like being independent from them and I’m sick and tired of them because they’ve been with me for many years and it’s the same people again I’ll live with for more decades. I want other people to live with and if possible, I would want my neighbors, classmates, teachers, or relatives to be my new family so I’d feel what it’s like to be with them every day since I’ve had enough of my parents being the same people I live with for so many years. Siblings might do better since a sibling is almost as old as you and you both have the same interests with that person and you’re of the same level since parents generally are higher than their kids
– I wouldn’t get married since I stated that I get tired of people who’s always with me every day for so many years and I’m sure I’ll get tired of my wife and kids if I get married and nurture my family after about 10 years. It’s the same since people usually both go on trips, eat dinner, celebrate new year, with their parents, wife and kids and sometimes I wish I would get to do those things with other people like my cousins, or friends If it’s possible to live with them like family. No one would take care of me when I get old and worse, nobody might bury me or cry at me when I die and since I didn’t want to marry, I’ll be alone for many decades with no one to talk to and spend special occasions with.
– I’m not very rich, which is why I feel insecure being with relatives or classmates richer than me, I’ve never been to other countries, not even distant places in my country, only to places we can drive at. We can’t even afford it but other people can, which is why I feel like being the least among my family and friends. I feel like I’m out of place if I’m the only one who can’t afford something expensive but others can. Many people go to starbucks every weekends, go to world class resorts and have many expensive watches, shirts, shoes, or pants but I’m not that rich to be able to do all those things
– I don’t have any best friends, I have friends but I’m not close to them. I’m not a fan of very intimate relationships like girlfriends or best friends. I normally leave people alone if there’s nothing to do with them or any topic to discuss about. I don’t spend like every second of a day with a friend as in you’re staying with them even if you don’t do anything together. I usually leave them after a few minutes and go to other friends after there’s nothing to do with them.I just don’t spend the whole time with just one person who is very close to me, I spend a few times with lots of people and would be alone after there’s nothing to do with them.
– I usually complain about my life it’s been years since I wanted to find a way not to study and never to work. If I don’t study or work, I’ll be poor and couldn’t support myself when I grow up. I have an inconsistent behavior in life when I complain about life’s challenges and feel like quitting or failing and to persevere in order to overcome life’s obstacles. There are times when I seem to focus on the flaws of life on what makes it awful and when I focus on the beauty of life and what makes it a treasure. I guess I’m just naturally lazy and I just can’t imagine spending like 40 years at work. 10 years at school is mundane enough for me, how about 40 years at work where there are more responsibilitities and duties and where things become harder. I just sometimes think I can’
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