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We deal with the web a lot everyday. The developers at JumpSwap are also full time web developers - CSS, XHTML, blah blah blah… we work with this stuff everyday. We advocate to everyone, businesses, college groups & organizations, sororities, fraternities, etc. about the power of the Internet. Whether it’s for College Organization, Sorority, or Fraternity management (JumpSwap), or it’s for fun and leisure, the Internet offers a host of websites, communities, and tools that can help benefit your group. That’s why it’s nice to see creative use of technology:

I stumbled upon the “UCF Students Taking Over The World” group over on LiveJournal today. I was looking up a friend who is currently attending the when I found this interesting collection of blogs and users on the web. If you are already a UCF student looking for more information about your school, classes, events, etc. I highly recommend you check it out.

Found this little tidbit on Digg and thought I would share.

Apparently a student organization at the California State University, Stanislaus is trying to ban chemically scented products on their college campus. According to the article:

The fact that these fragrances are concocted from a vast array of highly volatile chemicals that could cause various unpleasant symptoms and lead to ill health never enters the minds of most who wear them.

I personally try not to wear deodorant because I am afraid the aluminum will seep through my pores and into my lymph glands (I think I heard that in a movie). For real though… some people do wear far too much cologne or perfume and I for one wouldn’t mind less chemicals in my body.

I was asked to plan a party a few weeks ago, and I realized this morning that I should write a quick something about how Jumpswap can be used to (in fact was used) to plan a college party or get together.

First, a backdrop on the situations we think Jumpswap helps solve:

I don’t know about you, but it seemed like a lot of our college group’s get-together’s and fund raising events were unsuccessful - or at least - not as successful as they should have been. Someone would be assigned a task (plan a car wash for example) but, when the time came to actually start scrubbing not everything was in place. One person would be in charge and tell someone else briefly that they were in charge of collecting buckets, soap and supplies, another person was told they had to do marketing for the car wash. Everything was discussed in person, briefly, not written down, not formally assigned, and when the car wash was turned into a wash, everyone starts pointing fingers.

It sucks… and its really just a communication issue - not an issue with any of our members.

Jumpswap Can Help

Jumpswap has helped us plan a number of successful college campus events. With Jumpswap you can login and create an event. Within the events section we also have created a discussion board so all of your members can talk about the event, issues can be discussed and recorded. From there you can then create a committee to work on certain things relating to that event, and then, if you are in charge of certain aspects of your college party or fund raising event, assign your crew to-dos or tasks to make sure everything stays on target.

(PRLEAP.COM) Fort Myers, FL - Jumpswap.com – College Group Management Software

For the last year and a half 3 Florida college students have been working on a website that will help college groups, sororities, fraternities, and student government become more productive. The system, created by college seniors Devin Castro and Zach Katkin and College Graduate Harry Casimir, is a completely customized web application that allows college groups, fraternities, sororities, and student government to collaborate with members and get things done:

http://www.jumpswap.com

Jumpswap is revolutionary because it has utility, unlike social networks (like Myspace or Facebook), whose primary goal is social interaction, Jumpswap was created with Student Groups and Student Government in mind. Jumpswap’s management tools allow group leaders and presidents to manage members, manage dues and finances, assign tasks to members, and schedule group wide events and notifications.

The system already has a number of students across the nation using it and reaping the benefits of its features. According to one member:

“Before Jumpswap, communication in [my] fraternity was terrible. We used to use facebook and email to communicate, but it never seemed to work. People wouldn’t check their email or use facebook as a management tool. We no longer have to worry about random people. It simplified things – it was just for our fraternity.”

The Jumpswap team plans to aggressively market to college campuses throughout the nation.