It has been tried before, and now it is being tried again: A Wharton sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania has launched a Facebook-like online networking site targetted at connecting greeks both within and among campuses. Andrew Dudum of Beta Theta Pi is the Zuckerberg of MyGreek.org, which has already attracted over 4000 greeks from across the country. "I had four different friends in four different fraternities in four different schools. I was shocked when I didn't find any networks like this," Mr Dudum explained. He funded the development and launch costs from his own reserves, and is pleased with progress thus far.
So too are greeks. The Penn greek office offered encouraging words without any official endorsement, while the Phi Gamma Delta president is an enthusiastic user and proponent. And, says Mr Dudum, "we've gotten tremendous reviews from IFC and chapter presidents across the nation." But he is not expecting any multi-billion dollar capitalizations anytime in the future. "I promised my dad I won't drop out of college," he admits.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment