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Rather than have some non-yet-forced debate about whether or not attractive members bring additional positive attributes to the sorority table, we can probably boil this down to one simple statement.
Judging a woman's worth first and foremost on her appearance is a sh!tty thing to do.
That is ultimately what this comes down to and ultimately what bothers me most about it. As adults we know and understand that looks and appearance are close to the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to what traits we value in others. It is something we stress to our children, an understanding of human beings we hope they embrace as they grow up. Why is that suddenly checked at the door for sorority membership? By doing so you tap into part of the worst and most vulnerable part of the 18-22 year old psyche.
I don't think this is an on-the-book policy, however I suspect it is a recruitment strategy utilized in certain scenarios, like membership selection during colonization or whatever alpha phi does for chapter reorganization, or at chapters at larger and competitive universities. I doubt they do it with the chapter who don't fit their attractive member standard yet are meeting quota just fine and in positive standing on their campus -- there is really no purpose for shaking things up in those scenarios. But we know it is happening in some chapters, through the leadership consultants and that means that the strategy is embraced to a certain degree at the national level.
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