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Moxiegrrl-And their is pressure to do it too. One house is known for the fact that all of their pledges "mysteriously" drop 15 pounds during their pledge period. And they tend to recruit "little" girls anyways. Sounds a little fishy to me....Then I found out (through our advisor, who is friends with this house's advisor) that they put the pledges on a weight loss program. Their reasoning? "We want to make sure that you live up to XYZ ideals."
I've been thinking about this and I keep coming back to it. On one level, they have a concept with potential, but it's so distorted, it's now something really UGLY!
I think it would be great for nutrition and health topics to have a place in the chapter meetings, maybe even help ward off those Freshman 15. Group physical activities-there are two gyms that a lot of the sisters belong to one focuses on stepping the other aerobics. They are motivated because it's a group thing and it's aiding in their overall health. I know their dinners are prepared with calories in mind compared to the dorm food. Anyone can sign up for the house meal plan. I know my biggest enemy at that age was BEER! It's cheap, it's available and it will add weight faster than peanut butter. (It can also break you out)
Anyway, proper nutrition and exercise are part of a healthy lifestyle (so I just spouted of an ad). Giving the girls the tools and the motivation is one thing. Doing it for that certain "look" is quite another. One works from a position of positive the other is all negative.
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