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Originally Posted by Low C Sharp
This thread doesn't do much to counter the notion that sorority women are disproportionately focused on looks. Is an ugly woman less qualified to comment on empirical research on looks than a beautiful woman?
If the women that dropped out of rush have a higher BMI than those who pledged, I think that's a problem. If the research the article refers to wasn't reliable or generalizable, let's talk about that. But I don't see how it's less likely to be true because it's cited by someone with bad skin.
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I think that this has been misinterpreted. All the article says is that they dropped out, not that they were cut. These women had normal BMIs, and were not overweight. Since we have no further information, I imagine that these women are those that get cut from the "elite" groups and drop out rather than pledge the "lesser" groups on campus. Sorry...I don't feel sorry for these girls. It's a fact of life that won't change even if we get rid of sororities. If they try to just be friends with these same girls, they would be rejected.