AUSTIN — When the doorways available at some University of Texas fraternity events, teenage boys and ladies need certainly to pay two items: a ID that is state-issued their phone, along with their Tinder University profile pulled up. In the event that students would not have a Tinder U profile, these are generally expected to produce one, even when it indicates getting the application the very first time — and also if they’re in a stable relationship. No application, no entry.
“Simply scan to enlist!,” read a poster outside one celebration this spring, talking about a scannable QR rule printed below a burnt-orange Longhorn. “Must: be within five kilometers of campus, be ages 18-22, have actually an existing Tinder profile, have actually UT Austin in your profile.”
While they race to register young grownups whom provide their biggest growth possibility, Tinder and Austin-based Bumble have actually stepped up their game on college campuses throughout the country. Continue Reading