is there any hope?

[AKA_Monet]

I know I am not the person to say anything about how your Sorority operations...

But I do know there are plenty destituted, homeless and abused women on the street that probably look far worse than your sorority sisters...

I agree with the posters that stated the participation with a philanthropy... There are several "Dress For Success" programs that are supposedly instituted in various cities for destituted, homeless and abused women, if your sorority would "co-sponsor" and spend some time with these women for a worthy cause, then maybe your members could realized what it means to have a better "representation" of themselves. I know Nordstrom's main philanthropic efforts on the West Coast is all about that...

I know these community groups strongly need the support. And the problem you are describing sounds like an internal one--like a low self-esteem issue. It has been my experience that one the first ways to improve self-esteem is to start with appearance--not new clothes, per se, but basic grooming issues. If you start with women who have actually been beaten and down-trodden to improve their self-image and self-esteem--how much more could it help you all? Just a thought.