Stop Stereotyping

It happens all the time, we are apart of a group and all of a sudden tragedy strikes leaving a negative connotation with our group. With recent events happening with ISIS and the Paris bombing, the muslim and islamic religions are under attack.
The ISIS people may be Muslim or Islamic, but not all Islamic and Muslim people are apart of ISIS. The states in the U.S. that are reusing Islamic refugee are feeding into the stereotypes. It upsets me to know that humanity has come to this. Think about the KKK for a minute. The members all were said to be devoted Christians, but you did not see Americans calling Christians terrorists. So why is Americans.
It all depends on the individuals. I back up my own point by saying ''Americans are calling Islamic and Muslim people terrorists" because not all of us are. Yes this was a terrible thing that happened and I am not supporting ISIS, but there are good people that need help and they are being denied because of a stereotype. This is not okay.

Threats to your Reptuation

We are all worried that our reputation will somehow be ruined. Katie Paine gives us insight on how to measure crises in chapter 11. Measuring what is said about you is important because you need to listen to what your customers are saying about you. Sometimes it is not the content of the rumors but the volume of it.
What is being said isn't always as important as what people believe about you. This is the part about a reputation. Having a negative brand reputation can be very detrimental but there are ways to defend it. Defending your brand is not as easy as it seems. You have to gain back the trust your customers lost. Your integrity is not intact. Customers feel they cannot depend on you. To get this back you must show your customers that you do care.
Katie Paine list 7 steps to measure crises and trust. I don't want to list them out and bore you but know by defining each measurement tool, you can avoid a crisis. Making changes along the way will help you to know how things are going and what you can do to measure better.

Alpha Phi Omega

This past weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Cincinnati for a Region 5 Alpha Phi Omega convention. Alpha Phi Omega is a service fraternity with the cardinal principles of leadership, friendship, and service.
Region 5 currently consist of universities in Ohio, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Northern Kentucky. At the convention we had a magnitude of workshops to choose from, opportunities for service, and a lot of fellowship.
Our chapter here at ONU, Alpha Epsilon Beta, received two regional awards. The first was a Dimond level Chapter of Excellence award and the second was a Dimond level Pledge Program of Excellence award. It is such an honor to be apart of something bigger than the individual.
Overall I had a wonderful time at regionals and cannot wait for nationals next fall in Pittsburg.