Post # 8:

This is a video that I came across while roaming the internet for articles on cyber-bulling and stalking in college. Although we tend to think of cyber-bulling only happening to kids, it actually happens to a large number of college students as well. The story told in this video is about a college freshman at Florida State University who was rushing the Kappa Delta sorority.  She received a facebook chat from a girl claiming to be an older sorority sister, just wanting to know about mundane details of her life. As the conversations became more frequent, the “sorority sister” began asking Ashley uncomfortable questions. The person on the other end would ask Ashley what color underwear she was wearing, and if she would take them off and put them in her mouth and take a picture. Luckily Ashley did not fall for the trick, as several others had; only realizing later that this person was not actually a member in her sorority.

I think this story speaks to college freshman and their need to be needed. Especially at larger universities many freshmen go, not knowing anybody. Any way they can get involved makes them feel wanted and as if they have a place where they belong. The “sorority sister” took advantage of this situation and prayed on unknowing and innocent freshman girls. In the end, this story shows that is it not just young kids that can be deceived and hurt by the internet. College kids may think that they are too smart for it, but at times it is obvious they are not. This video provides a warning for college kids to know who they are talking to on the internet, and not to get so caught up in cyber space that you forget about reality.