The Gateway to Membership

THE GATEWAY TO MEMBERSHIP

You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies, or so it would seem as depicted in the film, “The Social Network.” The movie conveys the tale of how Facebook was conceived and developed, as it chronicles the creator, Mark Zuckerberg during his days at Harvard, portraying him as a socially awkward computer prodigy. Through a recipe of 1 part idea-borrowing and 200 parts genius, he launches a service available only to his classmates. As the movie progresses, so does the site along with its members and its value, henceforth, creating a whole new regime in regards to social networking; opening doors online for millions.

Among these millions consists of thousands of student organizations who utilize Facebook to selectively share information with a targeted audience. The NAACP and Public Relations Student Society of America, or P.R.S.S.A of Eastern Michigan University is among those student orgs.

“Utilizing social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Skype is vital to the longevity and success of any student organization, not just ours in particular, and for those who choose not to utilize such websites, probably won’t be around for too long,” says EMU junior Deondra Powers.

There are over 275 student organizations registered at Eastern Michigan, with an estimated 23,503 students in attendance.

“Students will never know of the opportunities that campus organizations can give them if we don’t use the technology accessible to us,” says Brittany Maeir, the senior President of the PRSSA organization.