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Bulimic vomit tends to cause more corrosion because sometimes there isn't a lot of food in the stomach. A lot of it ends up being stomach acid. Another scary form of bulimia that is harder to pin down are those people that eat, then work out like maniacs. I mean, you can tell someone, "You are working out too much," and they usually have a pretty good counterargument that makes it hard to say they are being unhealthy wiht it. Luckily, with sorority sisters, we tend to know the other sisters' moves a lot more than random friends' habits.
ZetaLuvBunny: I completely agree with what you said a few posts back. When people make comments, either positive or negative, it only spurs on the disordered eating. Girls would ask me how I lost so much weight, and I would feel wonderful, like I had some kind of special talent. Other people would say they were concerned, and I would act like they are stupid, but secretly feel like I pulled one over on them. When other people took the tough love/aggressive approach, I would think they are just jealous and being an Oprah-psychologist. All of the attention made me feel like a martyr.
Also, I do not think it is sororities themselves that make EDs in them an issue. I just think it is the close proximity we have with each other that makes them seem more prominent. If a woman is sometimes likely to succumb to peer pressure, being around a girl that eats nearly nothing can make her feel uncomfortable. Or looking up to an older sister who has disordered eating habits might make a woman feel like, "This is the way to go."
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