Too fat to recruit: or, DePauw, the Sequel

[susan314]

Originally Posted by modorney

I don't know what sororities are doing, I think women prefer an aerobics class type of environment? Are any national sororities promoting fitness habits?

One of the lines from the Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose is:

To develop and prize health and vigor of body.

So, any chapter that was completely living up to our Purpose would place some sort of priority on health and fitness, just as our Founders intended.

(Note - this doesn't mean that our Founders would have advocated "hiding the fat chicks," just that they felt we should aim to take care of our bodies.)

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by susan314

One of the lines from the Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose is:



So, any chapter that was completely living up to our Purpose would place some sort of priority on health and fitness, just as our Founders intended.

(Note - this doesn't mean that our Founders would have advocated "hiding the fat chicks," just that they felt we should aim to take care of our bodies.)

A healthy body and healthy mind are equally important. If you lose the first, well...the second doesn't do you much good, does it?

On the other hand, not all "fat chicks" are unhealthy. Some people are just built bigger, just as some are just built smaller. An obese person isn't healthy. But the size 10 or 12 girl who works out for 30 minutes a day three times a week, tries to drink water, and eat as well as a college student can is healthier than the skinny chick who won't eat and exercises too much.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by susan314

One of the lines from the Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose is:



So, any chapter that was completely living up to our Purpose would place some sort of priority on health and fitness, just as our Founders intended.

(Note - this doesn't mean that our Founders would have advocated "hiding the fat chicks," just that they felt we should aim to take care of our bodies.)

I think health is part of a lot of groups' values, and fitness in this regard could totally be part of a group's programming.

But, as you note, it would seem REALLY wrong to evaluate potential or current members based on weight to see if they were living up to that part of purpose and exclude those who seemed to weigh too much.