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Weight is a very sensitive subject, but to say it doesn't exist as part of the "selection process" is kind of hard for me to believe.
Health aside, we are bombarded with pictures of what our society deems to be attractive. Being outside those images draws attention and can appear exagerated. I would venture a guess that overweight people catch our attention more frequently than an average, attractive person. Look at a photo. If everyone has blond hair except a few, you notice them. Same thing, if everyone has similar physical characteristics the few who stray from the norm, draw attention.
At LSU, there are the "blond" sororities and the "brunette" sororities. I've joked with a few about how "tiny", as in size 2,
a particulr sorority is...and that is a characteristic of the girls they attract. Stereotypes exit and just saying they don't, won't make them go away. It is sad, but weight plays into it.
Of course in every sorority you will find examples of variance in hair and eye color, level of intelligence, leadership and weight. When one characteristic becomes prevalent, in my opinion, we see stereotypes evolve. I don't know if this would apply to smaller Greek systems where PNMs are short supply.
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