Geeks and Sorority Girls to Hold Nerd Auction

How do you get more women to enroll into your school's computer science programs? You hold a "nerd auction," of course. Anyway, that's what members of the Linux Users Group, the largest computer club in Washington State University, are doing. To improve their image, the group has agreed to undergo a makeover and auction its members off to women who need help fixing their computer or do their stats homework.

Ben Ford, president of the Linux Users Group, says on a blog post they're hoping to enlist the help of sorority girls. "The problem is that we're all still nerds. Let's face it, guys. If anyone's going to bid on us, we'll need some spicing up." If any sorority takes on the challenge, these guys will be at their mercy, and everything will be documented and aired on YouTube. Let's hope these girls are not as cruel as the ladies over at Jezebel who gave a Gizmodo intern a makeover he'll never forget. Poor Benny.

The project is getting some national attention thanks to the Associated Press, so they can't back out now. Honestly, I don't think this will get women into computer science programs (especially when you assume they don't know how to fix their own computers, need help with stats homework, and "like nothing better than a makeover"), but it's obviously good for publicity and should be pretty entertaining to watch. Just goes to show how bad we need more women in these departments.