Comments on: Are Sororities Bad For Your Self Image? http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tanya http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/comment-page-1/#comment-50906 Tanya Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:35:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9362#comment-50906 This just in - the sky is falling, the grass is green! Sorostitutes on large college campuses are easy to pigeonhole - the university I attended had sorority dues of nearly 3k a semester and a full-time cook for the girls who lived in the house! But at smaller schools, it's a way to meet people and do service work. Anyways, I love TBB for your reviews and analysis on beauty stuff. But, perhaps the piece was worth it for those few high schoolers who are on the fence about joining a sorority. This just in – the sky is falling, the grass is green! Sorostitutes on large college campuses are easy to pigeonhole – the university I attended had sorority dues of nearly 3k a semester and a full-time cook for the girls who lived in the house! But at smaller schools, it’s a way to meet people and do service work. Anyways, I love TBB for your reviews and analysis on beauty stuff. But, perhaps the piece was worth it for those few high schoolers who are on the fence about joining a sorority.

]]> By: Jami http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/comment-page-1/#comment-50886 Jami Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:56:42 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9362#comment-50886 Dara Chadwick actually talked about this - she's the writer of the book You'd Be So Pretty If and has a blog by the same name - http://www.youdbesoprettyif.com/ It had more to do with friends "bonding" over fat talk but I can see the point - http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/youd-be-so-pretty-if/201003/just-in-friends-can-be-bad-your-body-image With what happened with Pi Phi Cornell recently I can't say I'm surprised. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cornells-pi-phi-sorority-dress-code http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/22/sorority-sisters-fashion_n_433491.html http://www.dlisted.com/node/35791 Dara Chadwick actually talked about this – she’s the writer of the book You’d Be So Pretty If and has a blog by the same name -

http://www.youdbesoprettyif.com/

It had more to do with friends “bonding” over fat talk but I can see the point -

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/youd-be-so-pretty-if/201003/just-in-friends-can-be-bad-your-body-image

With what happened with Pi Phi Cornell recently I can’t say I’m surprised.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cornells-pi-phi-sorority-dress-code

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/22/sorority-sisters-fashion_n_433491.html

http://www.dlisted.com/node/35791

]]> By: Claire http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/comment-page-1/#comment-50879 Claire Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:43 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9362#comment-50879 I agree with Jillian. "Levels of self-objectification and disordered eating behaviors were higher among rush participants than among women who did not take part, throughout the study period." ...There is clearly a lurking variable. The sororities did not necessarily cause or exacerbate this- less secure girls joined to begin with. I am a senior in a sorority, and my experiences have made me much MORE comfortable with myself. The surveys in question were conducted before and only a month after rush, when new members have still not learned what is (or isn't) what it means to be a part of the group. If anything these girls are probably feeling that they have to live up to unrealistic standards due to stereotypes propagated by articles like this one. I know I was intimidated when I first joined, but soon came to realize that nobody was out to get me or judging me for how I look. I'm sure everyone's experiences are different, but this a totally misleading and sensationalist study compared to my anecdotal experience. I'm disappointed that BB would include it, as it is off topic and could potentially add to the stress of young college women considering rush. I agree with Jillian. “Levels of self-objectification and disordered eating behaviors were higher among rush participants than among women who did not take part, throughout the study period.” …There is clearly a lurking variable. The sororities did not necessarily cause or exacerbate this- less secure girls joined to begin with.

I am a senior in a sorority, and my experiences have made me much MORE comfortable with myself. The surveys in question were conducted before and only a month after rush, when new members have still not learned what is (or isn’t) what it means to be a part of the group. If anything these girls are probably feeling that they have to live up to unrealistic standards due to stereotypes propagated by articles like this one. I know I was intimidated when I first joined, but soon came to realize that nobody was out to get me or judging me for how I look.

I’m sure everyone’s experiences are different, but this a totally misleading and sensationalist study compared to my anecdotal experience. I’m disappointed that BB would include it, as it is off topic and could potentially add to the stress of young college women considering rush.

]]> By: tsunamino http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/comment-page-1/#comment-50877 tsunamino Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:25 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9362#comment-50877 Sorry, BB, but your strength lies in chemistry, not social sciences. I'd prefer to read more about marketing claims and how products work, rather than eating disorders, which I can read on any other blog. Sorry, BB, but your strength lies in chemistry, not social sciences. I’d prefer to read more about marketing claims and how products work, rather than eating disorders, which I can read on any other blog.

]]> By: jillian http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/11/are-sororities-bad-for-your-self-image/comment-page-1/#comment-50872 jillian Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:40 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9362#comment-50872 Uh, I don't see anything in that article that shows that sorority life changed anyone's self-image. Come on, scientists, correlation does not imply causation. It's a pretty safe hypothesis that insecure girls are more likely to rush in the first place. Uh, I don’t see anything in that article that shows that sorority life changed anyone’s self-image. Come on, scientists, correlation does not imply causation. It’s a pretty safe hypothesis that insecure girls are more likely to rush in the first place.

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