Tweeting in Greek: How National Fraternities and Sororities Use Twitter

Authors

Zachary Taylor, University of Texas at Austin
Arianne McArdle, University of Texas at Austin

Publication Date

September 2018

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25774/cc5x-vs37

First Page

1

Last Page

17

Abstract

No extant research examines fraternity and sorority use of social media. This study examines official Twitter accounts of national fraternities and sororities (n=135) and their Twitter usage from July 2016 - July 2017 (n=47,705 tweets). Findings reveal fraternities are less likely to use hashtags, user tags, and URLs to engage their followers than sororities, while both fraternities and sororities rarely release official statements promoting positive behavior of their members or condemning negative behavior of their members, potentially contributing to a sense of “constant media scrutiny” suffered by Greek organizations (Kingkade, 2015). Implications for advisors and future research are addressed.

Recommended Citation

Taylor, Zachary and McArdle, Arianne (2018) "Tweeting in Greek: How National Fraternities and Sororities Use Twitter," Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25774/cc5x-vs37
Available at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/oracle/vol13/iss2/3