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Originally posted by James
Seriously ladies, why would you want to keep another woman from taking an opportunity? I understand that you think they should pose for a magazine that the uptighter parts of society view as more socially acceptable, and if this is true, I am sure that if you called those girls on the phone and offered them a modeling gig in one of those magazines in lieu of Playboy they would take it.
However, since neither you nor the sorority seems to going out of the way to further the girls modeling careers, perhaps you should not be so judgemental or inclined to pressure them into complying with your world view.
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James,
This concept may be hard to grasp for some guys, but most girls don't really think very highly of other girls taking off their clothes for a mens' magazine. I'm sure there are some women who don't have a problem with it, but, for the most part, showing everything you've got in public is viewed as more than a little distasteful in society's eyes.
Sororities hold their members to certain standards; high morals is one of those standards. When a woman joins Delta Zeta, she is told what is expected of her by the organization up front. One of those expectations is that she will represent her sorority in a favorable way. If a girl doesn't want to comply with DZ's "world view", as you put it, then she doesn't have to join. No one is pressuring her to wear our badge.
If a sister decides to pose nude, no one is stopping her. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that DZ is going to view her decision poorly and take steps to remove her from the organization. We don't want someone to see a centerfold and associate DZ with a Playboy Bunny.
It's not a question of being "uptight" or "prudish" or any other derogatory term -- it's simply not the type of magazine to which the sorority desires to be linked. It's not the reputation we're looking for, and I think most reasonable people understand and accept that. To me, it's an admirable position to take and I respect my sorority for trying to uphold our founders' high ideals in this way.
As for "furthering the girls' modeling careers"... Quite frankly, that isn't Delta Zeta's job. We aren't a talent scouting service or a PR agency, and it isn't up to us to find a girl a modeling gig just so that she won't pose nude for Playboy.
There's one big point here that needs to be addressed: there are many ways for a woman to get her modeling career going if she is dedicated and talented. Getting naked for Playboy is not a girl's only option.