RateMySorority.com Posting Guidelines

As a user of RateMySorority.com, you agree and accept the terms and conditions of the site. This site is a resource for students to provide and receive feedback on individual sorority chapters nationwide. Comments should only be posted by those who are either pledging a sorority, are an active member of a sorority, or an alumnus of a sorority. The following guidelines are intended to protect all users-students and fraternities. Please review before posting on RateMySorority.com

DOs:

• Be honest.

• Be objective in your assessment of the sorority.

• Proof your comments before submitting. Poor spelling WILL NOT cause your rating to be removed; however, poor spelling may result in your rating being discredited by those who read it.

• Do not include your Name, Initials, Pseudo Name, or any sort of identifying mark when posting.

• Refer to the Rating Categories to help you better elaborate your comments.

• forge any TCP/IP packet header or part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting for any reason;

• violate any laws, regulations (including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States), judicial or governmental order, any treaties or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy, or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise; gain unauthorized access to the Site, other users' accounts, names, passwords, personally identifiable information or other computers, websites or pages, connected or linked to the Site or to use the Site in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

• modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of the Site or the rights or use and enjoyment of the Site by any other person, firm or enterprise; or

• collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any material or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Site, unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so.

DO NOTs:

• State something as a fact if it is your opinion.

• Post a rating if you are not affiliated as a pledge, active member, or alumni of a sorority.

• Make references to other comments posted.

Comments will be deemed inappropriate that are libelous, defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive, or which may or may appear to impersonate anyone else.

COMMENTS THAT CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING WILL BE REMOVED :

• Profanity, name-calling, vulgarity or sexually explicit in nature.

• Derogatory remarks about the sorority culture, physical appearance, mental and physical disabilities.

• References to sorority’s sex life.

• Claims that the sorority shows bias for or against a student or specific groups of students.

• Claims that the sorority engages or has previously engaged in illegal activities (drug use, been incarcerated.)

• Any piece of information including contact info that enables someone to identify a student.

• Any piece of information about the sorority that is not available on the school's website and allows someone to contact them outside of school.

• Is written in a language other than English.

The Do Not's of these Posting Guidelines will be enforced and violations will result in either the rating's comment being removed, or the entire rating being deleted. If you see a rating that you believe violates Posting Guidelines, please click the red flag and state the problem. It will be evaluated by RateMySorority.com moderators.

Please do not flag a rating just because you disagree with it.

Comments containing a threat of violence against a person or any other remark that would tend to be seen as intimidating or intends to harm someone will deleted. RateMySorority.com will notify the authorities of your IP address and the time you rated.

New Sorority:

Requests to add a new sorority can be submitted on the "Submit Your Sorority" page and will be added once approved by our site moderators. Please only submit sorority chapters that currently exist at your college or university.