News Article: Why joining a sorority may be bad for your health

xp2k · #1 03-03-2010, 08:47 PM

News article:
"Why joining a sorority may be bad for your health"
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune....ur-health.html

baci · #2 03-03-2010, 08:54 PM

One thing I can say is Tri Delta has moved forward with an amazing body image program called Reflections. Where some see negatives with sororites there are positives as well; and this is one of them!

KSUViolet06 · #3 03-03-2010, 09:09 PM

Couldn't the same be said about any number of activities that women participate in?

But of course, let's focus on sororities.

sceniczip · #4 03-03-2010, 11:00 PM

I think the quote sounded bitter. The whole thing just makes me want to:

BabyPiNK_FL · #5 03-03-2010, 11:06 PM

I can safely say my chapter did not have any (and still does not) have an overall love affair with image. Trust me...

33girl · #6 03-04-2010, 12:03 AM

That woman's skin looks like a leather purse. Someone either tanned in the sun or went to the bed far too often for her skin type. Failing to embrace your paleness (and making it a lifelong addiction) is far worse than living in a sorority house for 3 years, dumbass.

aopirose · #7 03-04-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Failing to embrace your paleness (and making it a lifelong addiction) ...

Why did I picture Snooki on a llama?

ThetaDancer · #8 03-04-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

That woman's skin looks like a leather purse. Someone either tanned in the sun or went to the bed far too often for her skin type. Failing to embrace your paleness (and making it a lifelong addiction) is far worse than living in a sorority house for 3 years, dumbass.

LOL it seriously does look like leather. She doesn't exactly radiate "health," herself.

RaggedyAnn · #9 03-04-2010, 08:14 AM

It sounds like someone didn't get a bid.

Anyway, I had a blast during rush week; and, as a collegian, it was always one of my favorite events. It will be what you make it.

Low C Sharp · #10 03-04-2010, 07:34 PM

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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33girl · #11 03-04-2010, 07:40 PM

Unless she was a serf or a migrant laborer, there's no reason for your skin to look like that - unless you purposefully do something to make it that way. Like skipping SPF or using a tanning bed. This isn't just an appearance matter, it's a health matter - and one that can be so easily prevented.

You're the one that called her "ugly" - not anyone else in this thread. She'd be an attractive woman if her skin wasn't so damaged.

AOII Angel · #12 03-04-2010, 08:08 PM

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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.

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.

ThetaDancer · #13 03-04-2010, 11:05 PM

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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.

WTF? Who called her ugly? I think having a healthy lifestyle is undoubtedly a good foundation for dispensing health advice to others. She appears to clearly tan/have tanned a LOT.

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You're still focusing on her appearance. How is this relevant to the validity of the study? What does bad skin have to do with anything?

That's not "bad skin." Bad skin might be acne or scars. Frying your face until it looks like leather is a bad life choice. For me, it does impact the validity of the reporting because it makes me question her credibility as a health columnist.

As for the validity of the study? It seems interesting, but it's one study (that was part of a senior thesis?), so I'm taking it for what it's worth. I could have bought into it a bit more if the reporting wasn't weak (confusing correlation and causation, the "joining a sorority may be bad for your health" headline, etc).

VandalSquirrel · #14 03-04-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

WTF? Who called her ugly? I think having a healthy lifestyle is undoubtedly a good foundation for dispensing health advice to others. She appears to clearly tan/have tanned a LOT.

That's not "bad skin." Bad skin might be acne or scars. Frying your face until it looks like leather is a bad life choice. For me, it does impact the validity of the reporting because it makes me question her credibility as a health columnist.

As for the validity of the study? It seems interesting, but it's one study (that was part of a senior thesis?), so I'm taking it for what it's worth. I could have bought into it a bit more if the reporting wasn't weak (confusing correlation and causation, the "joining a sorority may be bad for your health" headline, etc).

Maybe the person did the research for their senior thesis via GC...

APhiAnna · #15 03-04-2010, 09:35 PM

From the information provided it seems like the author of the study failed Statistics 101...correlation does not prove causality. I am the first to admit that sorority recruitment does tend to be biased in favor of women with certain images (whether it be skinny, well rounded, connected, well dressed, etc) regardless of what the national offices of these GLOs do to prevent that. But this article doesn't seem like it established any sort of causality at all, which practically invalidates it from a statistical standpoint.