Only the beautiful need apply: Study flags damaging effect of joining a sorority on body image and eating behaviors

Undergraduate women who join a sorority are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider's perspective and display higher levels of bulimic behaviors than those who do not take part in the sorority's recruitment process. Over time, women who join the group also show higher levels of body shame, according to findings of a new study.

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